Levels

All qualifications have a "Level" assigned to them indicating the level of skills required.

Note that this does not automatically match the level of difficulty for any one person because that's going to depend where you're starting from! Some will find Level 3 a doddle while others will have to work hard to reach Entry 3...

The basic skills assessments will also refer to these levels (however the assessment we use only checks up to Level 1)

The table below gives the levels of the main qualifications/programmes offered by ITeC with a very rough academic equivalent.

Level
ITeC Programmes / Qualifications at this level
Rough academic equivalent
Level 3
MODA
eQuals Advanced Diploma
A-Levels
Level 2
FMA / WBL
eQuals Diploma
ECDL Extra
Key Skills
Essential Skills Wales
GCSEs grade C and above
Level 1
WBL
eQuals Certificate
ECDL Essentials
Key Skills
Essential Skills Wales
GCSEs any pass
Entry 3
WBL
Start IT
Essential Skills Wales
Key Stage 2/3

Note that ITeC will normally refer learners lower than Entry 2 to a more suitable programme.

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