History
The NQF was introduced to help employers compare the many hundreds of qualifications available in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Originally, the framework only went up to Level 5, but in 2004 the old Level 4 was subdivided into Levels 4, 5 and 6 and the old Level 5 was subdivided into Level 7 and Level 8. This allowed the NQF to better align with its university equivalent, the FHEQ.
It is planned to replace the NQF with a new framework, the Qualifications and Credit Framework, which will indicate the size of qualifications (measured in learning hours), as well as their level.
Read more about this topic: National Qualifications Framework
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