{"id":46,"date":"2023-11-01T15:47:28","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T14:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.devon.gov.uk\/skills-launchpad\/adults\/education-career-and-qualification-guide\/"},"modified":"2024-08-08T16:10:22","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T15:10:22","slug":"education-careers-and-qualifications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/economy-enterprise-skills\/skills\/education-careers-and-qualifications\/","title":{"rendered":"Education, careers and qualifications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where to start<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you know what career you want to do, you\u2019re off to a great start. You can find out what education and career paths are available to you for your chosen career through the <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalcareers.service.gov.uk\/explore-careers\" rel=\"noopener\">National Careers Service \u2013 Explore careers page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The National Careers Service is also a great starting point if you are unsure of what career interests you, you can discover <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalcareers.service.gov.uk\/skills-assessment\" rel=\"noopener\">skills and careers<\/a>, complete a skills health check, and take the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucas.com\/careers-quiz\" rel=\"noopener\">UCAS careers quiz<\/a><br><br>The government have a website dedicated to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skillsforcareers.education.gov.uk\/pages\/skills-for-life\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Skills for life and the options available<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To find out about careers in Devon visit our sector pages (coming soon)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Types of qualification<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many different types of qualifications, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Essential Skills (Level 1 or Level 2)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Functional Skills (Level 1 or Level 2)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GCSE (Level 2)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AS level (Level 3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BTEC (Level 3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>T Level (Level 3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A Level (Level 3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HNC (Level 4)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HTQ (Level 4)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Foundation Degree (Level 4)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HND (Level 5)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Degree (Level 6)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Masters (Level 7)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Post Graduate (Level 8)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For a full list of qualifications levels visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/what-different-qualification-levels-mean\/list-of-qualification-levels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What qualification levels mean: England, Wales and Northern Ireland &#8211; GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note qualifications availability may change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With so many qualification levels and descriptions it can sometimes feel challenging. As a starting point, we have put together resource links to help you understand the different levels and types of courses that you may be able to choose from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/what-different-qualification-levels-mean\/list-of-qualification-levels\" rel=\"noopener\">GOV.UK: What qualification levels mean<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ofqual.blog.gov.uk\/2018\/03\/02\/gcse-9-to-1-grades-a-brief-guide-for-parents\/\" rel=\"noopener\">GCSE 9 to 1 grades: A brief guide for parents<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityandguilds.com\/qualifications-and-apprenticeships\/qualifications-explained\/qualification-comparisons\" rel=\"noopener\">Qualification comparisons in NVQ<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prospects.ac.uk\/applying-for-university\/choosing-a-course\/guide-to-qualifications\" rel=\"noopener\">Degree level qualifications<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aqa.org.uk\/exams-administration\/after-results\/exam-certificates\/cse\" rel=\"noopener\">CSE explanation of results<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/qualifications.pearson.com\/en\/support\/support-topics\/understanding-our-qualifications\/our-qualifications-explained\/about-o-levels.html\" rel=\"noopener\">About O levels<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prospects.ac.uk\/applying-for-university\/choosing-a-course\/guide-to-qualifications\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">University degrees &#8211; a guide to qualifications<\/a><br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Qualifications across the world<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.enic.org.uk\/Qualifications\/SOC\/Default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UK ENIC<\/a> may be able to help if you need to compare overseas qualifications to the UK education system, comparing them to UK qualification and framework levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The purpose of the Statement of Comparability service is to allow persons with qualifications completed outside of the UK to evidence the comparable level of these in the UK education frameworks.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note that this is a payable service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where to start If you know what career you want to do, you\u2019re off to a great start. 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