What Can I Do
Traditional academic qualifications show that you've achieved a certain educational standard. These can include GCSEs, AS and A levels and degrees.
- GCSEs
- AS and A levels
- Bachelors degrees
Vocational qualifications
Vocational or work-related qualifications focus on learning practical skills. These can include NVQs, GNVQs, City and Guilds, BTECs and OCR Nationals.
- NVQs and GNVQs
- BTECs, OCR Nationals and other vocational qualifications
Skills based qualifications
Other qualifications can show you've got the skills to get on in work and life in general, such as reading, writing, working with numbers or using a computer. These are called Skills for Life.
You can also take Key Skills qualifications, which can include other skills such as working with others.
- Skills for Life qualifications
- Key Skills qualifications