Name	Level	Length	Equivalent educational level	
Intermediate	2	12 – 18 months	5 GCSE passes at grades A* to C
NVQ Level 2	
Advanced	3	18 – 48 months	2 A level passes
NVQ Level 3
National Certificate/Diploma	
Higher	4	24 months +	Higher National Certificate (HNC)
Certificate of Higher Education (CertHE)
NVQ Level 4	
	5		Higher National Diploma (HND)
Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE)
Foundation Degree	
Degree	6		Bachelor’s Degree with Honours (e.g. BA Hons, BSc Hons)
Graduate Certificate/Diploma
Ordinary Degree (without Honours)	
	7		Master’s Degree
Postgraduate Certificate/Diploma
Master’s Degree (e.g. MA, MSc, MBA, MPhil)
Integrated Master’s Degree (e.g. MEng)