The QCF replaces the existing National Qualifications Framework and incorporates England, Wales and Northern Ireland, as well as accommodating credit transfers from awards in Scotland. It will also dovetail with a European framework currently in development.
Speaking at the annual general meeting of awarding body CACHE, Peter Wilson, lead advisor on the QCF for the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, said that its structure offers more flexibility and scope.
'Rather than breaking down a qualification into units, it is a case of using the units to build a qualification tailored to an individual's own career path,' he says. 'Another important change is that units will be transferable between all awarding bodies.'
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