Referencing the Credit and Qualifications Framework for Wales to the European Qualifications Framework

This report presents the work completed in 2018-19 in Wales to reference the Credit and Qualifications Framework for Wales (CQFW) to the European Qualifications Framework (EQF). The CQFW is a national framework designed to improve access, flexibility and progression in learning, assessment and certification. The framework incorporates qualifications and learning that is credit-based. It encompasses a wide range of qualifications, including formal qualifications that assess learners at the end of standardised periods of learning, as well as non-formal learning opportunities. The report provides evidence against each of the 10 criteria for referencing set by the Council of the European Union and concludes that the CQFW does map onto the EQF and that the 10 criteria have been met.

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