How the Qualifications Credit Framework works

For learners the QCF will:

• offer more freedom, choice and flexibility
• give easy access to information about the commitment needed for different routes to achievement, letting learners balance that commitment with family, work and other responsibilities
• allow them to build up credits at their own pace and combine them in a way that will help them get where they want to be
• enable them to transfer credits between qualifications to avoid having to repeat their learning
• record all their achievements on an electronic learner record, encouraging them and others to value their past achievements

For employers the QCF will:

• help them to measure quickly the level and size of achievements of prospective employees
• enable them to get in-house training recognised within a national framework
• describe levels of achievement in terms everyone can understand
• make training options and pathways clear, helping employees and employers find the right training for their learning and business needs.