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NVQ Level 3 in Accounting
A new vocational qualification to be approved for the university entrance points system has been valued higher than an A grade at A-level.
The level 3 NVQ, offered by the Association of Accounting Technicians, is valued at 160 UCAS points, 40 more than a top A-level grade. The tariff will come into effect for applications in 2009.
Jane Scott Paul, chief executive of the AAT, said the decision would help to dispel some of the snobbery towards vocational qualifications in the UK.
“This gives admissions officers the assurance that this has been through proper procedures. I hope we will see people taking up this opportunity,” she said.
She added that the qualification had been compared with an A-level in accounting, and was judged to be more time-consuming, justifying the greater points score.
To be considered for the UCAS tariff, 30 higher education institutions had to express an interest in accepting the NVQ for admissions. But some elite universities have already ruled it out, and inclusion in the tariff does not oblige them to recognise the qualification. An important point to remember when you are considering any level 3 qualification.
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