Education Levels – The Basics
The UK has nine bandings of awards – entry level, and then levels 1-8. These run right the way through from grades 1-3 at GCSE (or D-G for older GCSEs), which count as a level 1 qualification, through to PhDs, which count as level 8. For a full list of what’s contained in each level, you can take a look at theUK government website.
What Is A Level 7 Qualification Equivalent To?
A level 7 qualification is equivalent to a master’s degree. It is also the second highest level of education available in the UK. There are multiple different qualifications available that fit within the “level 7” bracket. Diplomas are just one of the forms that a level 7 qualification can take. It can also be delivered as awards, certificates and other similar terms. As a general rule, a diploma is an academically focused qualification, awarded by an educational institute such as theCollege of Contract Management. Not every level 7 qualification is labelled as such, but many are, especially if they can be of several different levels, like an NVQ.
Level 7 Qualification – European Equivalent
If you’re in Europe, then a UK level 7 qualification such as ours will also count as level 7 on the European Qualifications Framework (or EQF). This is a scheme designed to try and compare the various European qualifications. For example, under the EQF, a UKlevel 7 qualificationis roughly equivalent to master’s degree from a German vocational university (or Fachhochschule) or an Italianlaurea magistrale.
RQF Qualification
Many qualificationsin the UK are put together using the Regulated Qualifications Framework (or RQF). This helps keep them consistent with one another and provides guidance on what any given qualification should be classified as.
Other qualifications that also count as level 7 include master’s degrees (MBA, MSc, MEng etc) and post graduate diploma (PGD/PGCE). That should give you some idea of the level at which the course operates and what it is equivalent to. It also gives an idea of what sort of level you should be at before thinking about starting the course – as it’s operating at apostgraduate level, it will be expected that you’ll either be a graduate (or have another award at a similar level), or have sufficient work experience to be operating at that level.
CMI Level 7 Diploma
The “CMI” at the start of our course name tells you that the diploma is awarded by the Chartered Management Institute, who are usually known as the CMI.CMI coursesare delivered at a variety of levels and CMI qualifications can be offered in a variety of formats. In this particular case, this is an online CMI course, delivered by distance learning methods. This won’t be an advertised detail of the course. To find out more about each course and its delivery, you will need to research the course in advance.
Note that this is slightly different to a course which is simply accredited by an institution. In our course, the CMI actually award the diploma, rather than just accrediting the course content. However, both provide some quality assurance, as the body in question (the CMI in this case) will have examined the course content and been satisfied that it meets their standards.
Level 7 live online course
Level 7live online learningcourses are relatively uncommon – most such courses are undertaken in a classroom environment, although there is a recent trend towards making advanced learning as accessible as possible. The live online learning courses have a number of advantages that have driven this trend. The most obvious being that you can access them from anywhere in the world. However, as well as that, the live online courses are often significantly cheaper to study. This is due to the lack of overhead costs compared to a face-to-face course.
Hopefully, that gives you an example of a level 7 qualification and goes through what it means in practice.
