Full Level 3 Business Definition
DEFINITION
1. Full Level 3 is a higher level of skill at technician, higher craft or associate professional level.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
2. Level 3 is an indication of the comparative level of a qualification as set out in the National Qualification Framework (NQF) of the Qualification and Curriculum Authority (QCA)
3. Full Level 3 is a level of achievement that in addition takes into account the breadth of learning.
4. Full Level 3 attainment is determined by the sum of widths of the individual level 3 qualifications. For example an Advanced Subsidiary (AS) Level is considered a width of 25% so four would constitute a full level 3.
TARGET
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5. Public Service Agreement (PSA) targets require measurement of the numbers of young people achieving level 3 for the first time.
6. The qualifications that count as full level 3 are determined by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) and the QCA.
MEASUREMENT AGAINST TARGET
7. For young people, data from awarding bodies and the LSC’s Individualised Learner Record (ILR) are merged together to create a complete record of qualifications achieved from the age of 15. This dataset can then be used to determine how many young people have reached the level 3 threshold by age 19.
LINKS
8. The following Data Definitions give the precise definition and sample code for the derivation of the Full NVQ Level 2 and 3 Learner Flags as used in the Standard Files.
9. For further information on First Full Level 3 criteria and links to relevant Data Definitions, visit the First Full Level 3 Business Definition.
10. The Learning Aim database (LAD) has fields indicating the width of the aim as a contribution to both Full Level 2 and Full Level 3.
Last date modified: 11th November 2008
