QCA with ACCAC (the Qualifications Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales) and CCEA (the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment in Northern Ireland) has developed a national framework of qualifications to guarantee quality and standards. The framework meets the needs of learners and those who provide education, employment and training.
The ICT-related qualifications that have been admitted to this framework include:
* certificate of achievement
* GCSE
* Applied GCSE in ICT (Double Award)
* A and AS level
* AVCE
* ASVCE
* NVQ
* IT key skills.
Information can be found at;
http://www.qca.org.uk/ages14-19/subjects/3147.html