Mauritius Qualifications Authority

The Mauritius Qualifications Authority is the government organisation responsible for setting educational standards and accrediting qualifications.

National Qualifications Framework

The National Qualifications Framework (NQF) in Mauritius is the framework for setting educational standards of academic and vocational qualifications as well as for categorising qualifications by level and stage of education. The NQF is established and maintained by the Mauritius Qualifications Authority (MQA).^[1] The framework may be mapped to qualification frameworks of other countries.

Levels

National Qualifications Framework (NQF)
NQF Level	Primary and Secondary Education	Technical & Vocational Education and Training (TVET)	Tertiary Education
Level 10			Doctorate degree
Level 9			Master's degree Postgraduate certificate Postgraduate diploma
Level 8			Bachelor honours degree Conversion programmes
Level 7			Bachelor ordinary degree
Level 6		Diploma	Diploma
Level 5	Higher School Certificate (HSC) GCE A Level Baccalaureat IB Diploma	Certificate	Certificate
Level 4
Level 3	School Certificate (SC) GCE O Level
Level 2
Level 1	Certificate of Primary Education

References

↑ "National Qualifications Framework (NQF) Level Descriptors".

Education in Mauritius

Levels of education	Pre-primary Primary Secondary Tertiary Vocational

Schooling	Pre-primary Primary Secondary Tertiary Vocational

Academic qualifications	Certificate of Primary Education Form III Certificate School Certificate Higher School Certificate

Vocational qualifications	Pre-vocational Certificate National Trade Certificate Foundation National Trade Certificate II National Trade Certificate III

Post-secondary qualifications	Academic qualifications Professional qualifications Vocational qualifications

Regulation	Ministry of Education and Human Resources Ministry of Tertiary Education, Science, Research & Technology Mauritius Qualifications Authority National Qualifications Framework

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