QF-EHEA

The Qualifications frameworks in the European Higher Education Area(QF-EHEA) is a European qualifications framework for the European Higher Education Area.

QF-EHEA in Spain

See:[1] Access to higher education in Spain is at 18 years and 12 years are needed to study. The QF-EHEA in Spain is called MECES. The MECES have the same definitions and the same educational levels and the MECES estabecenen the following qualifications:

Técnico Superior de Formación Profesional.
Técnico Superior de Artes Plásticas y Diseño.
Técnico Deportivo Superior.
Title of Graduado.
Title of Graduado de las enseñanzas artísticas superiores.
Title of Máster universitario.
Title of Máster en Enseñanzas Artísticas.
Title of Doctor.

QF-EHEA in England and Northern Ireland

Access to higher education in England is at 17 years and 11 years old are needed to study. The QF-EHEA in England is called FHEQ.[2] The FHEQ have the same definitions, but it contain a one level more and the FHEQ estabecenen the following qualifications:[3]

Higher National Certificates (HNC)
Certificates of Higher Education (CertHE)
Diplomas of Higher Education (DipHE)
Higher National Diplomas (HND)
Foundation Degrees (e.g., FdA, FdSc)
Bachelor's degrees with honours
Bachelor's degrees (e.g., BA/BSc Hons)
Master's degrees (e.g., MPhil, MLitt, MRes, MA, MSc)
Integrated master's degrees (e.g., MEng, MChem, MPhys, MPharm)
Doctoral degrees (e.g., PhD/DPhil (including new-route PhD), EdD, DBA, DClinPsy)

QF-EHEA in the Republic of Ireland

The national framework is called National Framework of Qualifications and the isn't specific for EHEA.

Higher Certificate
Ordinary Bachelor's degree
Honours Bachelor's Degree
Higher Diploma
Master's degree
Postgraduate diploma
Doctorate degree
Higher doctorate

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