How they compare

SCQF levels	SQA National Units, courses and group awards	Higher Education (HE) qualifications	SVQs*	SCQF levels
12		Doctorate		12
11		Masters	SVQ 5	11
10		Honours degree		10
9		Ordinary degree		9
8		HND Diploma of HE	SVQ 4	8
7	Advanced Higher	HNC Certificate of HE		7
6	Higher		SVQ 3	6
5	Intermediate 2 / Credit S Grade		SVQ 2	5
4	Intermediate 1 / General S Grade		SVQ 1	4
3	Access 3 / Foundation S Grade			3
2	Access 2			2
1	Access 1			1

As you can see from the table above, different qualifications can appear at the same level in the framework, e.g. Highers and SVQ3s are both on Level 6. This means that the level of learning gained through these qualifications is comparable although not exactly the same in content, purpose or method of assessment.