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Following publication of the Measuring and Recording Student Achievement Steering Group report Proposals for national arrangements for the use of academic credit in higher education in England (2006), a Credit Issues Development Group (CIDG) was established to carry out the detailed work of refining the arrangements for a national credit framework and develop guidance to accompany its implementation. The CIDG comprises the nominees of Universities UK, GuildHE, the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA), the Higher Education Funding Council for England, practitioners and representatives from existing credit consortia. QAA is also acting as secretariat to the CIDG. This guidance document has been produced by the CIDG and published by QAA on its behalf. © The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education 2008 ISBN 978 1 84482 870 8 All QAA's publications are available on our website www.qaa.ac.uk Printed copies of current publications are available from: Linney Direct Adamsway Mansfield NG18 4FN Tel 01623 450788 Fax 01623 450481 Email qaa@linneydirect.com Registered charity numbers 1062746 and SC037786
Contents Explanation of terms Executive summary 4 Introduction 5 Section 1: Context 7 Background 7 The purpose and benefits of credit and credit frameworks 7 Credit frameworks nationally and internationally 8 European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System 9 Qualifications frameworks 10 Section 2: The higher education credit framework for England 11 Main features Table 1: Credit values typically associated with the design of programmes leading to main 11 HE qualifications in England 14 Assessment and the award of credit 15 Accreditation of learning 15 Credit accumulation and transfer 16 Timetable for implementation 16 Appendix A: Credit Issues Development Group 17 Appendix B: Summary of the England, Wales and Northern Ireland (EWNI) generic credit level descriptors (previously known as NICATS) 19 Appendix C: Abbreviations 20
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