The regulatory authorities for England , Wales and Northern Ireland (QCA, DELLS and CCEA) are working together to develop a jointly regulated credit and qualifications framework through a series of tests and trials.
The aim is to reform the current National Qualifications Framework (NQF) and develop a simple and effective structure that allows for the accumulation and transfer of credit achievement over time.
In Wales , this framework will form part of the wider Credit and Qualifications Framework for Wales (CQFW). The new framework will be unit-based and supported by a system of credit accumulation and transfer. The achievement of learners will be expressed through credit, indicating the size of the unit or qualification, and by level, indicating the challenge. Learners will be able to bank, accumulate or transfer their credit as they progress up or across the framework.
Learners will be able to plan and control their own learning, opening up different pathways and options as they move forward. All achievements will be recorded in a 'learner record', which will be an accessible and useable record of all of the learner's credits and achievements. The framework is being developed through a series of tests and trials between September 2006 and July 2008.
http://www.qca.org.uk/downloads/qca-06-2692_framework.pdf | 
