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The British Council

International Guide to
Qualifications

Fourth Edition, 1996

N A R I C

(The National Academic Recognition Information Centre for the United Kingdom)
©The British Council, NARIC


Since the publication of the last edition of the International Guide to Qualifications in
Education in 1991, our parent organization, the British Council, has undergone sub-
stantial transformation. The National Academic Recognition Information Centre for
the United Kingdom (NARIC) now forms part of the Education Promotion Group with-
in the British Council's Professional Services. NARIC has reinstated an enquiry service
to individual members of the public, on a fee-paying basis, since September 1992.


The International Guide is NARIC's main publication. The present edition covers
some 165 countries from which students come to Britain in search of further
study, training or employment. Each country entry usually consists of the following
sections:

.
a brief introduction;

.
Evaluation in Britain, which, taking the British system as the norm, outlines the
recognition generally accorded to key qualifications by British institutions;

.
Marking Systems, which describes the marking systems used at secondary and
tertiary levels;

.
a survey of the structure of education, level by level: School Education, Further
Education, Higher Education and Teacher Education.


The country chapters are preceded by a note on the British Council and its work and
by a guide to reading certificates and transcripts. They are followed by ten appendices
on examinations, examining boards and regional universities. As in the last edition, the
country chapter for the United Kingdom comes immediately before the other country
chapters. This emphasizes the function of this chapter as the reference for comparison
for all the others.

The following points should be noted:


a. Reference to GCSE means GCSE grades A, B and C.


b. The phrase 'may satisfy the general entrance requirements of British higher edu-
cation institutions' means that a student with the overseas qualification
concerned, may satisfy the minimum criteria of eligibility and be considered for
admission. It does not guarantee the student a place or give him or her the right
to enter a higher education course. In addition to satisfying the general entrance
requirements, which are common to all faculties, the student must satisfy the course requirements imposed by individual faculties or schools. These may be
very demanding.

c. General entrance requirements may be framed in terms of passes at GCSE and
GCE Advanced (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) or at Scottish Highers.
The Scottish education system and its qualifications are described in the UK
chapter. Vocational qualifications, including the new General National
Vocational Qualification (GNVQ)General Scottish Vocational Qualification
(GSVQ) are also accepted by universities and colleges for appropriate courses.

d. No reference is made in country evaluation sections to the standard of attainment
which admissions officers should look for in English language. Institutions
should, however, exercise caution in the case of students from countries in which
English is not the medium of instruction and should satisfy themselves that stu-
dents have reached an acceptable level. Some of the internationally known
examinations in English as a foreign language are listed in the UK chapter and
minimum acceptable attainment levels are recommended.


e. The phrase 'may be given advanced standing by British higher education institu-
tions' means that a student with the overseas qualification concerned may be
admitted to a course at a level above the normal starting-point in recognition of a
previous complete qualification obtained elsewhere. Exemption can take differ-
ent forms at different institutions, viz:


(i) a student is allowed to complete a course in a shorter time than usual but is
not exempted from any examinations;

(ii) as in (i) but exemption from some examinations is also granted;

(iii) a student is allowed to go straight into the second year of a three-year degree
course or the third year of a four-year course;

(iv) a student is allowed to go straight into the final year of a degree course.


f. Comparison to British Master's degrees excludes Master's degrees from the
older Scottish universities and from Oxford and Cambridge Universities.


g. Where no evaluations are given for postgraduate qualifications, the information
is not available.


h. The evaluations given are for qualifications obtained in recent years except
where stated otherwise.


i. In cases where the members of NARIC's Advisory Committee were not unani-
mous in their views, only the majority view has been printed.


j. The juxtaposition of the Evaluation section and the Marking Systems section in
each chapter is deliberate. Users should appreciate the interdependence of these
two sections.

British evaluation of YUGOSLAV qualifications


LINKS TO OTHER RELATED SITES


British universities clickable map

Very briefly about the british education system

London University - External Studies (a bit cheaper way to
study at London University)

Distance learning@British universities (some more economy
ways to study in the UK...)

Learning English in the UK - school database (incl. type of English e.g.
business, aviation, tourism...see the drop-down menu on the top of the page).

Basic information about student visas, work permits, life
expences,etc.

Official information about student visas

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