CIE Qualification |
UK NQF | ESOL Qualification |
CEF |
|---|---|---|---|
| GCE A Level GCE AS Level |
3 | CPE IELTS 7/7.5 |
C2 |
| IGCSE Grades A* – C O Level Grades A – C |
2 | CAE BEC H IELTS 6/6.5 |
C1 |
| IGCSE Grades D – G O Level Grades D & E |
1 | FCE BEC V IELTS 5/5.5 |
B2 |
| HIGCSE grade 1 | What a student with IGCSE grade A in that subject could be expected to achieve after a further year’s study |
| HIGCSE grade 2 | IGCSE grade B + one year |
| HIGCSE grade 3 | IGCSE grade C + one year |
| HIGCSE grade 4 | IGCSE grade E + one year |