How will NICATS credits translate into UCAS points scores for entry to higher education courses in further and higher education institutions?
UCAS points are given for grades achieved in national qualifications. Credit is awarded for the achievement of specified learning outcomes and no additional credit can be awarded for achievement above the threshold level. Such achievement can be recognised through the award of marks or grades. This is a matter for the awarding bodies. The relationship between credit and UCAS points will only become an issue when credits are attached to national qualifications. Currently, there is a national pilot to attach credit equivalences to national qualifications (and their units). When agreed credit equivalences have been attached to these qualifications, clarification will be sought as to how the two systems will relate.
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