What are the benefits of NICATS?
NICATS enables you to gain recognition for small blocks of learning. Offering learning this way is beneficial because: • you have increased flexibility and choice; you can tailor your learning to suit your individual circumstances in relevant subjects at locations, times and levels suited to you; • you can learn in more manageable amounts and be regularly rewarded in the form of credits so that you have greater motivation; • a common language in terms of levels, credits, learning outcomes, and assessment criteria, is provided for describing all achievement; • learning is made more transparent; and • it is cost-effective, allowing common elements in different programmes to be identified.
