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NA

See National Award

National Award

National Award
A further eduation qualification at NQF level 3, which is roughly equivalent to one GCE A level or AVCE.

National Certificate

National Certificate
A further eduation qualification at NQF level 3, which is roughly equivalent to two GCE A levels / AVCE.

National Diploma

National Diploma
A further eduation qualification at NQF level 3, which is roughly equivalent to three GCE A levels / AVCE.

NC

See National Certificate

ND

See National Diploma

NERC

Natural Environment Research Council
http://www.nerc.ac.uk

NHS

National Health Service

NOCN

National Open College Network
http://www.nocn.org.uk

NQF

National Qualifications Framework
Details of the NQF system

NVQ

National Vocational Qualification