Recognition List

IVQs in Engineering (2565)

October 2007
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Recognition List
IVQs in Engineering (2565)

Mapping

Although developed from UK qualifications, International

Vocational Qualifications (IVQs) are designed to be
delivered overseas, and are not subject to the rules and
regulations set by the Qualifications and Curriculum
Authority (QCA), the regulatory authority in England.
IVQs, as a result, are not included in the National
Qualifications Framework of England, Wales and Northern
Ireland, but the mapping provides information on how they
relate to awards in the UK education system. This analysis
can then be used to infer possible progression into higher,
further or professional education dependent on the
admitting institution.

Higher education
Institutions listed in this document are examples of
universities and management institutes which have
recognised the IVQs in Engineering as meeting the level of
skills and knowledge required for entry into relevant
undergraduate degree programmes, with the possibility of
exemptions.
Recognition means that applications from holders of
appropriate certificates will normally be considered for
admission, provided that all other academic and non-
academic requirements, including their English language
proficiency, are met.
Successful completion of levels indicated in the list does
not guarantee admission.

Professional associations
Professional associations listed here have recognised the
IVQs in Engineering for membership purposes or as granting
exemptions from certain professional examinations.

Employers and employer associations

IVQs are highly respected by employers as evidence of
international competence. Many organisations have
successfully used our international awards as part of their
recruitment, training or staff development programme.
Employer associations have also recognised IVQs as a
benchmark to improve skills standards in the industry.
Mapping IVQs in Nearest
Engineering NQF level Most relevant NOS
The UK’s National Recognition Advanced Level 5 n/a***
Information Centre (UK NARIC) Technician
Diploma
Broad links have been established between
Technician Level 3 Mechanical Manufacturing
the Engineering Technician IVQs, the UK’s
Diploma Engineering / Electrical and
National Occupational Standards (NOS)* and then levels of
Electronic Engineering
the National Qualifications Framework (NQF)** of England,
Wales and Northern Ireland. This analysis can be used to Technician Level 2 Mechanical Manufacturing
infer possible progression within the UK education system, Certificate Engineering
dependent on the admitting institution.
*NOS are standards used to develop vocational qualifications in the UK.
They define good practice in the way people work, based on the functions *** The Engineering Technician IVQs include significant Electrical and
of their job. Electronic Engineering which is not included in the same way in the UK.
Therefore the main focus of the relevant NOS is on the mechanical and
**The NQF sets out the levels at which qualifications can be recognised in manufacturing subjects within the IVQs. At NQF Level 5 NOS focus on
England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Only qualifications that have been Engineering Management, which is not comparable to the IVQ Advanced
accredited by the three regulatory authorities (QCA, ACCAC and CCEA) are Technician Diploma.
included in the NQF.

The mapping was carried out by the UK’s National

Recognition Information Centre and National Reference
Point for Vocational Qualifications (UK NARIC/ NRP).
UK NARIC/ NRP are the official source of information for
guidance on levels of international qualifications in the UK
(both academic and vocational).
www.naric.org.uk

Key findings

The Engineering Technician IVQs relate broadly to

international practice and levels within the NQF.
The qualifications also relate broadly to the UK’s NOS,
although they can be compared more closely to UK
Vocationally Related Qualifications (VRQs) than NOS, due to
the broader focus of VRQs. The occupationally specific
elements of NOS are not found to the same extent in the IVQs.
Equivalencies to the NQF and UK’s NOS are outlined in the
table in the opposite column.
The Engineering Technician IVQs are designed for
technician roles also involving supervisory and first-level
management responsibilities. This is in line with the
structure in the UK, where operatives or front-line workers
are trained to NQF level 2, technicians at NQF level 3 and
higher technicians/ first-level managers at level 4/5.
Higher education The University of Durham
Advanced Technician Diploma
Technician Diploma
United Kingdom
The University welcomes applications from holders of a
University of Abertay Dundee
Technician Diploma or Advanced Technician Diploma. All
Full Technological Diploma
such applicants will be treated on an individual basis, and
Advanced Technician Diploma
considered on the merit, not only for entry itself, but also
for any form of accreditation of prior learning or Advanced
Holders of the Advanced Technician Diploma or Full
Standing which might be appropriate.
Technological Diploma in Mechanical Engineering will
normally be considered for entry to Year 1 of any of the All Engineering programmes require evidence of performance
following programmes: in Maths to the equivalent of at least grade B at A level.
• BSc (Hons) Mechatronics or
www.dur.ac.uk
• BSc (Hons) Computing or
• BSc (Hons) Business Computing or
• BA (Hons) Information Management or
• BA (Hons) Information Technology.
Applicants may be considered for entry to Year 2
BSc (Hons) Mechatronics, depending on units studied.

Holders of the Advanced Technician Diploma or Full

Technological Diploma in Mechanical and Electrical
Engineering will normally be considered for entry to
Year 1 of any of the following programmes:
• BSc (Hons) Mechatronics or
• BSc (Hons) Computing or
• BSc (Hons) Business Computing or
• BA (Hons) Information Management or
• BA (Hons) Information Technology.
Applicants may be considered for entry to Year 2
BSc (Hons) Mechatronics, depending on units studied.

www.abertay.ac.uk
The University of Abertay Dundee, founded in 1888, has
4400 students on campus and over 60 nationalities
represented.
Consistently ranked in the top ten UK modern universities
by the Financial Times, the University offers a supportive
and friendly student environment and a wide range of
full-time undergraduate courses including business,
computing, computer games, biomedical sciences,
economics, food & consumer science, psychology,
forensic science, nursing, sociology and sport.
Postgraduate courses include MBA and Masters in
Computer Games, Internet Computing, Biotechnology,
Bioinformatics, and Electrical Power Engineering.
The University is the top university in Scotland for
environmental research and for investment in library
facilities. Its multi-award-winning library was formally
opened by Her Majesty the Queen in June 1998.
Working with leading computer games companies, the
University has created some of the world’s first computer
games technology degrees and one of Europe’s only
centres for research in computer games and virtual
entertainment (IC-CAVE).
The University of Hertfordshire
Advanced Technician Diploma
Technician Diploma
Technician Certificate
Holders of the Advanced Technician Diploma in Mechanical
Engineering or in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
will normally be eligible to apply for entry to the second
year of the following undergraduate programmes:
• BEng in Mechanical Engineering
• BEng in Aerospace Engineering
• BEng in Aerospace System Engineering
• BEng in Automotive Engineering.
Holders of the Technician Diploma in Mechanical
Engineering or in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
will normally be eligible to apply for entry to the first year
of the following undergraduate programmes:
• BEng in Mechanical Engineering
• BEng in Aerospace Engineering
• BEng in Aerospace System Engineering
• BEng in Automotive Engineering.
Holders of the Technician Certificate in Mechanical
Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering or in
Mechanical, Electrical and Electronic Engineering will
normally be eligible to apply for entry to the Foundation
Year in Engineering, provided that they are over 21.
www.herts.ac.uk
The University of Hull
Advanced Technician Diploma
Technician Diploma
Technician Certificate
Holders of an Advanced Technician Diploma in Mechanical
Engineering will normally be eligible to apply for entry to
the second year of a
• BEng in Mechanical Engineering.
Holders of an Advanced Technician Diploma in Mechanical
and Electrical Engineering will normally be eligible to apply
for entry to the second year of a
• BEng in Mechanical Engineering or
• BEng in Electronic Engineering.
Consideration will also be given to both Advanced
Technician Diplomas for entry to the second year in all
other programmes.
Holders of a Technician Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
will normally be eligible to apply for entry to the first year
of a
• BEng in Mechanical Engineering.
Holders of a Technician Diploma in Mechanical and
Electrical Engineering will normally be eligible to apply for
entry to the first year of a
• BEng in Mechanical Engineering or
• BEng in Electronic Engineering.
Consideration will also be given to candidates wishing to
pursue other programmes in Engineering and Technology.
Holders of a Technician Certificate in Mechanical, Electrical
and Electronic Engineering will normally be eligible to apply
for entry to the first year of a
• BEng in Information and Computer Control Technology or
• BEng in Product Innovation.
Department of Engineering
www.eng.hull.ac.uk
The Department of Engineering at the University of Hull is a
centre of excellence for teaching, and research and one of
the few universities that has a genuine General Engineering
provision where skills across the various branches are
taught by professional and practising engineers (many of
whom are registered as Chartered Engineers).
Their strengths include design, manufacture and the use of
materials across all branches of engineering and technology.
This results in our ability to offer a wide choice of innovative
and high quality programmes.
Napier University
Technician Diploma
Northumbria University
The Technician Diploma in Mechanical Engineering will
Advanced Technician Diploma
permit entry to any BEng Engineering course at Napier
Technician Diploma
University.
Technician Certificate
This will allow a degree to be obtained after three years of
study and an honours degree after four. The School of Computing, Engineering and Information
Sciences at Northumbria University welcomes applications
School of Engineering and Built Environment from students with City & Guilds qualifications to the
www.napier.ac.uk following programmes and levels:
IVQ in Engineering (2565)
Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (not Control
Systems)

Holders of the Advanced Technician Diploma in Mechanical

and Electrical Engineering (not Control Systems) will be
considered for entry to
• level 5 (year 2) of the BEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering
programme.
Applicants must be successful in the Advanced
Mathematics (047) module.

Holders of the Technician Diploma in Mechanical and

Electrical Engineering will be considered for entry to
• level 4 (year 1) of the BEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering
• level 4 (year 1) of the BEng(Hons) Electrical and Electronic
Engineering
• level 4 (year 1) of the BEng(Hons) Communication and
Electronic Engineering or
• level 4 (year 1) of the BSc(Hons) Computer Network
Technology degree programmes.

Holders of the Technician Certificate will be considered for

entry to
• level 4 (first year) of the BSc(Hons) Computer Network
Technology or
• year 0 of the BEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering
extended degree programmes.
IVQ in Engineering (2565)
Mechanical Engineering

Holders of the Advanced Technician Diploma in Mechanical

Engineering will be considered for entry to
• level 5 (year 2) of the BEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering
degree programme.
Applicants must be successful in the Advanced
Mathematics (047) module.
Holders of the Technician Diploma in Mechanical
Engineering will be considered for entry to
• level 4 (year 1) of the BEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering
degree programme.
School of Computing, Engineering & Information Sciences
www.northumbria.ac.uk
Named Britain’s ‘Best Modern University’ by The Times
Good University Guide 2006, and the UK’s “most IT-enabled
organisation” in the Computing awards for excellence,
Northumbria University offers a high standard of teaching,
excellent facilities and a supportive environment for
international students.
Northumbria’s campus is located in the city of Newcastle; a
wonderful city with a population of 275,000. Known as the
capital of England’s North East, it has a dramatic location
on the River Tyne near the East Coast and lies at the heart
of one of Britain’s most beautiful and historic regions.
Voted one of the world’s top spots for nightlife, Newcastle
is a great place to be a student.
Northumbria is one of Britain’s largest modern universities,
with around 25,000 students, including approximately
3,000 international students. The University has strong
links with industry, and courses are designed to prepare
students for successful careers. Many degrees are officially
recognised by professional bodies.
Famous alumni include Jonathan Ive CBE, designer of the
iMac and iPod, and Peter Horbury, Executive Director of
Design for the Premier Automotive Group
Northumbria offers over 500 courses at foundation,
undergraduate, undergraduate “top-up”, and
postgraduate level. In a recent study by the Financial Times
based on government figures, Northumbria came top for
helping students to stay the course and get better
qualifications. International students have free access to a
wide range of facilities and specialist services during their
time at the University.
Sheffield Hallam University
Advanced Technician Diploma
Technician Diploma
The University welcomes applications from individuals
holding the Technician Diploma for entry to the first year
of appropriate degree programmes.
The University would also consider holders of the Advanced
Technician Diploma for entry with advanced standing, that
is to the second and third levels of the appropriate degrees.
All applications would be considered on an individual basis
and, as with all vocational qualifications, the University will
reserve the right to request additional qualifications to
ensure that the applicant is appropriately prepared for
the demands of degree level study.
www.shu.ac.uk
Sheffield Hallam is one of Britain’s most progressive and
innovative universities with more than 28,000 students,
over 3,000 staff and a turnover over £150 million.
85 per cent of the students are expected to complete their
courses - better than the average for all UK universities and
better than all but one of the other modern universities.
Sheffield Hallam is also the largest provider of sandwich
courses in the UK, giving many of the students the
opportunity to benefit from a year’s work placement -
working on real projects in a real workplace. Mature
students make up more than half of the student population
More than half of students are mature students. The
University is northern England’s second-largest part-time
postgraduate education provider.
Graduates’ have a high employability rate, and their most
frequent first career destinations are manufacturing,
business, education, IT, property, healthcare, social work,
wholesale and retail trades, finance and hospitality - but
the list is almost endless.
Home to two universities with more than 40,000 students,
plus Europe’s largest further education college, Sheffield is
very much a learning city. It’s one of the country’s most in-
demand student destinations, and a higher proportion of
students stay on to live and work here than in any other
city outside London. The beautiful Peak District National
Park is less than thirty minutes drive from the city centre.
China, Macau Professional associations

The American Society of Certified Engineering

Technicians (ASCET)
Advanced Technician Diploma
Macau Institute of Management
Technician Diploma
Advanced Technician Diploma
Technician Certificate
Holders of the Advanced Technician Diploma in
Engineering wishing to pursue further study with the Holders of an Advanced Technician Diploma are eligible
Macau Institute of Management in the Bachelor of to apply for Certified Membership status.
Business Administration programme (Chinese BBA) will be
Holders of a Technician Diploma are normally eligible to
given a 40% block exemptions.
apply for Regular Membership status.
Further exemptions may be granted, and all applications
Holders of a Technician Certificate with a minimum of 2
will be dealt with on an individual basis.
years relevant working experience are normally eligible to
apply for Regular Membership status.
www.mma.org.mo
Macau Institute of Management (MIM) is the academic arm www.ascet.org
of the Macau Management Association. It is also a
registered and recognised Higher Education Institution
in Macau. Established in 1988, the Institute has been
actively taking part in the training of management
executives in Macau.
At present the Institute is offering a wide range of
academic programmes, leading to qualifications
recognised by the Macau SAR Government.
The Engineering Council (UK) Examinations
Advanced Technician Diploma
Technician Diploma
Holders of an Advanced Technician Diploma are eligible to
register at the Graduate Diploma level of the Engineering
Council Examinations.
Holders of a Technician Diploma are eligible to register at
Certificate level.
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The Engineering Council (UK) is the national registration
authority for professional engineers, working in partnership
with 35 professional engineering institutions. It promotes
and regulates the engineering profession in the UK to
maintain a world-class engineering workforce and a standard
against which overseas professional engineers are judged.
The Engineering Council (UK) runs the Register of
Chartered Engineers, Incorporated Engineers and
Engineering Technicians, and offers the Engineering
Council Examinations.
The exams are available at three distinct and progressive
levels (Certificate, Graduate Diploma and Postgraduate
Diploma), and provide a progressive route for career
development for those who are unable or have chosen
not to complete a degree programme.
Institution of Incorporated Engineers (IIE)
Advanced Technician Diploma
Technician Diploma
The Institution of Incorporated Engineers (IIE) welcomes
applications for membership from holders of an Advanced
Technician Diploma or a Technician Diploma. Subsequently,
those who apply for registration with the EC(UK), Individual
Case Procedure (ICP) is applied. This requires that the
intending registrant provides details of the content of the
courses undertaken and the performance or outcome
attained, in each case.
A holder of a Technician Diploma is normally eligible to
become a member of IIE (MIIE), and may subsequently
register as an Engineering Technician (EngTech) once
competence and commitment requirements have
been satisfied.
A holder of an Advanced Technician Diploma is also
normally eligible to become a member of IIE (MIIE), and
partially satisfies the educational base requirement or
registration as an Incorporated Engineer.
A holder of this award who undertakes further learning –
equivalent to the final year of a relevant Bachelor’s degree
– will be eligible to register as an Incorporated Engineer
(IEng), subject to ICP. A successful Professional Review of
competence and commitment is also required.
Note:
Accredited qualifications do not require the holder to be
assessed through ICP. However, under the terms of its
license from the EC(UK), IIE cannot accredit qualifications in
isolation, only at the invitation of a
college or University where the qualifications are
delivered. Negotiations have also started in an effort to
agree a suitable set of criteria to make the accreditation
of City & Guilds IVQs much more straightforward.
www.iie.org.uk
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