HC Deb 08 July 1993 vol 228 c235W
Mr. Devlin

To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will make a statement about the new general national vocational qualifications.

Mr. Patten

I have today announced that the three levels of GNVQ should in future be known by names rather than numbers:

  • "Advanced" for Level 3,
  • "Intermediate" for Level 2, and
  • "Foundation" for Level 1.

"Advanced" GNVQs—or "vocational A Levels" will help pupils, students, parents, teachers, higher education and employers to understand that these GNVQs require a level of achievement equivalent to two GCE A-Levels.