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Bachelors degrees requiring 3 or more years of full time study from the following institutions are assessed as occupying Level 7 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 50 points.
Masters degrees (except Honorary degrees from the University of Cambridge, the University of Oxford and Masters degrees which are a first degree from Scottish institutions) and PhDs from the following institutions are assessed as occupying Level 9 or 10 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 55 points, provided the holder of the qualification also obtained their undergraduate (Bachelors) degree from an institution included on the List of Recognised Qualifications. If the Masters degree is not preceded by an undergraduate degree from an institution included on the List of Recognised Qualifications, it is assessed as occupying Level 7 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 50 points.
Honours degrees from the following institutions are assessed as occupying Level 7 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 50 points.
Graduate and post-graduate diplomas require a NZQA assessment for points allocation.
- Bath College of Higher Education
- Bolton Institute of Higher Education
- Brunel University (from 1966 onwards)
- City University (from 1966 onwards)
- Cheltenham and Gloucester College of Higher Education
- Cranfield Institute of Technology (28 November 1969-1993)
- Cranfield University (from 1993 onwards)
- Guildhall University, London (formerly City of London Polytechnic) (from 1993 onwards)
- Heriot-Watt University (from 1966 onwards)
- Loughborough University (from 1966 onwards)
- Luton College of Higher Education
- Open University (from 1971 onwards)
- Queen Margaret College, Edinburgh
- Queen's University of Belfast
- Royal College of Art (from 1967 onwards)
- University of Aberdeen
- Aston University
- University of Bath
- University of Birmingham
- University of Bradford
- University of Bristol
- University (College) of Buckingham (from 1983 onwards)
- University of Cambridge
- University of Dundee (from 1967 onwards)
- University of Durham
- University of East Anglia (from 1964 onwards)
- University of Edinburgh
- University of Essex (from 1961 onwards)
- University of Exeter (from 1955 onwards)
- University of Glasgow
- University of Hull (from 1954 onwards)
- University of Keele (from 1962 onwards)
- University of Kent at Canterbury (from 1965 onwards)
- University of Lancaster (from 1964 onwards)
- University of Leeds
- University of Leicester (from 1957 onwards)
- University of Liverpool
- University of London
- University of Manchester
- University of Newcastle upon Tyne (from 1963 onwards)
- University of Nottingham
- University of Oxford
- University of Reading
- University of St Andrews
- University of Salford (from 1967 onwards)
- University of Sheffield
- University of Southhampton (from 1952 onwards)
- University of Stirling (from 1967 onwards)
- University of Strathclyde (from 1964 onwards)
- University of Surrey (from 1966 onwards)
- University of Sussex (from 1961 onwards)
- University of Ulster (from 1984 onwards)
- University of Wales
- University of Warwick (from 1965 onwards)
- University of York (from 1963 onwards)
- Victoria University of Manchester
- University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (from 1994 onwards)
- West Surrey College of Art and Design
- Council of National Academic Awards (1964 - 1992)
- Anglia Polytechnic University (formerly Anglia Polytechnic) (from 1966 onwards)
- Bournemouth University (formerly Bournemouth Polytechnic) (from 1992 onwards)
- Coventry University (formerly Coventry Polytechnic) (from 1992 onwards)
- De Montfort University (formerly Leicester Polytechnic) (from 1992 onwards)
- Glasgow Caledonian University (from 1993 onwards)
- Kingston University (formerly Kingston Polytechnic) (from 1992 onwards)
- University of Abertay Dundee (from 1994 onwards)
- Leeds Metropolitan University (formerly Leeds Polytechnic) (from 1992 onwards)
- Liverpool John Moores University (formerly Liverpool Polytechnic) (from 1992 onwards)
- Luton University (from 1993 onwards) (formerly known as Luton College of Higher education)
- Manchester Metropolitan University (formerly Manchester Polytechnic) (from 1992 onwards)
- Middlesex University (formerly Middlesex Polytechnic) (from 1992 onwards)
- Napier University (formerly Napier Polytechnic of Edinburgh) (from 1992 onwards)
- Nottingham Trent University (from 1992 onwards)
- Oxford Brookes University (from 1992 onwards)
- Robert Gordon University (formerly Robert Gordon Institute of Technology) (from 1992 onwards)
- Sheffield Hallam University (formerly Sheffield City Polytechnic) (from 1992 onwards)
- South Bank University (formerly South Bank Polytechnic) (from 1992 onwards)
- Staffordshire University (formerly Staffordshire Polytechnic) (from 1992 onwards)
- Thames Valley University (formerly Polytechnic of West London) (from 1992 onwards)
- University of Brighton (formerly Brighton Polytechnic) (from 1992 onwards)
- University of Central England in Birmingham (formerly Birmingham Polytechnic) (from 1992 onwards)
- University of Central Lancashire (formerly Lancashire Polytechnic) (from 1992 onwards)
- University of Derby (formerly Derbyshire College of Higher Education) (from 1993 onwards)
- University of East London (formerly Polytechnic of East London) (from 1992 onwards)
- University of Glamorgan (formerly Polytechnic of Wales)
- University of Greenwich (formerly Thames Polytechnic) (from 1992 onwards)
- University of Hertfordshire (formerly Hatfield Polytechnic) (from 1992 onwards)
- University of Huddersfield (formerly Polytechnic of Huddersfield) (from 1992 onwards)
- University of Lincolnshire and Humberside (formerly University of Humberside) (from 1992 onwards)
- University of North London (formerly Polytechnic of North London)
- University of Northumbria at Newcastle (formerly Newcastle Polytechnic) (from 1992 onwards)
- University of Paisley (formerly Paisley College of Technology) (from 1992 onwards)
- University of Plymouth (formerly Polytechnic South West) (from 1992 onwards)
- University of Portsmouth (formerly Portsmouth Polytechnic) (from 1992 onwards)
- University of Sunderland (formerly Sunderland Polytechnic) (from 1992 onwards)
- University of Teesside (formerly Teesside Polytechnic) (from 1992 onwards)
- University of the West of England at Bristol (formerly Bristol Polytechnic) (from 1992 onwards)
- University of Westminster (formerly Polytechnic of Central London) (from 1992 onwards)
- University of Wolverhampton (formerly Wolverhampton Polytechnic) (from 1992 onwards)
Social Work Qualifications
The Certificate in Social Work (CQSW), the Certificate in Social Service (CSS) or the replacement Diploma in Social Work (DipSW) awarded by the Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work (CCETSW), London, are assessed as occupying Level 5 and will qualify for 50 points.
Trade Qualifications
The City and Guilds Part One and Part Two Certificates named below, together with evidence of a completed apprenticeship registered with a recognised industry body, are assessed as occupying Level 3 of the Register and are included at Appendix 13 of the Operational Manual. Therefore, the qualifications listed below qualify for 50 points (see SM14.10.10).
Note: Visa and immigration officers must ensure that the Part Two Certificate is a full qualification (usually three components). Individual components of the Part Two qualification may be separately certificated. Most full Part Two certificates require completion of three components.
Other Trade qualifications not listed below require assessment by the NZQA.
- Aeronautical Engineering Craft Studies
- Agricultural Mechanics
- Bakery
- Brickwork
- Carpentry and Joinery
- Cooking for the Catering Industry
- Electronics Servicing
- Electrical Installation Work
- Engineering Craft Studies
- Fabrication and Welding Engineering Craft Studies
- Furniture Craft Studies
- Gas fitting
- Hairdressing
- Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
- Instrument Fitting
- Machine Woodworking
- Masonry
- Mechanical Engineering Craft Studies
- Mechanical Engineering Maintenance
- Motor Vehicle Craft Studies
- Motor Vehicle Craft Studies (Light Vehicles, Heavy Vehicles, Vehicle Electricians, Fuel Injection Equipment Mechanics)
- Painting and Decorating
- Plumbing
- Printing
- Radio, Television and Electronics
- Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning
- Sheet Metal and Thin Plate Craft Studies
- Structural and Thick Plate Craft Studies
- Yacht and Boat Building Craft Studies
The following Higher National Certificates and/or Higher National Diplomas awarded by BTEC are assessed as occupying Level 5 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 50 points.
- Agriculture
- Business
- Computing
- Design (Higher National Diploma only)
- Engineering
- Hotel, Catering and Institutional Management (Higher National Diploma only)
- Public Administration
