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Approved qualifications

The tables below list all qualifications in MFL approved under Section 96 of the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (see right-hand menu for link). For further information about these qualifications consult the QCA NDAQ database of accredited qualifications.

Qualifications marked in italics may not be available every year in all the languages listed. Contact the appropriate awarding body for further details.

Entry level qualifications

Level 1 and 2 qualifications

Advanced level qualifications

Entry level qualifications

Title Language Awarding body
Certificate French AQA, CCEA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC
Certificate German; Spanish AQA, CCEA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC
Certificate in Business Language Competence French; German; Italian; Japanese; Russian; Spanish OCR
Certificate in Practical Languages Arabic; Chinese; Danish; Dutch; French; German; Italian; Japanese; Modern Greek; Panjabi; Polish; Portuguese; Russian; Spanish; Swedish; Turkish; Urdu ABC

Level 1 and 2 qualifications

Level 1
Title Language Awarding body
Certificate Japanese WJEC
Certificate in Business Language Competence French; German; Italian; Spanish OCR
Certificate in Foreign Language French; German; Italian; Spanish NCFE
Certificate in Practical Languages Arabic; Chinese; Danish; Dutch; French; German; Italian; Japanese; Modern Greek; Panjabi; Polish; Portuguese; Russian; Spanish; Swedish; Turkish; Urdu ABC
NVQ units French; German; Italian; Spanish C&G, Edexcel, EDI, OCR
NVQ units Arabic; Chinese; Modern Greek; Japanese; Portuguese; Russian; Urdu Edexcel
NVQ units Irish OCR
Level 1 / 2
GCSE Arabic; Chinese; Japanese; Modern Greek Edexcel
GCSE Bengali; Modern Hebrew; Panjabi; Polish AQA
GCSE Dutch; Gujarati; Persian; Portuguese; Turkish OCR
GCSE French; German; Spanish AQA (A&B), CCEA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC
GCSE Irish CCEA
GCSE Italian; Urdu AQA, Edexcel
GCSE Russian Edexcel
GCSE Short Course French AQA, CCEA, Edexcel
GCSE Short Course German; Spanish AQA, CCEA
GCSE Short Course Irish CCEA
Level 2
Certificate in Business Language Competence French; German; Italian; Spanish OCR
Certificate in Foreign Language French; German; Italian; Spanish NCFE
Certificate in Practical Languages Arabic; Chinese; Danish; Dutch; French; German; Italian; Japanese; Modern Greek; Panjabi; Polish; Portuguese; Russian; Spanish; Swedish; Turkish; Urdu ABC
NVQ units French; German; Italian; Spanish C&G, Edexcel. EDI, OCR
NVQ units Arabic; Chinese; Modern Greek; Japanese; Portuguese; Russian; Urdu Edexcel
NVQ units Irish OCR

Advanced level qualifications

Title Language Awarding body
GCE AS/A Arabic; Chinese; Japanese; Modern Greek Edexcel
GCE AS/A Bengali; Modern Hebrew; Panjabi; Polish AQA
GCE AS/A Dutch; Gujarati; Persian; Portuguese; Turkish OCR
GCE AS/A French; German; Spanish AQA, CCEA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC
GCE AS/A Irish CCEA
GCE AS/A Italian; Russian; Urdu Edexcel
Certificate in Business Language Competence French; German; Italian; Spanish OCR
Certificate in Practical Languages French; German; Italian; Spanish ABC
NVQ units * French; German; Italian; Spanish C&G, Edexcel, OCR
NVQ units * Irish OCR
NVQ units * Urdu Edexcel
NVQ units * Welsh C&G, OCR

*post 16 only

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