Qualification frameworks

Find out more about the Sri Lankan qualification frameworks. A qualification framework contains the levels of most diplomas. What do these different levels mean?

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There are 2 qualification frameworks in Sri Lanka:

  • the Sri Lanka Qualifications Framework (SLQF); and
  • the National Vocational Qualifications Framework (NVQF).

Sri Lanka Qualifications Framework (SLQF)

Sri Lanka uses the Sri Lanka Qualifications Framework (SLQF), which in principle covers all education levels within higher education. In addition, the 2 secondary school diplomas, the GCE O/L and the GCE A/L, are also included in the framework. The SLQF describes 12 levels in total.

Each level involves a minimum number of credits. The only levels that do not require any credits are Level 1 and Level 2.

National Vocational Qualifications Framework (NVQ)

In addition to the Sri Lanka Qualifications Framework (SLQF), there is also a national qualifications framework for vocational education, the National Vocational Qualifications Framework (NVQ). The NVQ has 7 levels.