What are the benefits of the QCF?

Through the QCF, learners can:

Get the skills and qualifications that employers are looking for
Find it easier to see how qualifications can help their personal and career development
Fit learning around their home and work lives
Have a better understanding of qualifications

Learners can avoid duplicating the learning and assessment they have already done in three ways:

With achievement from within the QCF, learners can transfer credits between units and qualifications
Other learning and achievements that haven't been certificated can be assessed and awarded through 'recognising prior learning'
Learners with certificated achievements outside the QCF, who already have the skills and knowledge for a unit, can claim 'exemption' and not have to repeat their learning.

Through the QCF, employers can:

Have more say on what qualifications are developed - QCF qualifications are designed in response to employers' demands
Have a more appropriately skilled workforce - all QCF qualifications must be approved as robust and fit for purpose
Attract and retain employees by being able to offer nationally recognised qualifications, which encourages progression through the company
Benefit from a more flexible qualifications system - they can shape training around their business needs using relevant QCF units
Understand qualifications more easily - all QCF qualifications have straightforward titles that state how long each one takes to complete, its difficulty and its subject matter, to give a clearer idea of employees' skills.