Achievement levels

Achievement levels - Trinity qualifications

Details of the knowledge and skills required to achieve qualifications at each level are provided in Trinity’s exam specifications and syllabuses which are available on this website.

To see how all of Trinity's qualifications map to RQF, EQF and CEFR achievement levels, click on the link below to download a comparison table:

• Trinity qualifications - achievement levels

Achievement levels - Descriptors

Qualification frameworks define generic achievement levels and aid international comparison of difficulty levels between any qualification.

Trinity’s regulated qualifications are listed on the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) register for England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

For detailed level descriptors click on the links below:

• RQF level descriptors – All Trinity’s regulated qualifications align with RQF achievement levels.
• EQF level descriptors – The European Qualifications Framework (EQF) exists to help different countries compare levels. Compare RQF EQF levels in the Trinity achivement level table above.
• CEFR level descriptors – Trinity’s GESE and ISE qualifications align to the Common European Framework of Reference for languages (CEFR). The CEFR aids comparison between different English language qualifications. Read more...