Abstract: . . .  criteria and identify areas of discrepancy and difference. The chart below shows the structure of the main psychotherapy and counselling external validation processes in current use. 2. The following standards were considered by the working group: QAA (Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education) level descriptors Certificate to Doctoral levels. QCA (Qualifications and Curriculum Authority) level descriptors 3 - 8 and criteria for Awarding Bodies. The QAA and QCA have recently agreed an equivalence mapping of the two sets of standards: the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications – FHEQ – established by the QAA and the National Qualifications Framework – NQF – established by the QCA) A copy of this is attached in appendix 5 National Occupational Standards (NOS) Levels 3 and 4 (currently under review by ENTO - formerly the Employment National Training Organisation) Qualifications offered by the following Awarding Bodies: - AQA, ABC, CPCAB Edexcel. BTec City& Guilds, NCFE and OCN also offer . . .
. . .  – NQF – established by the QCA) A copy of this is attached in appendix 5 National Occupational Standards (NOS) Levels 3 and 4 (currently under review by ENTO - formerly the Employment National Training Organisation) Qualifications offered by the following Awarding Bodies: - AQA, ABC, CPCAB Edexcel. BTec City& Guilds, NCFE and OCN also offer counselling qualifications which were not included in this study due to lack of resources and time. Generic Training Standards of national psychotherapy and counselling bodies: UKCP BACP and COSCA. In this context, generic means that the standards are applied to courses of any theoretical orientation/modality a . . .
. . .  Occupational Standards (NOS) Levels 3 and 4 (currently under review by ENTO - formerly the Employment National Training Organisation) Qualifications offered by the following Awarding Bodies: - AQA, ABC, CPCAB Edexcel. BTec City& Guilds, NCFE and OCN also offer counselling qualifications which were not included in this study due to lack of resources and time. Generic Training Standards of national psychotherapy and counselling bodies: UKCP BACP and COSCA. In this context, generic means that the standards are applied to courses of any theoretical orientation/modality a . . .
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