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6.1. AustralianQualifications Framework (AQF)
Table 6.1: Australian Qualification Framework (AQF)
Source: TAFE, 2018
Key Features of the AQF*
The following section was constructed from Australian qualifications framework (source:
second edition January 2013). The AQF has ten levelswhich is discussed in Table 6.2.
Table 6.2: Descriptions of AQF
AQF Level Description
Level 1 Purpose: The Certificate I is to qualify individuals with basic functional knowledge
and skills to undertake work, further learning and community involvement.
Core Competence: It must be designed and accredited to enable graduates to
demonstrate the learning outcomes expressed as knowledge, skills and the
application of knowledge and skills specified in the level 1 criteria and the
Certificate I descriptor.
Level 2 Purpose: The Certificate II is to qualify individuals to undertake mainly routine
work and as a pathway to further learning.
Core Competence: It must be designed and accredited to enable graduates to
demonstrate the learning outcomes expressed as knowledge, skills and the
application of knowledge and skills Specified in the level 2 criteria and the
Certificate II descriptor.