Accord’s Structure of Tailored Qualifications (TQS)
The table below shows the correspondence of levels established between national qualifications frameworks around the UK and Europe, and the RQF and TQS
| Accord and Accord International Qualifications (ACC/ACCI) | Regulated Qualifications Framework England/ Northern Ireland (RQF) | European Qualifications Framework (EQF) | Credit and Qualifications Framework for Wales (CQFW) | Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) | The National Framework of Qualifications for Ireland(NFQ IE) |
| ACC/ACCI Level 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 10 |
| ACC/ACCI Level 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 9 |
| ACC/ACCI Level 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9/10 | 8/7 |
| ACC/ACCI Level 4/5 | 5/4 | 5 | 5/4 | 8/7 | 6 |
| ACC/ACCI Level 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| ACC/ACCI Level 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| ACC/ACCI Level 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| ACC/ACCI Level A3 | E3 | 1 | E3 | 3 | 2/1 |
| ACC/ACCI Level A2 | E2 | E2 | 2 | ||
| ACC/ACCI Level A1 | E1 | E1 | 1 |
Accord International’s Structure of Tailored Qualifications (TQS)
The table below shows the correspondence of levels established between national qualifications frameworks around the world, and the TQS
| Accord and Accord International Qualifications (ACC/ACCI) | Canadian Qualifications Education System | Australian Qualifications Education System | United States Qualification Education System |
| ACC/ACCI Level 8 | phD | Graduate Diploma/ Graduate Certificate/ Bachelors Honours Degree | University Research/ Doctoral Degree |
| ACC/ACCI Level 7 | Masters Degree/ Graduate Diploma | Bachelors Degree | University Master’s Degree/ 1st Professional Degree |
| ACC/ACCI Level 6 | Bachelor Degree/ Bachiller/ Baccalaureat | Associate Degree/ Advanced Diploma | University Bachelor’s Degree |
| ACC/ACCI Level 4/5 ACC(HNC)/ACC(HND) | Certificate/ Associate Degree / Diploma | Certificate IV/ Diploma | Community/ Junior College/ Associate Degree |
| ACC/ACCI Level 3 | Technical/ Pre University/ Graduate Diploma/ Diploma of College Studies Quebec | Senior Secondary Certificates of Education/ Certificate III | High School Diploma |
| ACC/ACCI Level 2 | Senior Secondary | Certificate II | Senior High School |
| ACC/ACCI Level 1 | Intermediate Secondary | Certificate I | Junior High School |
| ACC/ACCI Level A3 | Primary 4-6 | Elementary/ Primary Education 4-6 | |
| ACC/ACCI Level A2 | Primary 1-3 | Elementary/ Primary Education 1-3 | |
| ACC/ACCI Level A1 | Pre-Primary/ Kindergarten |