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     BTEC/VOCATIONAL
           QUALIFICATIONS
           The BTEC Firsts, and the Level 1/2 Vocational qualifications
           (Hospitality and Catering and Global Business Communication)
           are designed to be of a similar level of demand to GCSEs.
           The tables below show the grading for these qualifications and
           their equivalences to GCSE.
               GRADES AVAILABLE    BTEC LEVEL 1/2 FIRST AWARD        WJEC LEVEL 1/2 AWARD
                                   (MUSIC AND SCIENCE)               (HOSPITALITY AND CATERING)
                                   WJEC LEVEL 1/2 AWARD  GLOBAL
                                   BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
               Level 2 Distinction*  8.5                             8.5
               Level 2 Distinction  7                                7
               Level 2 Merit       5.5                               5.5
               Level 2 Pass        4                                 4
               Level 1 Distinction*  –                               3
               Level 1 Distinction  –                                2
               Level 1 Merit       –                                 1.5
               Level 1 Pass        1.75                              1
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