Mauritius Qualifications Authority

The Mauritius Qualifications Authority (MQA) is the government organisation responsible for setting educational standards and accrediting qualifications.

Its head office is in Vacoas-Phoenix.[1]

National Qualifications Framework

National Qualifications Framework

The National Qualifications Framework (NQF) in Mauritius is the framework for setting educational standards of academic and vocational qualifications as well as for categorising qualifications by level and stage of education. The NQF is established and maintained by the Mauritius Qualifications Authority.[2] The framework may be mapped to qualification frameworks of other countries.

Levels

National Qualifications Framework (NQF)
NQF Level Primary and Secondary Education Technical & Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Tertiary Education
Level 10

 

 

  • Doctorate degree
Level 9

 

 

  • Master's degree
  • Postgraduate certificate
  • Postgraduate diploma
Level 8

 

 

  • Bachelor honours degree
  • Conversion programmes
Level 7

 

 

  • Bachelor ordinary degree
Level 6

 

  • Diploma
  • Diploma
Level 5
  • Higher School Certificate (HSC)
  • GCE A Level
  • Baccalaureat
  • IB Diploma
  • Certificate
  • Certificate
Level 4

 

 

 

Level 3
  • School Certificate (SC)
  • GCE O Level

 

 

Level 2

 

 

 

Level 1

 

 

References

  1. ^ "Contact Us". Mauritius Qualifications Authority. Retrieved 2021-06-07. Mauritius Qualifications Authority Pont Fer, Phoenix
  2. ^ "National Qualifications Framework (NQF) Level Descriptors". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
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