Welcome to our Higher Education Access Programme (HEAP)

ABMA Education is an Ofqual recognised Awarding Organisation with qualifications available to study in many different and exciting industry sectors.

Short Courses

Be a step ahead in this ever changing environment by enrolling on to our professional development programmes in Business and ICT as you await your results. There are additional programmes when passed could lead to level 100 / 200 or give you an edge in employment or promotion at work.

Why Enroll
• Acquire knowledge and experience while awaiting results
• HEAP is the safest and surest route to our degree programmes after one year .
• Develop yourself to choose degree programmes of choice and build a career that is fulfilling.

Learning that encourages truly transformative moments

We believe that real significant learning takes place through encouragement and shared knowledge not just through qualification content delivered by lecturers. Our qualifications encourage peer to peer learning, debate and activities that offer learners the opportunity to get below the surface of subject knowledge and develop their own thoughts and expertise.

Mapping to the RQF,EQF and FHEQ

To ensure the parity and portability of ABMA Education qualifications, our qualifications are developed and designed to ensure that they are fit for purpose and meet their designated level of demand.
Our qualifications can be mapped to:

• The Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) in England,
• The European Qualifications Framework (EQF), and
• The Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (FHEQ) in the UK.

Below are comparison tables to assist users to understand the different levels of ABMA Education’s qualifications and how they compare to the different frameworks and stages of education and employment.

Level 3

Achievement at Level 3 reflects the ability to identify and use relevant understanding, methods and skills to complete tasks and address problems that, while well defined, have a measure of complexity. It includes taking responsibility for initiating and completing tasks and procedures as well as exercising autonomy and judgement within limited parameters. It also reflects awareness of different perspectives or approaches within an area of study or work.

Progression route dependent.

Level 4

Achievement at Level 4 reflects the ability to identify and use relevant understanding, methods and skills to address problems that are well defined but complex and non-routine. It includes taking responsibility for overall courses of action as well as exercising autonomy and judgement within fairly broad parameters. It also reflects understanding of different perspectives or approaches within an area of study or work.

Progression route dependent.

Level 5

Achievement at Level 5 reflects the ability to identify and use relevant understanding, methods and skills to address broadly defined, complex problems. It includes taking responsibility for planning and developing courses of action as well as exercising autonomy and judgement within broad parameters. It also reflects understanding of different perspectives, approaches or schools of thought and the reasoning behind them.

Progression route dependent.

Level 6

Achievement at Level 6 reflects the ability to refine and use relevant understanding, methods and skills to address complex problems that have limited definition. It includes taking responsibility for planning and developing courses of action that are able to underpin substantial change or development, as well as exercising broad autonomy and judgement. It also reflects an understanding of different perspectives, or schools of thought and the theories that underpin them.