Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF)

Level	RQF examples	FHEQ examples
Entry	- Entry level certificate - Entry level Skills for Life - Entry level award, certificate & diploma - Entry level Functional Skills - Entry level Foundation Learning
1	- GCSE (grades D-G) - Key Skills level 1 - NVQ level 1 - Skills for Life level 1 - Foundation diploma - BTEC award, certificate & diploma level 1 - Foundation Learning level 1 - Functional Skills level 1 - Cambridge National level 1
2	- GCSE (grades A*-C) - Key Skills level 2 - NVQ level 2 - Skills for Life level 2 - Higher diploma - BTEC award, certificate and diploma level 2 - Functional Skills level 2 - Cambridge National level 2 - Cambridge Technical level 2	- Intermediate apprenticeships
3	- AS and A level - Advanced Extension Award - Cambridge International award - International Baccalaureate - Key Skills level 3 - NVQ level 3 - Advanced diploma - Progression diploma - BTEC award, certificate & diploma level 3 - BTEC National - Cambridge Technical level 3	- Advanced apprenticeships
4	- Certificate of higher education - Key Skills level 4 - NVQ level 4 - BTEC Professional award, certificate & diploma level 4	- Certificate of HE - HNC - Higher apprenticeships (level 4)
5	- HND - NVQ level 4 - Higher diploma - BTEC Professional award, certificate & diploma level 5 - HNC - HND	- Diploma of HE - Diploma of FE - Foundation degree - HND - Higher apprenticeships (level 5)
6	- NVQ level 4 - BTEC Advanced Professional award, certificate & diploma level 6	- Bachelor’s degree - Graduate certificate - Graduate diploma - Degree apprenticeships (Bachelor's)
7	- BTEC Advanced Professional award, certificate & diploma level 7 - Fellowship and fellowship diploma - Postgraduate certificate - Postgraduate diploma - NVQ level 5 - BTEC Advanced Professional award, certificate & diploma level 7	- Master’s degree - PG Cert - PG Diploma - Degree apprenticeships (Master's)
8	- NVQs level 5 - Vocational qualifications level 8	- Doctorate

QCF Levels

My first Arduino examples

1. Light sensor to control the brightness of an LED

int led = 4;           // the PWM pin the LED is attached to
int brightness = 0;

void setup() {
  // initialize serial communication at 9600 bits per second:
  Serial.begin(9600);
  pinMode(led, OUTPUT);
}

void loop() {
  // read the input on analog pin 0:
  int sensorValue = analogRead(A1);
  // Convert the analog reading (which goes from 0 - 1023) to (0 - 255)
  brightness = 255 - sensorValue * 1.06;
  // print out the value you read:
  Serial.println(brightness);
  analogWrite(led, brightness);
}

2. Keyboard to control LEDs. Send 1 to turn on red LED and 2 to turn on green LED

const int redPin = 2;
const int greenPin = 3;
int x = 4;

void setup() {
  // initialize serial:
  Serial.begin(9600);
  // make the pins outputs:
  pinMode(redPin, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(greenPin, OUTPUT);
}

void loop() {
  // if there's any serial available, read it:
  while (Serial.available() > 0) {

    // look for the next valid integer in incoming serial stream
    x = Serial.parseInt();
    if (x == 1) {
      digitalWrite(redPin, HIGH);
      digitalWrite(greenPin, LOW);
    }
    else if (x == 2) {
      digitalWrite(greenPin, HIGH);
      digitalWrite(redPin, LOW);
    }

    Serial.print(x);
  }
}

3. Keyboard to control the brightness of an LED. Send brightness value (0-255) from keyboard to control the LED.

// pin for the LED, make sure you use a PWM~ pin
const int ledPin = 6;
int x = 444;

void setup() {
  // initialize serial:
  Serial.begin(9600);
  // make the pins outputs:
  pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);
}

void loop() {
  // if there's any serial available, read it:
  while (Serial.available() > 0) {
    Serial.println("Enter the brightness of LED between 0 and 255");
    // look for the next valid integer in the incoming serial stream:
    x = Serial.parseInt();
    Serial.println(x);
    analogWrite(ledPin, constrain(x, 0, 255));  
  }
}