Pathway to UK Bachelor and

Masters Programmes

o Foundation level
o Undergraduate level
o Postgraduate level
o Endorsed Learning Programmes (ELP)
o Professional Membership
 Who we are?
OTHM is a UK based Awarding Organisation regulated by Ofqual (Office of the
Qualifications and Examinations Regulation) in England and recognised by
Qualification Wales. OTHM has a network of numerous delivery centres
globally to deliver it's qualifications in:

o Accounting & Finance o Logistics & Supply Chain Management

o Business Management o Strategic Management & Leadership
o Health & Social Care Management o Tourism & Hospitality Management
o Human Resource Management

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o Approved and regulated by Ofqual (Office of the Qualifications and
Examinations Regulation)

o Recognised by Qualifications Wales

o Full Member of the Federation of Awarding Bodies (FAB)

o Academic Partnerships and Recognitions: OTHM has established

strong academic relationships in the UK and overseas to ensure that
OTHM qualifications are recognised globally.

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 Why offering our qualifications?
Quality, Standards and Recognitions:
Regulated by Ofqual (Office of the Qualifications and Examinations
Regulation) and recognised by Qualifications Wales, which gives wide
recognition and acceptability of our graduates.

Flexible Study options:

Centre can start a batch anytime, which means you don't have to race
against any deadlines.

Pathway ways to a British degree/Masters top-up programmes:

As our qualifications are regulated, graduates are eligible to progress onto
degree and master's programmes with advanced entry.

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 Why offering our qualifications?
Affordable fees:
To make our qualifications affordable to learners from all over the World,
our centres are classified in 3 different regions based on the World
economies.
o Region 1: High income economies;
o Region 2: Upper middle income economies; and
o Region 3: Lower middle income and Low income economies.

Learners only pay one-off registration fee for each qualification. There is
absolutely no separate membership, exam/assignment/unit, membership
renewal or hidden fees.

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 Why offering our qualifications?
Assessment:
Our qualifications are fully coursework based which means no exam.
Using a combination of –
a) internally assessed centre-devised internal assignments (which are
set and marked by centres); and
b) internally assessed OTHM-set assignments (which are set by
OTHM and marked by centres).

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 Why offering our qualifications?
Progression to university programmes with advanced
standing:
o Completion of Level 4 & 5 diploma(s) together 240 credits, which
is equivalent to UK degree year 1 & 2 respectively, will allow
learners to join Final year degree top-up and achieve a full degree.
o Completion of Level 6 diploma 120 credits, which is equivalent to
UK Degree Final year, will allow learners to join relevant Masters
programmes.
o Completion of Level 7 diploma will give learners 120 credits
exemption towards a 180 credits MBA / Masters programme, which
means learners will need to pursue only a 60-credit dissertation to
achieve a full MBA/Masters programmes.

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 Our Qualifications
Foundation level

The level 3 qualifications improve subject knowledge and study skills,

and prepare learners for undergraduate course at UK universities.
o OTHM Level 3 Certificate in Business Studies
o OTHM Level 3 Diploma in Business Studies
o OTHM Level 3 Diploma in Fashion Portfolio
o OTHM Level 3 Extended Diploma in Fashion Portfolio

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 Our Qualifications
Undergraduate level
The following level 4, 5 and 6 diploma qualifications are equivalent to
Year 1, 2 and 3 (Final year) respectively of a three-year UK Bachelor's
degree. Each level consists of 120 credits. Completing any of the
following diplomas will enable learners a progression to the next level of
Higher Education at UK universities, included study partners globally.
o OTHM Level 4 Diploma in Business Management
o OTHM Level 4 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management
o OTHM Level 5 Diploma in Business Management
o OTHM Level 5 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management
o OTHM Level 6 Diploma in Business Management
o OTHM Level 6 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management
o OTHM Level 6 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management
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 Our Qualifications
Postgraduate level
Postgraduate diplomas are taught courses at level 7 on the Regulated
Qualifications Framework (RQF) - the same level as Masters degrees.
However, they are shorter (120 credits) and learners will have to proceed
to the dissertation stage (60 credits) with university to achieve a full
Masters or MBA.
o OTHM Level 7 Diploma in Accounting and Finance
o OTHM Level 7 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management
o OTHM Level 7 Diploma in Human Resource Management
o OTHM Level 7 Diploma in Logistics & Supply Chain Management
o OTHM Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership
o OTHM Level 7 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management

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 Correspondence between UK (RQF)
and Irish/Scottish/EU Frameworks
EQF NFQ QCF/ CQFW SCQF EHEA Typical higher education qualifications within
RQF (Bologna) each level
8 10 8 8 12 3rd Cycle Doctorate degrees
7 9 7 7 11 2nd Cycle Master’s degrees, Postgraduate Diploma / Certificates
6 6/7 6 6 10/9 1st Cycle Bachelor’s degrees with honours/ Honours Bachelor Degrees;
Bachelor’s degrees/ Ordinary Bachelor Degrees; Graduate
Diplomas/ Certificates
5 6 5/4 5/4 8/7 Short Cycle Foundation Degrees; Higher National Diplomas (HND)
4 5 3 3 6 Higher National Certificates (HNC)
3 4 2 2 5
2 3 1 1 4
1 2/1 E3 E3 3
E2 E2 2
E1 E1 1

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 UK Equivalence and Progressions
MBA / MSc / MA top-up

Direct entry on to UK OTHM Level 7 Diploma

Masters programmes
Direct entry on to UK OTHM Level 6 Diploma
Degree Final Year Top-up
Direct entry on to UK OTHM Level 5 Diploma
Degree 2nd Year
Direct entry on to UK OTHM Level 4 Diploma
Degree 1st Year

OTHM Level 3 Diploma (Foundation Level)

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 Progression to UK Degree top-up

Degree Final Year

OTHM OTHM
top-up from UK
Level 4 Diploma Level 5 Diploma
universities
120 credits 120 credits
120 credits

360 credits

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 Progression to UK MBA/MA/MSc top-up

MBA
Level 7 Diploma Dissertation
(Postgraduate) 60 credits MSc
120 credits (3 - 6
months)

MA

180 credits

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 Endorsed Learning Programmes (ELP)
o Endorsing your in-house programmes will provide learners assurance
in Quality, Standards and Recognitions;

o Strengthen the credibility of your programmes globally;

o Provide learners with a link to university Degree and Masters

pathways;

o Inclusion of your organisation name in the learners certificate

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 Professional Membership
Professional Membership can be gained via practical experience in relevant
sectors or alternatively by holding one of the OTHM qualifications. The level of
membership will reflect members’ experience and status in the sector.

o Associate (AOTHM)*
o Member (MOTHM)*
o Fellow (FOTHM)* - by invitation only

*Confers designatory letters upon an individual

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 Find an Approved Centre
As an awarding organisation we do not take part in delivering our qualifications.
So, all of our qualifications are delivered through our approved centres globally.

For updated centre list visit our

website www.othm.org.uk
On the home page look for
Find an Approved Centre search
option. Select Country and City
from the dropdown list.

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