SCQF stands for Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework. It provides a common understanding for describing qualification levels. The ESOL awards with LEB Secure English Language Test are SCQF credit rated and sit within the SCQF database.
ESOL Awards with LEB Secure English Language Test have been SCQF Credit Rated
mapped to SCQF Levels and are broadly comparable with other ESOL qualifications awarded.
A1 – Beginner
- At the A1 level, learners can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of simple needs. They can introduce themselves and others, ask and answer simple questions about personal details, and interact in a simple way provided the other person speaks slowly and clearly.
AT THIS LEVEL, INDIVIDUALS CAN:
- Understand simple phrases and expressions used in familiar situations.
- Use simple phrases and sentences to describe themselves, their facility, their immediate environment and other basic information.
- Understand short, simple texts containing familiar vocabulary and basic information.
- Write short, simple texts like postcards and notes about familiar topics.
