Qualification Types

Our definitions for qualification types.

  • Bachelor's degree

    A bachelor's degree is the lowest level of degree at a university and normally requires at least 3 years of full-time study.

  • Diploma

    A diploma is completed at a tertiary level and normally requires 2 years of full-time study.

  • Certificate

    A certificate is completed at a tertiary level and normally takes 1 year of full-time study to complete.

  • Postgraduate study

    Postgraduate study is any higher-level study, usually undertaken after you have completed a bachelor's degree. The number of full-time years to complete it varies.