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Academic qualifications include:

- GCSEs
- A-Levels
- University-level qualifications (e.g., Bachelor's, Master's, Postgraduate degrees, Diplomas)

Vocational qualifications, such as certain BTECs and NVQs/GNVQs, are industryspecific and not classified as academic in the traditional sense. Examples include qualifications in hair and beauty, motor vehicle maintenance, and plumbing and heating engineering.

If a candidate lists both GCSEs and a vocational NVQ (e.g., in Hair and Makeup), we will verify the GCSEs as their highest academic qualification. 

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