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Qualification Types
Our definitions for qualification types.
A bachelor's degree is the lowest level of degree at a university and normally requires at least 3 years of full-time study.
A diploma is completed at a tertiary level and normally requires 2 years of full-time study.
A certificate is completed at a tertiary level and normally takes 1 year of full-time study to complete.
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.