| QCA | Common European Framework | National Language Standards | ESB | ||||||
| NQF | NSAL | Key Skills | A Language in Common | EAL/ESOL Spoken Comm. & Presentation | ESOL (Skills for Life) | ESOL for Work | |||
| 5 | (Level 5) | National Curriculum Levels 2-8 | Level 5 | ||||||
| 4 | Level 4 | (C2.2) | |||||||
| 3 | Level 3 | C2 Mastery | Level 3 | ||||||
| 2 | Level 2 | Level 2 | C1 Operational Proficiency | Level 4 | Level 2 | Level 2 | |||
| 1 | Level 1 | Level 1 | B2 Vantage | Level 3 | Level 1 | Level 1 | Level 1 | ||
| Entry | Entry 3 | B1 Threshold | Level 2 | Entry 3 | Entry 3 | Entry 3 | |||
| Entry 2 | A2 Waystage | Level 1 | Entry 2 | Entry 2 | |||||
| Entry 1 | Level 1 Secure/ Threshold | A1 Breakthrough | (Entry) | Entry 1 | Entry 1 | ||||
| EAL Step 2 | Pre-Entry | Pre-Entry | |||||||
| EAL Step 1 | |||||||||
| National Qualification Framework (UK) | QCA National Standards for adult literacy and numeracy, 2000 | QCA Key Skills Units, 2000 | QCA A Language in Common, 2000 | Council of Europe, Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, CUP 2001 | Languages National Training Organisation, The National Language Standards, 2000 | English Speaking Board | |||