Achievement Levels Explained

Each of the four categories below are defined on a scale of 1-9.

PA – Practical Awards & equivalents

  1. A1 Assisting / Shadowing
  2. A2 PL1 Introductory Skills / over 1yr
  3. A3 PL2 Instructing Skills / over 2yrs
  4. A4 Teaching independently over 3yrs
  5. A5 PL3 Behavioural Training Skills
  6. A6 PDTI PL4 Adv Behavioural Training Skills
  7. A7 PDTI Junior Tutor
  8. A8 PDTI Tutor
  9. A9 PDTI Senior Tutor

IE – Instructing Experience

  1. E1 Less than one year
  2. E2 1+ years
  3. E3 3+years
  4. E4 5+ years
  5. E5 7+ years
  6. E6 10+ years
  7. E7 15+ years
  8. E8 20+ years
  9. E9 25+ years

DH – Dog Handling

  1. H1 Less than 25 points
  2. H2 25+ points
  3. H3 50+ points
  4. H4 100+ points
  5. H5 200+ points
  6. H6 400+ points
  7. H7 750+ points
  8. H8 1,000+ points
  9. H9 2,000+ points

AS – Theory and Academic Study

  1. S1 Light reading
  2. S2 General books magazines and talks
  3. S3 Ongoing deliberate study
  4. S4 Considerable study/writer
  5. S5 In depth technical research
  6. S6 Subject authority
  7. L0 No Formal Certificates
  8. L1 Ofqual Level 1 (Basic / Introductory)
  9. L2 Ofqual Level 2 (GCSE/O'Level)
  10. L3 Ofqual Level 3 (A'Level)
  11. L4 Ofqual Level 4 (Higher Ed)
  12. L5 Ofqual Level 5 (Foundation)
  13. L6 Ofqual Level 6 (Degree)
  14. L7 Ofqual Level 7 (Post Grad)
  15. L8 Ofqual Level 8 (PhD)
  16. L9 Ofqual Level 9 (PhD Supervisor etc)