Each of the four categories below are defined on a scale of 1-9.
PA – Practical Awards & equivalents
- A1 Assisting / Shadowing
- A2 PDTI Introductory Skills Award
- A3 PDTI Intermediate Skills Award
- A4 Teaching independently
- A5 PDTI Instructing Skills Award
- A6 PDTI Advanced Skills Award
- A7 PDTI Junior Tutor
- A8 PDTI Tutor
- A9 PDTI Senior Tutor
IE – Instructing Experience
- E0 No instructing experience
- E1 less than one year
- E2 1+ years
- E3 3+years
- E4 5+ years
- E5 7+ years
- E6 10+ years
- E7 15+ years
- E8 20+ years
- E9 25+ years
DH – Dog Handling
- H1 Less than 25 points
- H2 25+ points
- H3 50+ points
- H4 100+ points
- H5 200+ points
- H6 400+ points
- H7 750+ points
- H8 1,000+ points
- H9 2,000+ points
AS – Theory and Academic Study
- S1 Light reading
- S2 General books magazines and talks
- S3 Ongoing deliberate study
- S4 Considerable study/writer
- S5 In depth technical research
- S6 Subject authority
- L0 No Formal Certificates
- L1 Ofqual Level 1 (Basic / Introductory)
- L2 Ofqual Level 2 (GCSE/O'Level)
- L2 Ofqual Level 3 (A'Level)
- L4 Ofqual Level 4 (Higher Ed)
- L5 Ofqual Level 5 (Foundation)
- L6 Ofqual Level 6 (Degree)
- L7 Ofqual Level 7 (Post Grad)
- L8 Ofqual Level 8 (PhD)
- L9 Ofqual Level 9 (PhD Supervisor etc)