Phil degree equivalent in UK

Hi, I’m not sure which topic to post this under as this is related to education and career options, but here goes:
My Phils bachelors degree was assessed by UK NARIC as equivalent to Bachelors (ordinary) degree. After doing a bit of research, it’s still not equivalent to a BA or BSc Honours degree here, so my question is, in terms of options (career or education), what could I possibly do here with this qualification?

To give you a background, I’ve had 8 years of experience working in Human Resources/ Training for a multinational company back home. My bachelors degree was in Psychology.

Thanks!

@meriam17

BA is Bachelor of Arts
BSc is a Bachelor of Science

They come with or without honours. The difference is in the achieved score. So a Bachelor degree is a degree whether it is with or without honours. Many jobs \ careers that require a degree do not specify a (sub)class requirement.

What was the multinational company? Maybe you could work for them here in the UK?

Here is an example:

https://www.ucas.com/ucas/after-gcs...ore-jobs/job-profile/secondary-school-teacher

Of course for teaching you would have to spend a year gaining a teaching certificate first.

For teaching at primary level the class of degree or content is not crucial.

https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/eligibility-for-teacher-training

Notice this bit:

Overseas qualifications
“ If all or part of your qualifications are from outside the UK, you should contact the schools or universities you would like to train with, as they make the final decision if your qualifications meet the minimum requirements - you may be asked to formally recognise any overseas qualifications through UK NARIC. You can compare overseas qualifications to the British degree standard on GOV.UK to find out what bursary you could receive. “

Sorry this is out of Meriam17 question.

Just a question for @Sanders if a degree is assessed by UK Naric as an equivalent to Bachelor's degree in UK but without honour, can that be use in the visa app, let's say to meet A2 or B1? I wonder if my bachelor's degree in Electronic Engineering would suffice to meet A2 or B1 requirement. Anyone knows?

I am not certain about that. I guess yes.

But if you or your partner phone UKNARIC they will tell you I am sure. I phoned them a few years ago and they were helpful over the phone.

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To my mind you have satisfied that hurdle ie your degree is the equivalent of a U.K. degree.

Nice subject, by the way. The U.K. has been short of Engineers in recent years.

Thank you for the info. Will call them.

Dunno if I can easily get an Engineering job though once I have my spouse visa. They said, you have to get a further Engineering certificate to work as an engineer here.

I am not certain about that. My thinking is that if your degree is equivalent to a U.K. degree in Electronic Engineering then it should suffice.

I work with Engineers and my employer has a degree in ElectronicEngineering.

Maybe you are thinking of a Masters degree? Sometimes employers require a first degree and a Masters.

no, just a bachelor's. I hope to find an engineering post.

You can start by looking for jobs that are very similar to the background that you have? From there, you or maybe your company would pay for your further studies or qualification (a lot of them do that specially if they see your potential).

I know for now we are thinking if our education is of any use for our visa application. It might or it might not - but thats not the point. In order to progress anywhere, you will need continuous training.

One major thing to think about is the fact that ph education was and is very closely linked to the American system - so our curriculum is very different to those in the uk.

Thanks for this, it’s very helpful I would probably start looking into jobs that are a similar role as I had previously, hopefully I’ll be able to land one.

I think the issue may be if you want to become a chartered engineer. Getting an engineering job sometimes requires a chartered engineer. There are loads of jobs that don't though. My advice would be to contact the IEE or whatever its called these days and ask them about your degreee. Offer no knowledge in return though. They will say what you require. That knowledge is also welcome in interviews, that they think you are looking to get chartered.

I used to work in control systems as a real time software engineer so I worked with lots of electrical engineers on my projects. Engineers do not have the same respect or status in the UK that they do in other parts of the world unfortunately

Chartered Engineering. Yes. I had been meaning to apply for Chartership myself. I recently gave up on the idea for a number of reasons, partly as I am not far off retirement. Although not an Engineer myself, I work amongst them and there was a route in for me there. In my field, Engineers are not typically chartered but there have been signs that that might change.

I have background in engineering from working in different countries. I'm open to have further studies/training/qualification. It's just that if my bachelor's degree is equiv to bachelor's degree in UK as per UK Naric, then I could save money, time and effort to get IELTS A2/B1 certification since I'm far from London.

Consulting engineering companies insist on chartership.

thanks for the info

Have your transcript assesed by the eng’g body you would like to be associated with.

I did the same (not eng’g) and the chartered body gave me exemptions for the basic level (due to my appropriate international experience) but i still need to pass more than 9 of the remaining exams plus the relevant uk experience. Might take me more than 3 years but we all have to start somewhere.

You can do IELTS in many places in the UK, Mica did hers in Manchester, if you need to

UK Naric will do both I believe- assess our Phil bachelors degree and compare it with UK curriculum/equivalent and also assess the level of English knowledge. However they do require a certificate from the Phil university saying that our degree was taught in English. If I had known this before, I would have tried to request a certificate from my school. But I am not sure if they would issue a certificate since I did have Filipino subjects in my curriculum.

My purpose for UK Naric assessment (for now) is for UK Settlement Visa, English requirement A2/B1, not for work related.

For chartered qualification, I will cross the bridge when I get there.

Will keep that in mind. Thanks!

Thanks! Will try to request a certificate from my school. I think I had 1 fil subject before.