The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) is the national credit transfer system for all levels of qualifications in Scotland. It incorporates the Scottish Qualifications Certificate, Higher National Certificate, Higher National Diploma, Scottish Vocational Qualification (SVQ) (equivalent to National Vocational Qualification (NVQ)) and all Degrees of Scottish Higher Education Institutions. It is managed by a partnership of the Scottish Qualifications Authority, the Association of Scotland's Colleges (ASC), QAA Scotland, Universities Scotland and the Scottish Government . England, Wales and Northern Ireland have been developing the National Qualifications Framework in a similar fashion and the SCQF integrates with the European credit transfer system.