ABSTRACT
A module is a measurable unit of learning and assessment leading to the award of credit. A group of selected modules will normally lead to a designated qualification. A commonly accepted educational credit would be extremely useful because it would allow for credit to be used as a measure for quite different types of student achievement. The "A Basis for Credit" (ABC) model is described and its potential for creating a more flexible post-compulsory educational system is analysed. The ABC model is based upon similar premises to the Council for National Academic Awards (CNAA) system, with the important difference that 30 rather than 120 credits become the yardstick for a typical full-time course. The chapter indicates that Credit and Accumulation Transfer (CAT) is well advanced in higher education because of the pioneering work of the CNAA and the widespread adoption of the CNAA model. Embryonic CAT schemes are characterised by the absence of an institutional framework exhibiting the features.
