ATHE/OTHM Diploma vs Extended Diploma for WES Level 4

[dearshane]

Hey everybody! I have a small but burning question about the ATHE/OTHM distance qualifications from the UK. After reading numerous posts on the forum, I saw many people saying that its important to get an extended diploma - and not the standard diploma. I understand that a standard diploma is worth 60 credits and an extended one is worth 120 credits. My question is, if the qualification is titled Diploma in Business and Administrative Management but has 120 credits, will it still be evaluated as a 1 year cert by WES? I'm asking this as most qualifications I found on Globaledulink and other websites have 120 credit qualifications but are titled as 'Diplomas' and not Extended Diplomas.

Also, did can you share if you did an ECA for your Level 4 ATHE/OTHM qualification and the result you got for the summary?

Thank you so much for all your assistance!

 

[dearshane]

Any help at all will be so appreciated

 

[abqalhamairi]

Level 4 with 120 credits are equivalent to a 1 year undergraduate certificate by WES. The name does not matter, however, I would highly suggest if you go through ATHE as I know one case by OTHM given the unrecognized institution by WES.

 

[dearshane]

Thank you so much for your help!