Diploma120 credits
Level 5 diplomas in Accounting and Finance
Four programmes, two from each awarding body, split evenly between the 120-credit Diploma and the 240-credit Extended Diploma. The OTHM pair follows a regular six-units-per-level pattern with published total qualification time; the Qualifi pair lists its units without credit values on its web pages, so read the specification before you compare hours. None of these is a professional accountancy qualification, and we do not present them as a substitute for one: they are the academic half of an accounting career, pitched at year two of a degree.
Diplomas and Extended Diplomas in this sector
Extended Diploma240 credits
2 Extended Diplomas
The Accounting and Finance programmes as data
Same columns as the full table, restricted to this sector. Tick rows to compare.
| Compare | Ofqual no. | Open | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level 5 Diploma in Accounting and Business6 units · Level 4 qualification or equivalent | OTHM | Diploma | 120 | Accounting and Finance | 610/1479/5 | ||
| Level 5 Diploma in Accounting and Finance6 units · Level 4 qualification or equivalent · facts only | Qualifi | Diploma | 120 | Accounting and Finance | 610/0797/3 | ||
| Level 5 Extended Diploma in Accounting and Business12 units · Level 3 qualification or equivalent · facts only | OTHM | Extended Diploma | 240 | Accounting and Finance | 610/0728/6 | ||
| Level 5 Extended Diploma in Accounting and Finance12 units · Assessed by the centre; see specification · facts only | Qualifi | Extended Diploma | 240 | Accounting and Finance | 610/3329/7 |
Data note. "Facts only" marks pages where our commentary is not yet written; those pages carry the awarding body's data but are not offered to search engines until the notes are written. Ofqual numbers are as listed on the Ofqual register.
Choosing within Accounting and Finance
Start from what you hold
A Level 4 qualification in a related subject points to a Diploma; a Level 3 qualification points to an Extended Diploma. This decides more than anything else on the page.
Then read the unit lists
Where both awarding bodies offer a programme in this sector, the unit titles show how each frames the subject. Open two programme pages in separate tabs, or use the compare tool.
Then check the hours
Total qualification time is published for most OTHM programmes and not for most Qualifi ones on their web listings. Where the figure is missing, the specification PDF linked from the programme page has it.
Not sure which credit value you need?
Tell us your highest qualification and we will say which of the 120-credit Diploma and the 240-credit Extended Diploma LSPM's entry criteria open to you, and how to start the application.