The phrase "alternative qualifications" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to different types of credentials or certifications that may not be traditional or standard but are still valid for a particular purpose.
Example: "The job posting encourages applicants with alternative qualifications to apply, as we value diverse experiences and skills."
Alternatives: "non-traditional qualifications" or "different credentials".
Universities are changing the way they think about candidates with alternative qualifications.
To fill places lesser-known universities are having to look at candidates with "alternative qualifications".
(It focuses on PhDs, but could encompass teachers whose positions require law degrees or other alternative qualifications).
Some of the alternative qualifications were genuinely better for some kids and it's not fair on others not to allow retakes.
Speaking to the Telegraph, Mr Budge said more schools should follow suit by limiting exposure to GCSEs and placing a bigger emphasis on alternative qualifications.
(It focuses on PhDs, but could encompass teachers whose positions require law degrees or other alternative qualifications). "Inclusivity" for a systematically exploited group is only a patch.
Thirdly, increasing numbers of "middle-ability" pupils have switched from GCSE to to an alternative qualification, the iGCSE.
The fall in the number taking GCSE English – about 200,000 lower than the number taking maths – appears to have been the result of more schools entering pupils for the iGCSE English exam, an alternative qualification not included in these figures.
The number of pupils taking Chinese GCSE has begun to increase again after a drop off in 2012, which was largely due to many switching to the alternative ICGSE qualification.
But in English the effect was reversed, as schools moved more able pupils into the alternative iGCSE qualification, the last year they will be able to do so under a policy introduced by former education secretary Michael Gove.
Candidates for radiology generally already had several years of clinical experience in other specialties and because entry was highly competitive, most had voluntarily opted to pursue an alternative postgraduate qualification.
