14 to 19 technical and applied qualifications: technical guidance
Guidance for awarding organisations submitting technical and applied qualifications for school and college performance tables.
Applies to England
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These guidance documents explain the requirements for the Department for Education to include:
- technical qualifications for 14- to 16-year olds in the 2024 school and college performance tables
- technical awards, technical certificates, tech levels or applied general qualifications in the key stage 4 and 16 to 18 performance tables from 2020
The next review to submit qualifications for key stage 4 (14 to 16) performance tables will be for 2027 performance tables.
We expect to publish the technical guidance and process for submitting qualifications for key stage 4 2027 performance tables in autumn 2023. We plan to open the submission process in late 2023. Sign up to alerts for this page to find out when the submission process opens.
We’re not adding any new qualifications for 16- to 18-year olds to the performance tables while the post-16 qualifications review is taking place.
Contact technical.education@education.gov.uk if you have any queries.
Technical guides for earlier performance tables are available in the National Archives.
Last updated 8 February 2023 + show all updates
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Removed out of date documents. Updated the page details with information about the next review to submit qualifications for key stage 4 performance tables.
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Added 2024 performance tables technical guide, '2024 key stage 4 performance tables: process for submitting qualifications' and contact details proforma.
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Updated guidance about delaying the implementation of the new key stage 4 performance tables qualifications approvals process due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
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Added '14 to 16 qualifications technical guide: 2023 process for submitting qualifications'.
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Added '14 to 16 qualifications technical guide: 2023 performance tables'.
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Updated document '14 to 19 qualifications inclusion application process guide: 2020 performance tables'.
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Updated to add 2020 technical guide and application process guide.
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First published.