Guidance

VTQ AO-centre relationships: guide to the data submission process

Guide to Ofqual's submission process.

Applies to England, Northern Ireland and Wales

Updates to this page

Published 3 July 2025
Last updated 281 JanuaryMay 2026 + show all updates
  1. Updated the document template and clarified aspects of the text. Updated list of qualifications in scope to now list qualifications not in scope.

  2. The column CentreURN column will now accepted 7 digits, rather than 6 digits.

  3. Added a example template for VTQ AO Centre relationship templates.

  4. HTML Link for the Country column has been made interactive. Line breaks included for the Country column to improve readability.

  5. A change to the guidance for the Country column - in both the HTML text as well as the new attached fileformat.csv

  6. First published.

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