Criteria for Recognition
Criteria for assessing applications to be recognised by Ofqual to develop or award regulated qualifications.
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- Ofqual
- Published
- 16 May 2011
- Last updated
-
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Applies to England
Documents
Criteria for Recognition for V Level, Foundation Certificate and Occupational Certificate
Ref: Ofqual/26/7335/2
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ThisThere documentare 2 sets outof theCriteria criteriafor weRecognition. We use them to decide whether or not to recognise youan whenorganisation that applies to develop, deliver and award regulated qualifications.
The first Criteria for Recognition covers most qualification descriptions that you may apply tofor. beThey ableare tonot developfor:
- V
orLevel
- Foundation
awardCertificate
- Occupational Certificate
These are covered by the second set of qualification‑specific criteria. At present, only regulated qualifications.awarding organisations can apply to expand their scope of recognition to include these.
For more information about recognition and how to apply, read our guide to applying to have your qualifications regulated .
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Criteria for Recognition for V Level, Foundation Certificate and Occupational Certificate
Ref: Ofqual/26/7335/2
HTML
Details
ThisThere documentare 2 sets outof theCriteria criteriafor weRecognition. We use them to decide whether or not to recognise youan whenorganisation that applies to develop, deliver and award regulated qualifications.
The first Criteria for Recognition covers most qualification descriptions that you may apply tofor. beThey ableare tonot developfor:
- V
orLevel
- Foundation
awardCertificate
- Occupational Certificate
These are covered by the second set of qualification‑specific criteria. At present, only regulated qualifications.awarding organisations can apply to expand their scope of recognition to include these.
For more information about recognition and how to apply, read our guide to applying to have your qualifications regulated .
Updates to this page
Published 16 May 2011
Last updated 234 JanuaryJune 2024
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href="#full-history">+ show all updates
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Details
ThisThere documentare 2 sets outof theCriteria criteriafor weRecognition. We use them to decide whether or not to recognise youan whenorganisation that applies to develop, deliver and award regulated qualifications.
The first Criteria for Recognition covers most qualification descriptions that you may apply tofor. beThey ableare tonot developfor:
- V
orLevel - Foundation
awardCertificate - Occupational Certificate
These are covered by the second set of qualification‑specific criteria. At present, only regulated qualifications.awarding organisations can apply to expand their scope of recognition to include these.
For more information about recognition and how to apply, read our guide to applying to have your qualifications regulated .