Guidance
File format: Key Dates
Updated 1 May 2026
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| Name | Description | Position | Description of Regular Expression | Validation Regular Expression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Title of the key event, milestone or date for qualification group that centres must be aware of. See Template 1: Key dates specific completion guidelines for more detail | 1 | 1 to 250 characters accepted | ^.{1,250}$ |
| QualificationType | Type of qualification. | 2 | Accepted values: Applied General Qualification, Other General Qualification, Vocationally Related Qualification, Technical Qualification, Performing Arts Graded Qualification, Occupational Qualification, Other Vocational Qualification | ^(Applied General Qualification|Other General Qualification|Vocationally Related Qualification|Technical Qualification|Performing Arts Graded Qualification|Occupational Qualification|Other Vocational Qualification)$ |
| AOQualificationGroup | Title of qualification group that this event related to. Where multiple qualification groups have the same date, include a new entry for each. See Template 1: Key dates specific completion guidelines for more detail | 3 | 1 to 150 characters accepted | ^.{1,150}$ |
| StartDate | Start date of the event | 4 | The date in the following format: year (4 digits), a dash, month (2 digits), a dash, day-of-month (2 digits). Format accepted yyyy-mm-dd | ^(20)\d\d[-](0[1-9]|1[012])[-](0[19]|[12][0-9]|3[01])$ |
| EndDate | Date that event ends | 5 | The date in the following format: year (4 digits), a dash, month (2 digits), a dash, day-of-month (2 digits). Format accepted yyyy-mm-dd | ^(20)\d\d[-](0[1-9]|1[012])[-](0[19]|[12][0-9]|3[01])$ |
| AdditionalDescription | Additional information (text or webpage) about the event. The description will not be displayed on main information hub page but will be available as part of CSV download and calendar. | 6 | 1 to 250 characters accepted | ^.{1,250}$ |