Accreditation of Technical Qualifications within T Levels and other updates

From:: Ofqual
Published: 21 January 2026

Applies to England

Summary

Proposals for subjecting Technical Qualifications within T Levels to an accreditation requirement and removing references to IfATE from Ofqual’s Qualification Level Conditions for Technical Qualifications.

This consultation is being held on another website.

This consultation closes at
11:59pm on 4 March 2026

Consultation description

Proposals for:

subjecting Technical Qualifications within T Levels to an accreditation requirement
removing references to IfATE from Ofqual’s Qualification Level Conditions for Technical Qualifications

Following the creation of Skills England and abolition of the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE), Ofqual has been notified by the Secretary of State for Education that it may determine whether Technical Qualifications within T Levels should be subject to an accreditation requirement. This consultation therefore sets out our proposal to add Technical Qualifications within T Levels to the list of qualifications subject to Ofqual’s accreditation requirement.

The abolition of IfATE and creation of Skills England also means that some parts of Ofqual’s Qualification Level Conditions, requirements and guidance for Technical Qualifications within T Levels need to be updated to amend or remove outdated references. This consultation proposes minor changes to do this.

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