Guidance

Appeals in VTQ: guide to the data submission process

Guide to Ofqual's submission process.

• From: Ofqual
• Published: 19 March 2021
• Last updated: 1 May 2026
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  1. 1 May 2026

     Updated the document template and clarified aspects of the text. Also made a number of updates to validation rules, as listed in the 'recent changes to this guidance' section of the main guidance.

  2. 30 April 2024

     The VTQ Appeals template has been changed to candidate level.

  3. 30 August 2023

     What data will be collected? section has been updated

  4. 15 February 2023

     Made it clear in the document which countries it applies to, fixed an error with the regular expression in row 1 of the file format, and applied some minor formatting changes.

  5. 26 January 2023

     'What data will be collected' - clarified that data should include appeals relating to all candidates taking the specified qualifications. 'When will the data collected' - updated the number of reporting deadlines for collection from 3 to 2. Updated the 'General completion guidelines' section to include guidance on appeals not to include, guidance on multiple appeal submissions, clarifying the 'NumberOfCandidates' field, clarifying the 'TypeOfDecisionAppealed' field and what to do if the effect of the qualification level grade is unknown at the data cut-off point.

  6. 16 November 2022

     HTML document has been updated - reference to TAGs has been removed.

  7. 9 November 2022

     Updates made to general completion guidance and the list of grounds of appeal.

  8. 27 July 2021

     Updated guidance and example CSV file provided.

  9. 19 March 2021

     First published.

Applies to England

Documents

Appeals in vocational and technical qualifications: guide to the data submission process

Ref: Ofqual/23/7004

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Details

Guidance for awarding organisations submitting candidate level data on vocational and technical qualification appeals made for assessments taken or decisions made during the academic year (1 September to 31 August).