Research and analysis

Delivery and award of vocational and technical qualifications in 2022

A review of the steps Ofqual took to oversee the delivery and award of VTQs from 2021 to 2022 and Ofqual’s regulation of apprenticeship EPAs from April 2021 to August 2022.

Applies to England

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The academic year 2021 to 2022 marked a return to large-scale exams and formal assessments in vocational and technical qualifications (VTQs) and other general qualifications for the first time since 2019. This was also a period where Ofqual’s responsibility for apprenticeship end-point assessment (EPAs) grew significantly as the majority of EPAs transitioned into the safety of regulation.

Published 15 December 2022