Research and analysis

The CASLO Approach

A design template for many vocational and technical qualifications in England - part of a series from Ofqual’s programme of research into the CASLO approach.

• From: Ofqual
• Published: 18 November 2024

Applies to England

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The CASLO Approach

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The CASLO Approach

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This report answers questions like these:

• what characterises the CASLO approach to qualification design?
• how does it contrast with other approaches to qualification design?
• why might a qualification designer decide to adopt the CASLO approach?

Authors

Paul E. Newton, Milja Curcin, Latoya Clarke, and Astera Brylka, from Ofqual’s Standards, Research, and Analysis Directorate.

The CASLO Research Programme

This report is part of a series that arose from Ofqual’s 2020 to 2024 programme of research into the CASLO approach:

1. The CASLO Research Programme: Overview of research projects conducted between 2020 and 2024.

2. The CASLO Approach: A design template for vocational and technical qualifications.

3. How ‘CASLO’ Qualifications Work. (This was published in February 2022.)

4. Origins and Evolution of the CASLO Approach in England: The importance of outcomes and mastery when designing vocational and technical qualifications.

5. Responding to Criticisms of the CASLO Approach (Report A): A taxonomy of potential problems.

6. Responding to Criticisms of the CASLO Approach (Report B): Views from awarding organisations.

7. Responding to Criticisms of the CASLO Approach (Report C): Views from qualification stakeholders.

8. Responding to Criticisms of the CASLO Approach (Report D): Properties of qualifications from the CASLO research programme.

9. Understanding Qualification Design: Insights from the 2020 to 2024 CASLO qualification research programme.