Applying our general rules to Technical Qualifications (Condition TQ1)
Rules and guidance on the application of our general rules to Technical Qualifications, including some general rules which do not apply
- TQ1.1 In respect of each Technical Qualification which an awarding organisation makes available, or proposes to make available, the following General Conditions of Recognition do not apply –
- (a) Condition E1,
- (b) Condition E7,
- (c) Condition I1, and
- (d) in respect of Learners assessed in England –
- (i) Condition I3, and
- (ii) Condition I4.
The Outline Content on which each Technical Qualification will be based will be subject to periodic review by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.
As part of the evidence to inform its own review of a Technical Qualification under Condition D3.1, an awarding organisation should have regard to the outcomes of any review of the Outline Content by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education, as well as any feedback from the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education or Ofqual on the Technical Qualification itself.
Under Condition H6.1, an awarding organisation must issue results for all Technical Qualifications which it makes available. Where Learners are assessed in England, we expect an awarding organisation to issue results to the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education or the Education and Skills Funding Agency, as relevant, which will then issue the Learner with a T Level certificate, or Statement of Achievement, where appropriate, on behalf of the Secretary of State.
We also expect an awarding organisation to issue results to a Learner or any Relevant Centre. In doing so it should make clear that what has been issued (for example a summary of results) is neither a Learner’s overall result for his or her T Level, nor a certificate for that T Level or the Technical Qualification.
An awarding organisation must ensure that the results issued to a Learner provide sufficient detail to allow that Learner to make an informed decision as to whether to –
- (a) take any assessment again,
- (b) request a review of marking under Condition TQ16.
Under Condition I4, an awarding organisation must issue certificates for a Technical Qualification to each Learner assessed outside England who is entitled to such a certificate.
We expect those certificates to include a concise indication of the content of particular Occupational Specialism(s) that a Learner has taken as part of the qualification.