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Qualification funding approval manual

Qualifications with removed funding approval

How we treat qualifications with removed funding approval. Why and when we have removed or will remove funding approval for groups of qualifications.

Qualifications with the same or similar content

Common Approval Principle 11 states that we will not approve new qualifications that have the same or similar content to qualifications where funding approval has already been withdrawn, or we have announced it will be removed.

Review of post-16 qualifications reform

The government published the Post-16 education and skills white paper and the Post-16 level 3 and below pathways consultation setting the direction for further reforms to post-16 qualifications at level 3 and below.