This document sets out the accreditation criterion we use to take decisions on accreditation for all qualifications which are subject to an accreditation requirement, currently:
Following the commencement of the Skills and Post-16 Education Act 2022, in 2023 Ofqual removed the accreditation requirement for Level 3 Technical Qualifications that form part of T Levels.
Updated to reflect the removal of the accreditation requirement for Technical Qualifications (TQs) within T Levels. Converted from PDF to HTML format.
Added detail about the accreditation requirement for GCSE computer science being temporarily revised.
Added Technical Qualifications to the list of qualifications subject to an accreditation requirement.
Removed the variation to the accreditation requirement on GCSE computer science.
Added detail about the accreditation requirement for GCSE computer science being temporarily revised.
New version (replacing Ofqual/14/5552) which updates Appendix 1 to set out accreditation end dates for all legacy GCSEs, AS and A levels.
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