This dataset covers vocational qualifications starting 2012 to present for England.
It is updated every quarter.
In the dataset, the number of certificates issued are rounded to the nearest 5 and values less than 5 appear as 0~ to preserve confidentiality (and a 0 represents no certificates).
Where a qualification has been owned by more than one awarding organisation at different points in time, a separate row is given for each organisation.
Published 4 December 2014 Last updated 15 June 2023 +show all updates
Added the January to March 2023 release to the collection.
Added the October to December 2022 release to the collection.
Updated the quarter 3 2022 values after an awarding organisation noticed an error in their data and resubmitted figures. A total of 179,285 (rounded) certifications were added.
Added the July to September 2022 release to the collection.
Added the April to June 2022 release to the collection.
Added the January to March 2022 release to the collection.
Latest dataset (Q4 - October to December 2021) uploaded
Latest dataset (Q3 - July to September 2021) uploaded
Latest dataset (Q2 - April to June 2021) uploaded
Latest dataset (Q1 - January to March 2021) uploaded
Latest dataset (Q4 - October to December 2020) uploaded
Latest dataset (Q3 - July to September 2020) uploaded
Latest dataset (Q2 - April to June 2020) uploaded
Latest dataset (Q1 - January to March 2020) uploaded
Latest dataset (Q4 - October to December 2019) uploaded
Latest dataset (Q3 - July to September 2019) uploaded
Republished the dataset because one of the awarding organisations (Pearson) has resubmitted their data which has increased the number of certificates awarded by them in Q2 2019 by nearly 150K.
Added a user note on resubmission of data by Pearson.
Latest dataset (Q2 - April to June 2019) uploaded
Latest dataset (Q1 - January to March 2019) uploaded
