Ofqual has today (10 July 2018) launched a consultation on
our approach to regulating the new Technical Qualifications
that will sit within T Levels. The Institute for
Apprenticeships has overarching responsibility for the T
Level programme and recently consulted on outline subject
content for the first three pathways. Ofqual’s consultation
provides an opportunity for anyone with an interest in the
new Technical Qualifications to shape our thinking on how
we will frame our rules, including on issues such as how
assessments should be set and marked, when assessments and
retakes can be taken, and certification requirements. The
consultation will run for 4 weeks, until 6 August.
Commenting on today’s publication, Sally Collier, Chief
Regulator, said:
It is important that the new Technical Qualifications
play their part in delivering what employers need. To do
this they need to be high quality, reliable, comparable,
of the right level of demand and trusted. This
consultation will help ensure that Technical
Qualifications, and the T Levels of which they form a
part, are set up to succeed. I would encourage anyone
with an interest in these new qualifications to give us
their views on the proposals we have set out.
We are consulting on our policy approach to regulating all
parts of the Technical Qualifications and would welcome
views in all aspects of this consultation. We recognise,
however, that given the scale of our proposals, respondents
may not wish to respond to the whole consultation. We would
encourage individuals to respond to those areas that are of
interest to them but we are particularly interested in
views on:
- Setting and marking assessments (page 38)
- Results and certification (page 30)
- Retakes (page 24)
We also are holding three events in support of the
consultation to give an opportunity for people to hear
about our proposals, ask any questions and provide their
views. These are:
- 23 July 2018, 10:30 to 3:30 – Park Plaza County Hall,
London, SE1 7RY
- 24 July 2018, 11:30 to 16:30 – The Village, Coventry,
CV4 9GZ
- 31 July 2018, 10:30 to 15:30 – Mercure Manchester
Piccadilly Hotel, Manchester, M1 4PH
You can book your place on
our event page. Please note, depending on the level of
interest, we may need to restrict attendance to a maximum
of 2 representatives from each organisation.
Following this policy consultation we will analyse
responses in collaboration with the Institute and consult
on the wording of the rules we will apply to Technical
Qualifications. We anticipate running an 8-week technical
consultation, beginning in early September.
