Ofqual’s consultation on the assessment and grading of vocational, technical and other qualifications.

Following the decision to cancel a range of exams and assessments in vocational and technical qualifications due to the closure of schools, colleges and training providers to curtail the spread of coronavirus, and to ensure that students taking vocational and technical qualifications can receive grades this summer, Ofqual has launched a consultation on their proposed arrangements.

The consultation refers to the arrangements for awarding vocational and technical qualifications offered in Wales, England, and Northern Ireland, regulated by Qualifications Wales, Ofqual, and CCEA, and serving a range of purposes, to ensure that students are not disadvantaged by these unprecedented circumstances.

The consultation will open on 24 April 2020 and all responses must be submitted to Ofqual by 8 May 2020.

Eduqas welcomes this consultation and will take into account views of a range of stakeholders in submitting its response to Ofqual.

Further information on the consultation is available on Qualifications Wales' website and also on Ofqual's website.