Introducing new Criteria for Recognition

Ofqual has consulted on the introduction of new Criteria for Recognition to secure the safe and timely delivery of 3 new types of qualification for post-16 students that were announced following the government’s Curriculum and Assessment Review (CAR).

The proposed criteria allow Ofqual to ensure any awarding organisation that currently has the capabilities required to successfully deliver the first of these new qualifications, in September 2027, has the opportunity to do so. At the same time, awarding organisations that intend to deliver the new qualifications in the future can use the criteria to understand the capabilities they are likely to need in order to do so. We will review our approach to recognition and consult again in time for the second tranche of the new qualifications.