Jonathan Wells writes that Ofqual can confirm that 20 Functional Skills qualifications have been accredited ready for teaching from September 2010. I understand that this is just the start of many such announcements and don't read anything into the short list of the fact that AQA didn't get anything or that English level 2 won't be assessed. It's because only qualifications that fully meet the required standards can be accredited by Ofqual whereas in the past many were accredited "with conditions". That's changed now.
More Functional Skills qualifications will be accredited as awarding organisations submit revised specifications that meet the criteria and it is expected that significantly more will be approved by May.
Learners wishing to start their Diploma in September can be confident that they will be able to start as planned and the required component qualifications will be available.
Notes:
Functional Skills in English, mathematics and ICT are stand alone qualifications available to a range of learners, designed to enable those individuals to work effectively and independently. They are also a required component of the Diploma qualification and of Apprenticeships and Foundation Learning.
Details of the accredited courses will be placed on the National Database of Accredited Qualifications (NDAQ), which can be found here:http://www.accreditedqualifications.org.uk/index.aspx
The qualifications accredited so far are:
- Edexcel, English, Entry 2
- Edexcel, English, Entry 3
- NOCN, Mathematics, Entry 1
- OCR, ICT, Entry 1
- OCR, ICT, Entry 2
- OCR, ICT, Entry 3
- C&G, ICT, Entry 1
- C&G, ICT, Entry 2
- Edexcel, ICT, Entry 3
- OCR, ICT, Level 1
- OCR, ICT, Level 2
- WJEC, ICT, Level 2
- Edexcel, English, Entry 1
- NOCN, English, Level 1
- OCR, Mathematics, Entry 1
- OCR, Mathematics, Entry 2
- OCR, Mathematics, Entry 3
- NOCN, Mathematics, Level 1
- WJEC, Mathematics, Level 1
- WJEC, Mathematics, Level 2
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