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The QCF is dead; long live the RQF
Bethany HughesSenior Manager – Regulatory Policy & Vocational Qualifications Policy
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Aim of the session
• To help you:
• Understand Ofqual’s role
• Understand the new regulatory requirements
• Understand the RQF and how it differs from the QCF
• Understand what the changes mean to you
• Consider the role of employers in qualifications
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Part 1
Ofqual’s role
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About Ofqual
We are a non-ministerial Government department
We are the regulator of qualifications in England (except for degrees) and vocational qualifications in Northern Ireland – Recognise c165 awarding organisations to offer regulated
qualifications – 21000+ regulated qualifications on our register
“We regulate so that qualifications are sufficiently valid and trusted” (Corporate Plan, 2015-18)
We look at assessment and qualifications– Not at curriculum, funding or performance tables– Not at quality of teaching or training
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Recognition and regulation
We ‘recognise’ awarding organisations
We need to be satisfied that an organisation will provide sufficiently valid qualifications and that they have the expertise, governance, controls and financial capacity to continue to do so
Once recognised, awarding organisations must continue to meet our requirements (General Conditions)
Our Regulatory Strategy Statement explains our expectations of awarding organisations
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What makes a qualification sufficiently valid?
Should effectively assess the skills and knowledge taught in the qualification
Should enable results to be trusted as a measure of what a person can do
Purpose and content should meet the needs of end users e.g. employers
Should be kept under regular review – Whole lifecycle is important:
from design of qualification to evaluation of assessment
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Part 2
Understanding the
new regulatory requirements
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30th September 2015 – QCF Regulatory arrangements withdrawn
Withdrawn
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Withdrawal of the QCF
We have removed the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) rules, following review and consultation last year– Rules were too inflexible, sometimes got in the way of the most
appropriate qualification and assessment design– Unitised ‘building block’ approach did not guarantee quality of the
overall qualification when pieced together
No forced changes to qualifications and no new design rules– Not asking awarding organisations to change their existing
qualifications – Still have to comply with all our Conditions– Expect awarding organisations to be able to explain to us how
they are checking for validity
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1st October 2015 – revised General Conditions of Recognition come into effect
With:
• new supporting guidance
• new criteria on Total Qualification Time (TQT)
• new requirements and guidance on qualification and component levels
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Part 3
Understanding the RQF and
how it differs from the QCF
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The Regulated Qualifications Framework
• The new framework is created by the new Conditions on level and size
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The framework allows us to avoid this…
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RQF bookcase
Downloadable ‘postcard’ available at:www.gov.uk/government/publications/regulated-qualifications-framework-a-postcard andpinterest.com/ofqual/postcards
…and achieve this
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The RQF
The Regulated Qualifications Framework:
– Provides a way of understanding and describing the relative level and size of qualifications
– It says nothing about the design, structure or assessment of qualifications
– It is just a framework
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Part 4
Understanding what this means for you
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What do I need to do?
Answer:
Very little!
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Why?
These changes are ‘under the bonnet’:
• We are not recalibrating qualification levels
• Removing ‘QCF’ from the title does not change a qualification
• It is the responsibility of awarding organisations to review their qualifications’ size
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But…
You may be asked for your assistance:
• Awarding organisations must gather information from a reasonable* number of centres which offer their qualifications and other third parties, for example employers
• Awarding organisations may ask your views on other changes to their qualifications
* ‘Reasonable’ has its ordinary meaning – fair, proper, moderate in the circumstances
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What does the withdrawal of the QCF regulatory arrangements mean for you?
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Or…..
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What matters now?
That:
Qualifications assess effectively the knowledge, skills and understanding set out in the specification
Qualifications are trusted as a measure of what a person can do
Users believe that learners will benefit from the qualification
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Improving information on qualifications
CURRENT VERSION
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Improving information on qualifications
CURRENT VERSION
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Part 5
The role of employers in qualifications
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What we think employers want from knowledge and skills in qualifications
Right level of challenge
Current
Deliverable
Meet employer
needs
Transferable
Core skills to help move from job to job
Relevant to the sectorRelevant to large employers and SMEsFor recruitment, or development
Skills that can be taught and assessed
Up to date skills that reflect current working practice and recognise advancements
Skills at a level relevant to the job they enable/help
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Find out more…
Regulated Qualifications Framework:https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/reforming-regulation-of-vocational-qualifications
https://ofqual.blog.gov.uk/2015/10/01/explaining-the-rqf/
Speeches:www.gov.uk/government/speeches/qualifications-place-in-a-high-performing-vocational-system
Register of Regulated Qualifications:Current: http://register.ofqual.gov.uk
Alpha (prototype): http://alpharegister.ofqual.gov.uk/