Work-based Learning FAQs

The rebate relates to qualifications that had a mitigation of ‘calculated results' for summer 2020. This means that 'normal’ assessment activities could not take place, due to COVID-19.  

The following qualification suites were affected by this: 

• Functional skills, where a fee is normally applied, e.g. for an external assessment. Centres who progressed CAGs during this time will receive a 20% rebate on this fee. This applies to any learners with test bookings between 15 May – 15 June. 
• Centres who progressed CAGs for BTEC Level 2 and 3, where no Standards Verification took place, or external testing took place due to COVID-19 and where qualification awards were received this summer, a rebate of 6% will be made for these qualifications.

For BTECs (Entry Level to Level 3) that formed part of the Work-Based learning suite of qualifications, where we were able to continue with Standards Verification remotely, these qualifications are not eligible for a rebate.

We are looking to move all verification visits to remote. This means that we do not expect visits to take place and instead verification will be conducted through e-portfolio systems, electronic evidence submission, or postal sampling. 

Please check the relevant Sector Guidance document and the Quality Assurance Handbooks for more information. 

You can submit your sample electronically, via your own preferred provider (i.e. Google classroom, Dropbox, OneFile etc.). Alternatively, you can post your sample.

We encourage you enable access to your remote systems but understand that this may be restricted to personnel on site. It’s important you work with your LSV/SV to complete or delay the verification process.

Please check the relevant Sector Guidance document and the Quality Assurance Handbook for further information.

Please do not submit original work. In any cases of us needing to reassign your SV, or the work being lost, we will need to be able to access a copy.

Please check the Quality Assurance Handbook for more information.

For providers who can continue assessment and require verification to release certification, please contact your External Examiner to complete the quality assurance process remotely. External examination should continue using a combination of video and photographic everidence, and audio-visual remote technology. Please review the relevant Sector Guidance document for further information.

A centre-assessed grade may only be put forward if all normal or adapted assessments have been exhausted. 

For some Licence to Practise qualifications, there may be no other option but to delay assessment until it is safe to do so or once government restrictions have been lifted. Where adaptations are possible, these have been detailed in the Sector Guidance documents.     

Please check the relevant Sector Guidance document for further information.

Any centres facilitating assessments are to ensure arrangements are made to follow government advice regarding social distancing. Where this makes assessment impossible, delaying the assessment is advised.

We continue to explore proctoring solutions to support centres during this period, more information will follow.