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This guide will help apprentices find out what to expect from the end-point assessment (EPA), an independent assessment at the final stage of an apprenticeship.
Ofqual’s Executive Director for Vocational and Technical Qualifications discusses protecting the interests of apprentices and driving quality in assessment.
Sector Subject Area 6 title change
Consultation outcome
The Sector Subject Area (SSA) classification system is used to classify qualifications into sectors or subject areas. It is owned by Ofqual and used widely across the education and skills system.
For Level 3, Level 1/2 and Level 2 vocational and technical qualifications (VTQs) used for progression and taken alongside or in place of A-levels and GCSEs.
Ofqual Student Guide 2024
Guidance
This guide provides you with information about this year’s arrangements for qualifications regulated by Ofqual. It also explains what support is in place when taking exams and assessments.
Ofqual: rolling update
Guidance
Recent updates regarding regulated qualifications.
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The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) regulates qualifications, examinations and assessments in England.
Ofqual is a non-ministerial department.
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Coventry
CV1 3BH
United Kingdom
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0300 303 3344
You can get in touch with us if you have a question about the qualifications or awarding bodies we regulate.
Our phone line is open from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.
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We aim to respond to emails as quickly as possible. Sometimes it may take us longer than usual to respond, for example, when we are experiencing higher volumes of emails than normal.
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