V Cert Qualification Withdrawal

18 Jul 2018 01:34 PM

There are a number of V Cert qualifications which will be withdrawn on 31 August 2019. We’ve provided a list of alternative qualification to consider and reminders of last dates for learner registrations.

Qualifications to be withdrawn	Alternatives to consider
NCFE Level 1 Certificate in Creative Studies: Craft (601/0489/2) NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Creative Studies: Craft (601/0043/6)	Level 1/2 Technical Award in Creative Design and Production (603/2961/0) (pending 2020 approval)
NCFE Level 1 Certificate in Engineering Studies (601/4592/4) NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Engineering Studies (601/4532/8)	Level 1/2 Technical Award in Engineering (603/2963/4)(pending 2020 approval)
NCFE Level 1 Certificate in Food and Cookery (601/4661/8) NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Food and Cookery (601/4533/X)	Level 1/2 Technical Award in Food and Cookery (603/2956/7) (pending 2020 approval)
NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Creative Studies: Performance Skills (600/6990/9)	Level 1/2 Technical Award in Performance Skills (603/2960/9) (pending 2020 approval)
NCFE Level 1 Certificate in Health and Fitness (601/4662/X) NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Health and Fitness (601/4534/1)	NCFE Level 1/2 Technical Award in Health and Fitness (603/2650/5) (2020 approved)
NCFE Level 1 Technical Award in Business and Enterprise (603/0835/7) NCFE Level 2 Technical Award in Business and Enterprise (603/0838/2)	Level 2 Certificate in Business and Enterprise (601/0048/5) (2020 approved) Level 1/2 Technical Award in Business and Enterprise (603/2955/5) (pending 2020 approval) *Should our new combined Level 1 / 2 V Cert in Business and Enterprise be approved in the third round, this will replace the Level 2 Certificate.

The qualifications will be withdrawn 31 August 2019. This is the last date we can accept learner registrations.

Certification end date 31 August 2021. This is the last date we can process learner certificates.

If you wish for your learners’ achievement of these qualifications to count in the 2019 tables, then please refer to the V Cert Qualification External Assessment Window guide. This will be the final opportunity to sit the external assessment in order for the qualification to count in the 2019 tables.

These qualifications will only appear in the 2019 performance tables and will not be available after 31 August 2019.