VRQ - Vocationally-Related Qualification
For information on the approval of qualifications for funding in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, see the links to DCSF, DIUS, DCELLS, DELNI and DENI below.
When undertaking a qualification that does not appear on the governments' lists as eligible for funding for specific age ranges, users must be aware of legal requirements. Not all qualifications are suitable for all age ranges.
This qualification provides a progression route for those who may have taken the level 2 qualification. It has been specifically designed for those working with the administration arrangement of external examinations including aspects of designing systems and managing staff and resources
This will be assessed internally, and Edexcel will sample assessor's decisions using subject-specialist external verifiers. The external verifier assigned to the centre will identify the unit which will be subject to NSS. Centres will be required to make available work produced by learners which provides evidence for the assessment (in whole or in part) of the unit. The assignment brief on which the work is based must have been internally verified. The learner work must have been internally assessed, and at least 50 per cent of it must have been internally verified.
This qualification is 90-hour consisting of three units of 30 hours each. To achieve the whole qualification, a learner must successfully complete all three units.