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A Level Chemistry
A Level Chemistry online is an Ofqual-regulated qualification, awarded by AQA (specification 7405), covering physical, inorganic, and organic chemistry to full A Level standard. All theory teaching is delivered 100% online over 12 to 18 months, with th...
Level 4: Export Controls Award
Confidently navigate complex export controls rules and regulations, driving compliance and success for your organisation. Our Level 4: Export Controls Award builds on the knowledge base built in the Level 3: Export Controls Award, to embed a higher lev...
Level 5: Diploma in World Customs Compliance & Regulations
This qualification from the Chartered Institute of Export & International Trade covers a comprehensive and in-depth range of topics in customs and trade compliance and regulation. This ground-breaking education programme leads to a full customs qua...
Level 4: Customs Practitioner Award (2nd edition)
This course comprises six modules of learning, each module is delivered as an online training course. Students are able to book their preferred dates of attendance giving them the ability to pace their own learning. By the end of the award, the custom...
Level 3 Early Years Education
This course combines knowledge-based learning with workplace evidence. Learners are expected to build a portfolio that demonstrates their understanding and practical competence across all mandatory units. Evidence may include written responses, workpla...
Level 3 Health and Social Care
The Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care is designed for care professionals seeking to advance their skills and career prospects. This qualification enhances practical knowledge and promotes professional recognition, enabling learners to build a r...
Level 4 Health and Social Care
The Qualification has been created to develop and reward the business health and social care workers of today and the future, and to continue to bring recognition and professionalism to the health and social care sector. The rationale of the programme...
A Level Biology
A Level Biology (AQA) is a Level 3 regulated qualification (Ofqual QAN 601/4625/4, specification 7402) that is the same qualification offered in UK schools and sixth-form colleges. It is accepted by every UK university, earns up to 56 UCAS points, and...
A Level Business Studies
A Level Business Studies is an RQF Level 3 qualification awarded by AQA under specification 7138, comprising three externally examined written papers covering eleven topics across three units — from what a business is through to managing risk and chang...
Level 3: Export Controls Award
Understand and navigate complex export regulations, mitigating risk and improving efficiency for your business. Export controls and compliance regulations have become increasingly complex due to evolving UK and international trade laws, heightened secu...
A Level English Language
A Level English Language is an RQF Level 3 qualification awarded by AQA under specification 7702. Learners analyse language variation, change and acquisition through two written examinations and a non-exam assessment. Instead of studying a fixed set of...
A Level English Literature
A Level English Literature B is a Level 3 qualification awarded by AQA under specification 7717 (Ofqual QAN 601/5328/3). Study 100% online and at your own pace, then sit the written exams in person at an approved exam centre. Ofqual regulated and award...
A Level Film Studies
A Level Film Studies is an RQF Level 3 qualification awarded by WJEC Eduqas (entry code A670QS, Ofqual qualification number 603/1147/2), delivered online by Lift College with UK tutor support and monthly pay-as-you-learn pricing. Learners analyse Holly...
A Level History
A Level History is a Level 3 qualification, awarded by AQA under specification 7042, comprising a breadth study, a depth study and an independently researched Historical Investigation of 3,500 to 4,500 words. It is an RQF Level 3 qualification awarded...
A Level Mathematics
A Level Mathematics is a Level 3 qualification awarded by AQA under specification 7357 (Ofqual QAN 603/1164/2). It is the most widely required A Level by UK universities, rigorous, respected, and rewarded with strong graduate outcomes across every STEM...
A Level Physics
A Level Physics online is an Ofqual-regulated qualification, awarded by AQA (specification 7408), covering the full physics specification at RQF Level 3. It is assessed by three written exams plus a practical endorsement, and earns up to 56 UCAS points...
A Level Psychology
A Level Psychology is a Level 3 qualification awarded by AQA under specification 7182 (Ofqual QAN 601/4838/X), comprising three externally examined 2-hour written papers of 96 marks each, weighted 33.3% apiece, graded A* to E. Study A Level Psychology...
A Level Sociology
A Level Sociology online is an Ofqual-regulated qualification, awarded by AQA (specification 7192), that lets adults study the science of society and human behaviour independently and sit the exams as a private candidate. The course is studied 100% onl...
IWFM Level 3 Certificate in Facilities Management
The IWFM Level 3 qualifications in workplace and facilities management are for you if you are a first-line manager or supervisor in workplace and facilities management, or if you are new to the industry. They are designed to develop an understanding an...
Qualified Forex Trader Placement Programme
The Qualified Forex Trader Placement Programme is designed to launch and develop careers within the financial industry, whether you’re starting from scratch or looking to take your skillset and knowledge to a new level Built around our Ofqual-regulated...
What exactly do they do?
While the basis of Ofqual’s work is regulation of qualifications, this is no easy feat, neither is it all they do. There are numerous components and actions involved in making sure that every student in the country is getting the best possible certification. Those are:
- Making sure that assessments and exams clearly reflect students’ achievement;
- Monitoring individual awarding bodies and taking prompt action as soon as a problem, particularly one that presents a risk to the quality of general qualifications, arises;
- Ensuring that both students and teachers are provided with thorough information on what Ofqual does and the qualifications they regulate;
- Making sure that every awarded qualification is of similar quality to other qualifications in the UK as well as overseas;
- Striving towards every candidate having equal opportunity to obtain qualifications and sit assessments.
Why is Ofqual important?
Regulatory bodies such as Ofqual are instrumental in establishing and protecting high certification standards. Through no ill will of their own, left to their own devices, awarding bodies would struggle to establish universal standards, and award qualifications that offer a comparable level of quality to those of other awarding bodies. The consequence of this could be an overall decrease in quality and value of certification, and, by that extension, students’ hard work. Ofqual makes sure that we, as individuals sitting exams and producing coursework, don’t have to worry about whether the qualifications we obtain are valuable or whether they can be trusted to accurately measure the extent of our knowledge and understanding of any given subject.
