Ofqual (Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation) is the independent regulator responsible for overseeing qualifications, examinations and assessments in England. Its role is to maintain confidence in the qualifications system by ensuring that regulated qualifications are developed, assessed, and awarded to appropriate standards.

Ofqual regulates recognised awarding organisations and monitors whether they meet the required regulatory conditions. This helps ensure that qualifications are reliable, consistent, fair, and provide a meaningful measure of learners’ knowledge, skills and achievements

An Ofqual-regulated qualification is a qualification that is awarded by an awarding organisation officially recognised and regulated by Ofqual. This provides learners, employers and education providers with assurance that the qualification operates within a recognised quality and regulatory framework. 

This qualification is assessed through centre-devised internal assessments. Learners complete assignments that are assessed against the specified learning outcomes and assessment criteria for each unit.

• Assignment-Based Assessment: Learners complete centre-devised assignments for the required units.
• Internal Assessment: Centre-devised assignments are assessed against the learning outcomes and assessment criteria.
• Unit Grading: Each unit is graded Pass, Merit or Distinction according to the assessment criteria achieved.
• Qualification Grading: The overall qualification is graded Pass, Merit, Distinction or Fail based on the required unit achievement and grading criteria.