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 internally assessed learner work, with no external examinations. Learners must demonstrate the required learning outcomes and assessment criteria for each mandatory unit.

Written Assignments: Learners complete assignments designed to demonstrate their knowledge, understanding and application. These may include reports, case studies, academic papers or portfolios.

Internal Assessment: Submitted work is assessed against the learning outcomes and assessment criteria. Learners receive grades based on the standard achieved.

Grading: Each unit is graded Pass, Merit or Distinction, with the overall qualification graded according to the combined unit points.