Skills Qualifications

Question and answers: Read frequently asked questions about skills qualifications, including Functional Skills, Skilled for Life, MySkills and Home Cooking Skills.
Delivering BTEC for the first time?: An introduction to BTEC qualifications.
October 2014 update: Read news updates about vocational training events, ESOLs transition from NQF to QCF and QCF accreditation for Lead Verifiers.
November 2014 update: Read updates on training events and funding news for the new QCF ESOL qualifications, information on MySkills and the Simplified Funding Rates catalogue.
December 2014 update: This month's update includes planning for 2015/16, extended ESOL NQF assessment and certification dates, and a chance to share your thoughts on MySkills.
January 2015 update: This month's update includes funding news, ESOL training events, business skills webinars, and Ofqual plans to improve Functional Skills.
February 2015 update: My latest skills update has information about Traineeships, how to enter this year's Home Cooking Skills competition, and much more.
May 2015 update: This month's update has information about Functional Skills online practice tests, qualification review dates, 19+ funding, and more.
October 2015 update: This subject update covers changes in functional skills, training events and much more!
January 2016 update: This subject update covers ESOL, Essential Skills Wales, Functional Skills and WorkSkills.