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The home of Quality Assurance

Here you will find everything you need to know about Vocational Quality Assurance across BTEC, Work-based Learning, Higher Nationals and Functional Skills.

Our web pages are designed to give you access to more content and link specifically to each quality assurance model. Select the model below:

BTEC Entry Level 3

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BTEC
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BTEC Tech Awards 2022

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Higher Nationals

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Work-based learning

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Work-based Learning
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Functional Skills

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Functional Skills & ESOL

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Annual Quality Declaration (AQD)

Centre Quality Nominees will need to be complete the AQD between 1 Sept - 14 Oct each academic year if delivering Pearson Vocational qualifications (different completion dates for APMR and AMR sections only)

Link to access Annual Quality Declaration online form

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Check out our new centre guide to support with this

Annual Quality Declaration Guidance

Vocational Quality Assurance Newsletters

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Is the Quality Nominee identified at your centre?

All vocational centres need to identify a Quality Nominee on Edexcel Online (EOL). This can be updated by the centre Exams Officer by selecting the following within the user account:

the primary job role: 'Quality Nominee'
ticking the box, ‘Please check this box if you are the Quality Nominee for your centre’.

This will enable the Quality Nominee to receive communications from Pearson relating to our quality assurance activities outlined within our centre guides.

Our VQ Bulletin will contain the most up to date information relating to our BTEC qualifications with regular updates emailed to you once registered.

Sign up to VQ Bulletins

Find your Pearson Quality Advisor (PQA)

Find your Vocational Quality Assurance Manager (VQAM)

Regional map

Here you will find which of our team members will be your centres point of contact for all things related to vocational quality assurance

View the map (PDF | 169 KB)

Key links

New to the role?

If you are a new Quality Nominee, use our dedicated page to get you started.

Events & support

We offer a wide range of free 'live' events and On-Demand CPD training packs

BTEC forms and guides

Download assessment, internal verification and planning templates.

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Exams administration

BTEC Assessment and IV templates

Need help?

Get in touch with your Vocational Quality Assurance Manager (VQAM).

Quality updates

Receive our monthly updates on quality assurance.

Video guides

Our YouTube channel is regularly updated with the latest videos.

Find answers

Search our knowledge database to find the article that best answers your question or resolves your issue.

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VQ bulletins

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Support

Quality Nominee Community

Covering everything quality assurance for all our vocational qualifications, the community is run by the Vocational Quality Assurance Management (VQAM) team and is a quick and easy way to ask us questions directly or collaborate with colleagues.

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Quality Assurance catch-ups

These online drop-in sessions with your Vocational Quality Assurance Manager are designed to discuss current Quality Assurance activities and answer related questions.

View our upcoming dates and times here, PDF | 53 KB

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