Higher Nationals
Here you can find out more about quality assurance for Higher National qualifications, including bite-sized videos, free online events, useful documents and additional support.
Annual Quality Declaration (AQD)
The AQD is our new online form that will need to be completed by centres and T Level providers. The completion deadline has been extended to 18 November 22 (HN section only – deadline 24 February). Individual access would have been emailed to centre QN's. The link below can also be used to login.
Find answers to common questions in our support article:
Annual Quality Declaration FAQ
Video guides for Higher Nationals
Training video for the RQF BTEC Higher Nationals Pearson-set assignments
The five steps to successful assignment writing
Pearson BTEC Higher Nationals assessment
Free online support
We have developed a range of free online 'live' events and 'On-Demand' materials that support delivery of BTEC qualifications. These can be accessed via the 'events' tab at the top of this page
Useful documents
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.
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.