New to the role?
If you are new to the role of Quality Nominee, this is the place for you. All centres have an allocated Vocational Quality Assurance Manager (VQAM) - find yours using themap below.
You can also email us quality assurance queries by completing our contact form. Further instructions can be found below and we aim to respond within 48 hours.
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
Are you correctly identified as the Quality Nominee at your centre?
As a new Quality Nominee (QN), the first essential activity is to ensure that your centre Exams Officer has identified the role within your Edexcel Online account by selecting:
- 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 you to receive communications from Pearson relating to our quality assurance activities outlined within our centre guides.
Where to go first
Preparing to Deliver BTEC Qualifications - Planning Stages
Preparing to Deliver BTEC Qualifications - Quality Assurance
We have a wealth of information within our dedicated web pages, which we refer to as the Quality Nominee Hub (QN Hub). To get started, we recommend you:
Register for our Free online event 'Roles and Responsibilities of a Quality Nominee'
Register for one of our weekly quality catch-ups (PDF | 100 KB)
Check your centres Annual Quality Declaration has been submitted (required each academic year between 1 Sept - 14 Oct) see our AQD guidance
Download a copy of our year planner in the 'Useful documents' section below
Take a look at our bite-sized videos and subscribe to our YouTube channel
Check out our 'Resources' page for lots of free-to-use templates and guides
Visit the dedicated Quality Model page via the 'Overview' tab above
New Centres
The following free live online events have been developed to support centres that are new to Pearson. They will be held online via our 'Zoom' training platform. To reserve your place, please follow the session link to complete the registration form. An email will be sent to confirm your booking and will include a link for you to add the meeting to your calendar.
For New UK Centres only.
Duration: 45 mins
Aimed at: New Centre Quality Nominees
As a new centre our aim and responsibility is to ensure that throughout your first year you have all the support, guidance and reassurance you require to help your staff and learners be successful with all aspects of quality assurance. Each term we invite new centre Quality Nominees, or a representative, to join us for a free online session where we can have a face-to-face check-in to highlight key information and answer any questions. Please use the links below to join us.
For UK Centres only.
Duration: 45 minutes
Aimed at: New Centre Quality Nominees
As a new centre our aim and responsibility is to ensure that throughout your first year you have all the support, guidance and reassurance you require to help your staff and learners be successful with all aspects of quality assurance. Each term we invite new centre Quality Nominees, or a representative, to join us for a free online session where we can have a face-to-face check-in to highlight key information and answer any questions. Please use the links below to join us.
| Day | Date | Start Time | Session Link |
| Thursday | 20 June | 12:30 - 13:15 | Register |
New to our vocational qualifications
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New to delivering BTEC?
Visit our 'Delivering BTEC qualifications' page, where we'll take you through the delivery cycle. Our welcome guides are also here, as well as information on how to gain centre and qualification approval.
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New to delivering Higher Nationals?
Visit our 'Delivering Higher Nationals' page, where you can discover subjects, how to gain programme approval, teaching and learning resources, access to HN Online and much more.
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New to delivering Work-based Learning?
Visit our 'Work-based Learning' page, where you will find numerous quick links, plus access to Apprenticeship frameworks and standards.
Useful documents
You can find more guides and documents within the related quality assurance model web pages, or by visiting our resources page.
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.
