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Vocational certification

This page describes the different types of documentation for vocational qualifications, what they're used for, and how to amend or replace certificates.

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Types of documentation

The award documentation will show the month and year in which a programme was completed. The month will be printed on all award documents unless you request otherwise.  

Certificates

Certificates are issued to centres weekly. They're normally sent by recorded delivery or courier.

 

We reserve the right to withhold certification if fees are outstanding at the time of dispatch.  

Course Assessment Report (CAR)

This is a hard copy list of grades reported for all learners, produced weekly, showing the current status of the learner.

 

This report is for reference purposes only. No action is needed - we'll query any problems separately.

Evidence of achievement

Where a learner doesn't fully complete all the elements of a programme, and doesn't claim the final award, a unit certificate will be issued if requested. It will list all units successfully completed.

 

This document gives evidence of unit completion so that successfully completed units can be used as credits in the future. It allows learners to retake or add units under the same registration free of charge while registration is still valid.  

Notification of performance / Certificate of Unit Credit

When we receive interim or final results for your programmes, we'll issue all your learners with individual Notifications of Performance or Certificates of Unit Credit.

 

These will list all units achieved to date, at all centres attended; the title and details of each unit studied at each centre; and the learner's current status.

 

Learners can use these as evidence of achievement for entry to a further programme, for employment purposes or for transfer to another centre.  

Certificate of Unit Achievement / Fallback Certificate of Unit Credit

Learners who are registered on a programme of study that doesn't lead to a full award, or who don't get the qualification they were registered for, may claim a Certificate of Unit Achievement or Fallback Certificate of Unit Credit.

 

This document is a cumulative record of success to date, but doesn't state the title of the programme for which the learner was originally entered.

Award lists

On the Monday of A level results week each August, we'll issue an award list for each programme listing all learners that have been certificated.

 

If you're claiming certification at another time of year, the award list won't be produced automatically. If you need one, please email eprocessing@pearson.com.

 

Award lists for full qualifications have been agreed by the DfE and DCSF as proof of learner achievement, and are acceptable as evidence for funding applications.

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