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Submitting data to Ofqual

Guidance on formats and timings for submitting data to Ofqual.

We collect a wide range of data about regulated qualifications, from which we produce official and national statistics reports.

The documents on the pages listed below provide guidance if you work for an organisation which provides data to Ofqual. They describe the format and requirements for each of the data collections we run. We have grouped the guidance notes into pages relating to specific types of qualifications.

Data should be sent to us using our data portal. Instructions on accessing this are in the document ‘Connecting to Ofqual’s data portal and uploading data’ below.

Timetables detailing the schedule of data collections for general and vocational and technical qualifications are also provided.

GQ reporting schedule 2020 to 2021

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VTQ Reporting Schedule 2020 to 2021

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A 3-country regulatory approach to submitting data

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Connecting to Ofqual’s Data Portal and uploading data

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Guidance notes for data collections

Published 19 March 2021
Last updated 11 May 2021 + show all updates

  1. Updated the VTQ reporting calendar.

  2. Updated the reporting schedule for general qualifications.

  3. Update to the GQ reporting schedule. Both GQ and VTQ reporting schedules now provided in an accessible format.

  4. First published.


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