General Qualifications Alternative Awarding Framework
Regulatory requirements for awarding organisations offering specific general qualifications in 2021 in the context of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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General Qualifications Alternative Awarding Framework
Ref: Ofqual/21/6768/3PDF, 293KB, 19 pages
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This document sets out the General Qualifications Alternative Awarding (GQAA) Conditions.It also sets out our requirements in relation to the determination of results for GQ Qualifications – awarding organisations must comply with those requirements under Condition GQAA3.(2)(a)(i).
These conditions come into effect at 13:00 on 24 March 2021 for GQ Qualifications as defined in Condition GQAA1.7:
- advanced extension award qualifications
- project qualifications (at all levels)
- GCE (AS or A level) qualifications
- GCSE qualifications
With respect to all qualifications to which the conditions set out in this document apply, save to the extent set out in those conditions, awarding organisations must also comply with:
- our General Conditions of Recognition, which apply to all awarding organisations and all qualifications, as well as any Qualification Level Conditions and Subject Level Conditions which apply to specific qualifications
- all relevant Regulatory Documents
Published 24 March 2021
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