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22/10/10 - Change in age ranges
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13/10/10 - Change to age ranges
13/10/10 - Withdrawn Qualifications
01/10/10 - Amendments to title
01/10/10 - Amendment to age ranges
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01/10/10 - Amendment to certification end date
01/10/10 - Withdrawal of Qualifications
01/10/10 - Future Withdrawal of Qualifications
09/09/10 - Amendment to qualification title
09/09/10 - Amendment to age ranges
09/09/10 - Amendments to funding category
09/09/10 - Future withdrawal of qualifications
08/09/10 - Change in qualification title
08/09/10 - Withdrawn Qualifications
08/09/10 - Change in qualification funding category
08/09/10 - Change in age ranges – addition of age ranges
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05/08/10 - Withdrawn Qualifications
05/08/10 - Amendment to title
05/08/10 - Change in age ranges
05/08/10 - Change in funding category
16/07/10 - Change in qualification title
16/07/10 - Change in age ranges
16/07/10 - Change in funding categories
07/07/10 - Amendment to title
07/07/10 - Amendment to sector/subject category
07/07/10 - Amendment to age categories
07/07/10 - Amendment to funding categories
30/06/10 - Functional Skills accredited qualifications
18/06/10 - Amendment to title
18/06/10 - Change in funding category
10/06/10 - Amendments to title
10/06/10 - Amendments to age ranges
10/06/10 - Amendments to funding categories
10/06/10 - Amendments to sector subject code/category
10/06/10 - Withdrawal of qualifications
10/06/10 - iGCSE qualifications
21/05/10 - Amendments to age ranges
21/05/10 - Amendments to title
21/05/10 - Amendments to funding categories
21/05/10 - Amendments to sector subject code/category
21/05/10 - Withdrawal of qualifications
21/05/10 - New Functional Skills Qualifications
12/05/10 - Amendment to title
12/05/10 - Amendment to sector/subject category
12/05/10 - Amendment to approved age ranges
12/05/10 - Amendment to funding categories
12/05/10 - Withdrawal of qualifications
12/05/10 - Functional Skills Qualifications
23/04/10 - Amendment to Title
23/04/10 - Change in age ranges
23/04/10 - Change in funding category
23/04/10 - Functional Skills Qualifications
12/04/10 - Amendment to Title
12/04/10 - Change in age ranges
12/04/10 - Change in funding category
12/04/10 - Withdrawn Qualifications
30/03/10 - Change in Funding Category
30/03/10 - Change in age ranges
30/03/10 - Amendment to title
30/03/10 - Change in Sector Subject Area
16/03/10 - Change in funding category
16/03/10 - Amendment to title
26/02/10 - Amendment to Title
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26/02/10 - Change in age ranges
15/02/10 - Change in approved age ranges
15/02/10 - Change in funding category
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15/02/10 - Amendment to title
15/02/10 - Newly recognised awarding bodies
29/01/10 - Change in approved age ranges
29/01/10 - Amendment to title
15/01/10 - Amendment to Title
15/01/10 - Amendment to approved age ranges
15/01/10 - Withdrawn Qualifications
17/12/09 - Amendment to Qualification Title
17/12/09 - Amendment to Age Categories
17/12/09 - Withdrawn Qualifications
03/12/09 - Amendment to Qualification Title
03/12/09 - Change of awarding body name
19/11/09 - Amendment to Age Categories
19/11/09 - Amendment to Qualification Title
19/11/09 - Withdrawn Qualification
13/11/09 - Amendment to age category
09/11/09 - Amendment to Age Categories
09/11/09 - Amendment to Qualification Title
09/11/09 - Withdrawn Qualification
22/10/09 - Amendment to Sector Subject Code/Category
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22/10/09 - Change in Awarding Body Details
08/10/09 - Amendment to Age Categories
08/10/09 - Amendment to Qualification Title
08/10/09 - Change in Awarding Body Ownership
08/10/09 - Withdrawn Qualification
08/10/09 - Newly Recognised Awarding Bodies
25/09/09 - Amendment to Age Categories
25/09/09 - Amendment to Qualification Title
25/09/09 - Change in Sector Subject Category
25/09/09 - Change in funding category
25/09/09 - Change in Funding
25/09/09 - Change in awarding body ownership
17/09/09 - Amendment to Qualification Title
17/09/09 - Change in funding category
17/09/09 - Change in Funding
27/08/09 - Amendment to Qualification Age Approval Category
27/08/09 - Amendment to Qualification Title
27/08/09 - Withdrawn Qualification
27/08/09 - Change in Funding
19/08/09 - Amendment to Qualification Age Approval Category
19/08/09 - Withdrawn Qualifications
19/08/09 - Change in Funding
19/08/09 - Change of awarding organisation name
03/08/09 - New field on Section 96 website entries: Category
30/07/09 - Amendment to Qualification Title
30/07/09 - Amendment to Qualification Age Approval Category
30/07/09 - Withdrawn Qualification
30/07/09 - Change in Funding
17/07/09 - Amendment to Qualification Title
08/07/09 - Amendment to Qualification Title
08/07/09 - Change of Awarding Organisation Name
24/06/09 - Amendment to Qualification Age Approval Category
24/06/09 - Amendment to Qualification Title
05/06/09 - Amendment to Qualification Age Approval Category
05/06/09 - Amendment to Qualification Title
05/06/09 - Change in qualification ownership
05/06/09 - Change of name of awarding body
27/05/09 - Amendment to Qualification Age Approval Category
27/05/09 - Amendment to Qualification Title
27/05/09 - Change in awarding organisation ownership
27/05/09 - Withdrawn Qualifications
27/05/09 - Future Withdrawal of Qualifications
08/05/09 - Amendment to Qualification Age Approval Category
08/05/09 - Amendment to Qualification Title
08/05/09 - Withdrawn Qualifications
08/05/09 - Change of awarding body name
24/04/09 - Amendment to Qualification Age Approval Category
24/04/09 - Amendment to Qualification Title
24/04/09 - Withdrawn Qualifications
24/04/09 - Change of awarding body ownership
14/04/09 - Amendment to Qualification Age Approval Category
14/04/09 - Amendment to Qualification Title
14/04/09 - New recognised awarding body (1)
14/04/09 - New recognised awarding body (2)
27/03/09 - Amendment to proposed funding eligibility
27/03/09 - Amendment to Qualification Title
27/03/09 - Qualifications that are being withdrawn at the request of the Awarding Organisation
13/03/09 - Amendment to proposed funding eligibility
13/03/09 - Amendment to Qualification Titles
13/03/09 - Qualification being withdrawn
13/03/09 - Change of Awarding Organisation Name
27/02/09 - Amendment to Funding Eligibility
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27/02/09 - Qualifications being withdrawn
13/02/09 - Qualifications that are being withdrawn at the request of the Awarding Organisation
30/01/09 - Amendment to Qualification Title
30/01/09 - Qualifications being withdrawn at the request of the Awarding Organisation (withdrawal date 31 January 2009)
23/01/09 - Amendment to Funding
23/01/09 - Qualification Withdrawal
23/12/08 - Amendment to Funding
23/12/08 - Qualification Withdrawal
03/12/08 - Qualification withdrawal
25/11/08 - Amendment to Qualification Title
25/11/08 - Amendment to sector/subject category
25/11/08 - Amendments to Qualification Age Approval Category
25/11/08 - Qualification Withdrawal
25/11/08 - New recognised awarding bodies
04/11/08 - Amendment to Qualification Title
04/11/08 - Amendments to Qualification Age Approval Category
04/11/08 - Amendment to Qualification Sector Subject Area
04/11/08 - Qualification withdrawal
04/11/08 - Qualifications to be withdrawn in future
27/10/08 - Amendment to Qualification Title
27/10/08 - Amendments to Qualification Age Approval Category
06/10/08 - Amendment to Qualification Title
06/10/08 - Amendment to Qualification Age Approval Category
06/10/08 - Qualification Withdrawal
06/10/08 - New recognised awarding body
22/09/08 - Amendment to Qualification Title
22/09/08 - Amendment to Qualification Age Approval Category
22/09/08 - Amendment to sector/subject category
22/09/08 - Qualification withdrawal
04/09/08 - Amendment to qualification title
04/09/08 - Amendments to Qualification Age Approval Category
04/09/08 - Qualification Withdrawal
04/09/08 - New recognised awarding bodies
26/08/08 - Amend Qualifications
26/08/08 - Amendment to Sector / Subject Category
26/08/08 - Qualifications offered in England
26/08/08 - Amendments to Qualification Age Approval Category
26/08/08 - Qualification withdrawal
11/08/08 - Amendment to Qualification Title
11/08/08 - Amendments to Qualification Age Approval Category

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30/06/10 Functional Skills accredited qualifications

Functional Skills accredited qualifications (up-dated Tuesday, 25 June 2010)

Ofqual can confirm that, to date, 87 Functional Skills qualifications have been accredited ready for teaching from September 2010.

Details of these accredited qualifications can be found on the National Database of Accredited Qualifications (NDAQ) here: http://www.accreditedqualifications.org.uk/QualificationSearchResults.aspx?Type=AdvancedQln&Keywords=Functional+Skills+NQF&QualificationType=NotSet&Page=1&PageSize=10.

Only qualifications that fully meet the required standards can be accredited by Ofqual. More Functional Skills qualifications will become available in the coming weeks as awarding organisations continue to submit specifications that meet the criteria.

Learners wishing to start their Diploma in September can be confident that they will be able to start as planned and that the required component qualifications will be available.

Notes:

Functional Skills in English, mathematics and ICT are stand alone qualifications available to a range of learners, designed to enable those individuals to work effectively and independently. They are also a required component of the Diploma qualification and of Apprenticeships and Foundation Learning.

The pilot Functional Skills qualifications that have been available up until now will end and be replaced by the newly accredited qualifications from September. It is possible to distinguish the new qualifications from the previous ones on NDAQ as they will have FS NQF in the ‘Type’ column, compared to FS for the pilot schemes.

Please note, there may be some delay in accredited qualifications being added to NDAQ as a result of processing time