Delivery of VTQ results for 2025 and beyond…

Following Ofqual's statement regarding arrangements to ensure the timely delivery of results for students taking VTQs this academic year and beyond, we can confirm that Training Qualifications UK (TQUK) is taking the necessary steps.

For further information, please click here for the letter from Ofqual's Chief Regulator to Headteachers and Executive Leaders about the delivery of VTQ results for 2024 and beyond.

The following TQUK Level 3 Design, Engineer and Construct qualifications are in scope for these arrangements:

• TQUK Level 3 Certificate in Design, Engineer, Construct! The Digital Built Environment (RQF) (603/2052/7)

• TQUK Level 3 Diploma in Design, Engineer, Construct! The Digital Built Environment (RQF) (603/1993/8).

TQUK is working with schools and colleges to identify which learners need a result on or before results days in August 2025 for progression to further or higher education. The term-time checkpoints will be completed prior to May 2025, before the main exam season begins.

Results for these qualifications will be issued to learners by Monday 12 August 2025, before A-level results day. This will give sufficient time for Exams Officers to check and prepare results for final release. We will continue to keep details of each school and college’s Senior Designated Contact (SDCs) up to date and will escalate any issues as necessary both during and outside term time as appropriate.

Term-time checkpoints

Term-time checkpoint dates are:

• 10 December 2024

• 2 May 2025

Our Level 3 Design, Engineer and Construct qualifications include two external assessments; one sat in a January series, and the second sat in a May series.

Through the term-time checkpoints, we will contact all centres delivering these qualifications to ascertain which learners will require a qualification result to support progression to further or higher education. Therefore, given there are two opportunities in an academic year to undertake the external assessment, we will adopt the following checkpoints:

Tuesday 10 December 2024
Checkpoint 1 (applicable to the January exam series)

In December 2024, we will contact all centres that offer these qualifications to ensure that learners needing a qualification grade for further or higher education are correctly entered into the January exam series. The key dates for entering this exam series are outlined below:

• Registration deadline – 29 November 2024.

• Reasonable adjustment deadline – 20 December 2024.

• Exam date and time – 23 January 2025 (9am).

• Results date – 13 March 2025.

• Appeals deadline – 10 April 2025.

During this checkpoint, we will ensure that all learners who need a qualification grade have received a result for the assessment. We will also look to confirm which learners will likely be sitting the assessment in the May series, and this will be followed up at Checkpoint 2 as outlined below.

Friday 2 May 2025
Checkpoint 2 (applicable to the May exam series)

In April 2025, we will contact all centres delivering these qualifications to ensure that learners requiring a qualification grade to support progression to further or higher education are correctly entered into the May exam series. The key dates for entering this exam series are outlined below:

• Registration deadline – 28 March 2025.

• Reasonable adjustment deadline – 4 April 2025.

• Learner attainment records submitted – 8 May 2025.

• Sample request issued – 16 May 2025.

• Exam date and time – 8 May 2025 (9am).

• Portfolio/evidence of internal moderation submission date – 23 May 2025.

• Results date – 7 August 2025.

• Appeals deadline – 4 September 2025.

Since this is the final assessment opportunity for the academic year, we will ensure that we have coordinated with centres and confirmed that the learners who need a qualification grade have properly registered for the exam by the deadlines. Additionally, we will ensure that they receive their results on or before A-Level results day.

Information for exam officers

If a learner is not identified as requiring their qualification grade for progression to further or higher education, they may not receive a grade on or before A-level results day.