Regulatory arrangements for component and Diploma awarding bodies - Recognition criteria and operating rules - Version 2, August 2008
Last updated on: 05/06/2009
The document Regulatory arrangements for component and Diploma awarding bodies provides the recognition criteria, together with an updated version of the operating rules, that set out what component and Diploma awarding bodies are required to do.
The Regulatory arrangements for component and Diploma awarding bodies includes requirements for recording and aggregating qualification results and key aspects of how awarding bodies must work with centres. The arrangements also cover requirements for principal learning and project qualifications for the Diploma.
This publication establishes the principles and regulatory outcomes for the Diploma and provides awarding bodies with flexibility to apply the principles in their own contexts. These regulatory arrangements are a key element of the regulatory framework for the Diploma, and are supported by a number of Ofqual agreed supporting arrangements for the operation of the Diploma.
This publication must be read and complied with in conjunction with Notification of changes to regulatory arrangements for the Diploma which amends certain regulations. Both documents are downloadable from this page.