FAB Supports VQ Day
Regulatory Issues
The FAB Regulatory Issues Special Interest Group focuses on the key issues arising from the regulatory arrangements underpinning qualification frameworks across the UK. The group is Chaired by Michael Davies from EAL and meets quarterly, with additional meetings held as required. Minutes from the meetings of this group are available the members' section of the website.
The Federation recognises the importance of robust regulation of standards so that all users of qualifications can have confidence in the achievements of those who hold them.
FAB welcomes the establishment of the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) and values the independence which it brings to this role. It is important that its activities are as relevant to the vocational qualifications valued by learners and employers as they are to general, subject-based qualifications. FAB looks to Ofqual for early and on-going evidence that it intends to regulate all qualifications in an equitable manner.
FAB supports the aims and objectives of the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF), provided that speed of implementation does not compromise quality and that roles and responsibilities are clear.
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