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VQRP
The Vocational Qualifications Reform Programme (VQRP) is a UK wide initiative taking forward a range of critical developments to address skills need within the UK economy. One of its key aims is to simplify the vocational qualifications landscape for both learners and employers, ensuring that reformed qualifications and other learning provision are recognised, understood, valued and trusted.
The Programme has five sub-programme areas or 'strands'. These strands are co-ordinated by a series of boards, which report to the main VQRP board:
- Strand 1: Sector Qualification Reform, led by Sector Skills Development Agency.
- Strand 2: Framework Development, led by Regulatory Authority Partners.
- Strand 3: Planning, Funding and Delivery of Provision for Learners, led by the Learning and Skills Council, working with planning and funding bodies across the four UK jurisdictions.
- Strand 4: Preparatory Rationalisation of existing qualifications, led by the Federation of Awarding Bodies (FAB) and the Joint Council for General Qualifications (JCQ).
- Strand 5: Communications. Cross cutting strand, led by DfES, covering the whole VQ Reform Programme, linking into the Strategic Communications Group (LSC chaired).
Further information including minutes/informal notes from the meetings of the various VQRP boards can be accessed via the members section of the FAB website.