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Ofqual
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The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) regulates qualifications, examinations and assessments in England.
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Who we are
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Corporate information
We maintain standards and confidence in qualifications in England:
GCSEs
A levels
AS levels
vocational and technical qualifications
We’re independent of government and report directly to Parliament.
Find out how we regulate GCSEs, AS and A levels.
Who we are
Ofqual was set up in April 2010 under the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 and is also covered by the Education Act 2011.
We’re a non-ministerial government department with jurisdiction in England. We have 200 permanent employees as of January 2019 and are based in central Coventry.
Responsibilities
We’re responsible for making sure that:
regulated qualifications reliably indicate the knowledge, skills and understanding students have demonstrated
assessments and exams show what a student has achieved
people have confidence in the qualifications that we regulate
students and teachers have information on the full range of qualifications that we regulate
Goals and objectives
Our goals and objectives for 2019 to 2022 are:
Goal 1: Regulate for the validity and safe delivery of general qualifications
Goal 2: Regulate for the validity and safe delivery of national technical and vocational qualifications and assessments
Goal 3: Regulate for the validity and safe delivery of vocational and other regulated qualifications
Goal 4: Monitor and evaluate the validity of National Assessments
Goal 5: Promote innovation and an effective and efficient regulated qualifications market
Goal 6: Develop and manage our people, resources and systems
Details of our goals and objectives for 2019 to 2022 can be found in ‘Ofqual’s corporate plan’.
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