Last updated: 22 Aug 2008

Evaluating the Qualifications and Credit Framework: Year 1 report

In Summer 2007 the three regulators in England, Northern Ireland and Wales submitted their report on the first year of QCF tests and trials to ministers.

The report set out the progress made to date in developing the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) and made recommendations on the priorities for further development in 2007/8. The development of the QCF is one of five strands of work being taken forward through the UK Vocational Qualifications Reform Programme and the report is intended to sit alongside reports from each of these other strands.

The government's Leitch implementation plan makes clear that the success of the Skills Strategy is seen as being heavily dependent on the QCF achieving its full potential.

An executive summary is available to download from this page along with the full report.

The report also sets out details of planned activities for the second year of tests and trials including the project that will explore different ways of recognising employers in a national qualifications system. QCA want to gather as many employer views on this project as possible. In support of this, John Denham, the Secretary of State for innovation, universities and skills, marked the start of a month-long consultation at the CBI Skills Summit. If you are an employer and would like to contribute please access Employer training and the national qualifications system in the related links section on the right-hand side of this page.