Awarding organisations: submitting qualifications for approval
Single access point for awarding organisations to submit level 3 alternative academic qualifications or level 2 and 3 technical qualifications for approval.
Applies to England
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Guidance for awarding organisations seeking approval of L2 and L3 qualifications starting in the 2025 and 2026 academic years.
The 鈥極verview鈥� explains the upcoming changes.
鈥楽ubmit a level 2 technical occupational qualification for approval鈥� provides guidance for the 2025 to 2026 academic year.
鈥楽ubmit a level 3 small alternative academic qualification (AAQ) or technical occupational qualification for approval鈥� provides guidance for the 2026 to 2027 academic year.
鈥楧iagram showing high-level outline of the approvals process for academic and technical qualifications鈥� provides a flow chart for the academic and technical qualifications funding approval process.
Read how we approve funding in 鈥�Qualifications funding approval manual: from August 2025鈥�.
Updates to this page
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Updated the 'Submit a level 3 alternative academic qualification (AAQ) for approval' guidance, adding a link to the 'Post-16 Registration of Intent Form Level 3 Cycle 2' and updating dates.
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Updated the 'Submit a level 2 technical or level 2 non-technical occupational qualification for approval' guidance, adding the details for non-technical qualifications.
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Updated 'Submit a level 3 small alternative academic qualification (AAQ) or technical occupational qualification approval' for qualifications that will be taught in the 2026 to 2027 academic year.
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'Submit a level 3 small alternative academic qualification (AAQ) or technical occupational qualification for approval' has been updated to inform applicants that the submission window for proposals to deliver qualifications for cycle 1 has now closed.
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Updated the information about the submission windows for level 2 technical occupational qualifications and level 3 small alternative academic qualifications.
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'Submit a level 2 technical occupational qualification for approval': added a link to the form to submit a proposal if your additional specialism is not on IfATE鈥檚 pre-defined list.
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A link has been added in the 'Submit a level 2 technical occupational qualification for approval' guidance to information on the conditions and requirements for level 2 technical occupation qualifications.
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Added information about a webinar for awarding organisations on approving level 2 technical qualifications in 鈥楽ubmit a level 2 technical occupational qualification for approval鈥�. The webinar is on 26 April at 1pm.
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