[{"DocId":7,"Id":1892,"Score":0.000465819263,"Fields":{"id":"1892","heading":"Course File Documents","content":"This course file example has been designed as a resource to support you as a centre. All documentation should be personalised by centres; these are examples/exemplars only and need to be adjusted to meet your centres specific requirements. Please note that not all sections have exemplars/examples and the centre would be expected to use/utilise their own specific ones.\r\nIf you have any queries in relation to this document, please reach out and speak to NCFE Head Office; [email protected] or your allocated regional sector EQA.\r\nYour course file should contain quality assurance documents relating to the NCFE and/or NCFE CACHE qualifications which you deliver. \r\nThe information in this file will be supportive evidence for Internal and External Quality Assurance processes. It should be kept up to date and reviewed throughout the year to ensure documentation is accurate and current.\r\nContents\r\nSection One: Centre policy and processes\r\n1.1 Management and Quality Assurance Plan\r\n1.2 Organisational Chart\r\n1.3 Centre Policies\r\n1.4 Appeals documentation\r\n1.5 Awarding Organisation communications including previous Review reports and associated Action plan (as appropriate)\r\n1.6 Marketing\r\n1.7 Risk Management\r\nDownload Section One\r\nSection Two: Staffing\r\n 2.1 Job descriptions\r\n 2.2 Staff Induction\r\n 2.3 Staff CVs\r\n 2.4 Staff CPD records\r\n 2.5 Staff signatures\r\nDownload Section Two\r\nSection Three: Internal Quality Assurance\r\n3.1 Team meeting documentation\r\n3.2 IQA Handbook and Assessor Handbook\r\n3.3 Qualification specifications\r\n3.4 Learner induction process and Learner Induction documentation\r\n3.5 Learner attendance records\r\n3.6 Tracking\r\n3.7 Timetables and Scheme of work\r\n3.8 Standardisation\r\n3.9 QA Sampling strategy, IQA plans and record sheets\r\n3.10 Qualifications written by the centre (if applicable)\r\nDownload Section Three\r\nSection Four: Assessment\r\n4.1 Assessment record paperwork – exemplar form\r\n4.2 Record of Reflective account – exemplar form\r\n4.3 Record of Learner observation – exemplar form\r\n4.4 Record of Professional Discussion – exemplar form\r\n4.5 Question and Answer Form – exemplar form\r\n4.6 Witness Testimony Form – exemplar form\r\n4.7 Declaration of Authenticity – exemplar form\r\nDownload Section Four","searchableData":"This course file example has been designed as a resource to support you as a centre. All documentation should be personalised by centres; these are examples/exemplars only and need to be adjusted to meet your centres specific requirements. Please note that not all sections have exemplars/examples and the centre would be expected to use/utilise their own specific ones.\r\nIf you have any queries in relation to this document, please reach out and speak to NCFE Head Office; [email protected] or your allocated regional sector EQA.\r\nYour course file should contain quality assurance documents relating to the NCFE and/or NCFE CACHE qualifications which you deliver. \r\nThe information in this file will be supportive evidence for Internal and External Quality Assurance processes. It should be kept up to date and reviewed throughout the year to ensure documentation is accurate and current.\r\nContents\r\nSection One: Centre policy and processes\r\n1.1 Management and Quality Assurance Plan\r\n1.2 Organisational Chart\r\n1.3 Centre Policies\r\n1.4 Appeals documentation\r\n1.5 Awarding Organisation communications including previous Review reports and associated Action plan (as appropriate)\r\n1.6 Marketing\r\n1.7 Risk Management\r\nDownload Section One\r\nSection Two: Staffing\r\n 2.1 Job descriptions\r\n 2.2 Staff Induction\r\n 2.3 Staff CVs\r\n 2.4 Staff CPD records\r\n 2.5 Staff signatures\r\nDownload Section Two\r\nSection Three: Internal Quality Assurance\r\n3.1 Team meeting documentation\r\n3.2 IQA Handbook and Assessor Handbook\r\n3.3 Qualification specifications\r\n3.4 Learner induction process and Learner Induction documentation\r\n3.5 Learner attendance records\r\n3.6 Tracking\r\n3.7 Timetables and Scheme of work\r\n3.8 Standardisation\r\n3.9 QA Sampling strategy, IQA plans and record sheets\r\n3.10 Qualifications written by the centre (if applicable)\r\nDownload Section Three\r\nSection Four: Assessment\r\n4.1 Assessment record paperwork – exemplar form\r\n4.2 Record of Reflective account – exemplar form\r\n4.3 Record of Learner observation – exemplar form\r\n4.4 Record of Professional Discussion – exemplar form\r\n4.5 Question and Answer Form – exemplar form\r\n4.6 Witness Testimony Form – exemplar form\r\n4.7 Declaration of Authenticity – exemplar form\r\nDownload Section Four","seoData":" Course File Documents When you deliver one of our qualifications you’ll be supported by an External Quality Assurer (EQA) who will help you set up a course file for your delivery.","umbracoSearchHide":"0","url":"/delivery-and-learner-support/learning-technologies-and-resources/course-file-documents/","__NodeId":"1892","__IndexType":"directory"}},{"DocId":26,"Id":12897,"Score":0.000465819263,"Fields":{"id":"12897","heading":"Assessor Training","content":"This training is a great opportunity to meet with assessment professionals and like-minded practitioners to learn about or expand your knowledge and understanding of assessment and our qualifications.\r\nThis training event will provide you with an opportunity to:\r\n\r\nExplore the general principles of the assessment process\r\nUnderstand what we expect from assessors\r\nGet to know our paperwork and processes\r\nHighlight and share good practice\r\nMeet and network with other practitioners.\r\n\r\nThis training is suitable for anyone assessing our qualifications, whether: new to assessment; assessing our qualifications for the first time; or even for experienced assessors who require CPD.\r\nPlease note, this training is generic across our qualifications and not subject specific. Colleagues and Trainers will be from a wide range of sectors. If you require subject specific training please see links Bespoke training or Support visits.\r\nTrainer profiles\r\nPlease see the dates and booking links below to our half day remote Assessor Training:\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThursday 10th November 2022 9:30am - 12:30pm\r\n\r\n\r\nSOLD OUT\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThursday 8th December 2022 9:30am - 12:30pm\r\n\r\n\r\nSOLD OUT\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThursday 26th January 2023 9:30am - 12:30pm\r\n\r\n\r\nRegister now\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nTuesday 28th February 2023 9:30am - 12:30pm\r\n\r\n\r\nRegister now\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThursday 16th March 2023 9:30am - 12:30pm\r\n\r\n\r\nRegister now\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nTuesday 18th April 2023 9:30am - 12:30pm\r\n\r\n\r\nRegister now\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThursday 18th May 2023 9:30am - 12:30pm\r\n\r\n\r\nRegister now\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThursday 22nd June 2023 9:30am - 12:30pm\r\n\r\n\r\nRegister now\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIf you have any queries please contact [email protected]","searchableData":"This training is a great opportunity to meet with assessment professionals and like-minded practitioners to learn about or expand your knowledge and understanding of assessment and our qualifications.\r\nThis training event will provide you with an opportunity to:\r\n\r\nExplore the general principles of the assessment process\r\nUnderstand what we expect from assessors\r\nGet to know our paperwork and processes\r\nHighlight and share good practice\r\nMeet and network with other practitioners.\r\n\r\nThis training is suitable for anyone assessing our qualifications, whether: new to assessment; assessing our qualifications for the first time; or even for experienced assessors who require CPD.\r\nPlease note, this training is generic across our qualifications and not subject specific. Colleagues and Trainers will be from a wide range of sectors. If you require subject specific training please see links Bespoke training or Support visits.\r\nTrainer profiles\r\nPlease see the dates and booking links below to our half day remote Assessor Training:\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThursday 10th November 2022 9:30am - 12:30pm\r\n\r\n\r\nSOLD OUT\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThursday 8th December 2022 9:30am - 12:30pm\r\n\r\n\r\nSOLD OUT\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThursday 26th January 2023 9:30am - 12:30pm\r\n\r\n\r\nRegister now\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nTuesday 28th February 2023 9:30am - 12:30pm\r\n\r\n\r\nRegister now\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThursday 16th March 2023 9:30am - 12:30pm\r\n\r\n\r\nRegister now\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nTuesday 18th April 2023 9:30am - 12:30pm\r\n\r\n\r\nRegister now\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThursday 18th May 2023 9:30am - 12:30pm\r\n\r\n\r\nRegister now\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThursday 22nd June 2023 9:30am - 12:30pm\r\n\r\n\r\nRegister now\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIf you have any queries please contact [email protected]","umbracoSearchHide":"0","url":"/delivery-and-learner-support/support-visits-training-and-events/events/assessor-training/","__NodeId":"12897","__IndexType":"directory"}},{"DocId":27,"Id":12898,"Score":0.000465819263,"Fields":{"id":"12898","heading":"Internal Quality Assurance Training","content":"This training is a great opportunity to meet with internal quality assurance (IQA) professionals and like-minded practitioners to learn about or expand your knowledge and understanding of IQA and our qualifications.\r\nThis training event will provide you with an opportunity to:\r\n\r\n explore the general principles of the internal quality assurance process\r\n understand what we expect from you\r\n get to know our paperwork and processes\r\n review current practices and develop ideas for improvement\r\n understand how to achieve and maintain Direct Claim Status (DCS)\r\n meet and network with other IQA practitioners.\r\n\r\nThis training is suitable for anyone involved in the IQA process of our qualifications, whether you’re: new to IQA; applying it to our qualifications for the first time; or even if you’re an experienced internal quality assurer and require CPD.\r\nPlease note, this training is generic across our qualifications and not subject specific. Colleagues and Trainers will be from a wide range of sectors. If you require subject specific training please see links to Bespoke training or Support visits.\r\nTrainer profiles\r\nPlease see the dates and booking links below to our half day remote IQA Training:\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThursday 10th November 2022 1:30pm - 4:30pm\r\n\r\n\r\nSOLD OUT\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThursday 8th December 2022 1:30pm - 4:30pm\r\n\r\n\r\nSOLD OUT\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThursday 26th January 2023 1:30pm - 4:30pm\r\n\r\n\r\nSOLD OUT\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nTuesday 28th February 2023 1:30pm - 4:30pm\r\n\r\n\r\nRegister now\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThursday 16th March 2023 1:30pm - 4:30pm\r\n\r\n\r\nRegister now\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nTuesday 18th April 2023 1:30pm - 4:30pm\r\n\r\n\r\nRegister now\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThursday 18th May 2023 1:30pm - 4:30pm\r\n\r\n\r\nRegister now\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThursday 22nd June 2023 1:30pm - 4:30pm\r\n\r\n\r\nRegister now\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\nIf you have any queries please contact [email protected]","searchableData":"This training is a great opportunity to meet with internal quality assurance (IQA) professionals and like-minded practitioners to learn about or expand your knowledge and understanding of IQA and our qualifications.\r\nThis training event will provide you with an opportunity to:\r\n\r\n explore the general principles of the internal quality assurance process\r\n understand what we expect from you\r\n get to know our paperwork and processes\r\n review current practices and develop ideas for improvement\r\n understand how to achieve and maintain Direct Claim Status (DCS)\r\n meet and network with other IQA practitioners.\r\n\r\nThis training is suitable for anyone involved in the IQA process of our qualifications, whether you’re: new to IQA; applying it to our qualifications for the first time; or even if you’re an experienced internal quality assurer and require CPD.\r\nPlease note, this training is generic across our qualifications and not subject specific. Colleagues and Trainers will be from a wide range of sectors. If you require subject specific training please see links to Bespoke training or Support visits.\r\nTrainer profiles\r\nPlease see the dates and booking links below to our half day remote IQA Training:\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThursday 10th November 2022 1:30pm - 4:30pm\r\n\r\n\r\nSOLD OUT\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThursday 8th December 2022 1:30pm - 4:30pm\r\n\r\n\r\nSOLD OUT\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThursday 26th January 2023 1:30pm - 4:30pm\r\n\r\n\r\nSOLD OUT\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nTuesday 28th February 2023 1:30pm - 4:30pm\r\n\r\n\r\nRegister now\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThursday 16th March 2023 1:30pm - 4:30pm\r\n\r\n\r\nRegister now\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nTuesday 18th April 2023 1:30pm - 4:30pm\r\n\r\n\r\nRegister now\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThursday 18th May 2023 1:30pm - 4:30pm\r\n\r\n\r\nRegister now\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThursday 22nd June 2023 1:30pm - 4:30pm\r\n\r\n\r\nRegister now\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\nIf you have any queries please contact [email protected]","umbracoSearchHide":"0","url":"/delivery-and-learner-support/support-visits-training-and-events/events/internal-quality-assurance-training/","__NodeId":"12898","__IndexType":"directory"}},{"DocId":43,"Id":1494,"Score":0.000465819263,"Fields":{"id":"1494","heading":"Funding","content":"The ESFA brings together the former responsibilities of the Education Funding Agency (EFA) and Skills Funding Agency (SFA). There are hundreds of our qualifications eligible for ESFA funding, with more being added all the time.\r\nPlease check the ESFA Hub for qualification funding information.\r\nFor AEB funding rules and for learner eligibility criteria, please refer to the ESFA’s funding rules.\r\n \r\nHow can I find out if a qualification or unit is funded?\r\nYou can find out from the Education and Skills Funding Agency - Qualification and Unit Funding List\r\nAdvanced Learner Loans\r\nWe can help you maximise your funding and use your full Advanced Learner Loan allocation through our portfolio of eligible qualifications.\r\nTake a look at the full list.\r\nThe Government has introduced a package of measures to support both learners and providers with Advanced Learner Loans and is providing a £50m bursary fund to support vulnerable learners with additional costs related to learning. Also Learners who need help with costs while studying, e.g. childcare, travel or trips related to the course etc. may also be eligible for money from the Advanced Learner Loan Bursary Fund. Eligible learners can apply to their college or training provider directly for the Bursary Fund once the letter confirming the Advanced Learner Loan has been received by the learner.\r\nSupport is available from the Education and Skills Funding Agency, the National Careers Service, the Gov.UK website and Student Finance England. Centres should check the latest version of the Funding Rules for further information about Advanced Learner Loans.\r\nCACHE qualifications have a number of vocationally-related qualifications that are now fundable under the Single Adult Education budget, which are eligible for funding for adult learners and meet the skills needs of industry.\r\n‘The ESFA’s Adult education funding - Rates and rules page sets out the rules you’ll need to meet for funding 19+ education and training’.\r\nTake a look at our guides to Advanced Learner Loans for providers and learners to find out more. \r\n\r\nGuide for providers\r\nGuide for learners \r\n\r\nApprenticeships and Traineeships\r\nFor apprenticeship information, please see the ESFA Apprenticeships funding page.\r\nFor traineeship information for 16-18 year olds please see the ESFA Traineeship funding page. For traineeship information for 19-24 year olds please see the Adult Education Budget, funding and performance management rules for the relevant year.\r\nApprenticeship Levy\r\nThe UK Government’s Apprenticeship Levy came into effect in April 2017, putting the onus on employers to create the optimal apprenticeship scheme for their business. It applies to all employers in England whose payroll is over £3million annually.\r\nFor every pound the levy contributes to an employers’ digital wallet, the Government will top up the amount by 10%.\r\nEmployers have an allowance of £15k, but if they are a group of companies that are connected, they will only be able to use one £15k levy allowance. The levy rate is 0.5% of their payroll.\r\nMore information about the Levy can be found here. \r\nThe new funding system for apprenticeships came into effect May 2017.\r\nImportant information about the rules that will apply to all apprenticeships provision can be found here.\r\nProgrammes for the unemployed\r\nAs unemployment remains high, getting people ‘work ready’ by providing them with the skills they need to access the labour market has never been more important.\r\nWe have a broad range of provision funded through the combined Adult Education Budget that supports the outcomes of each of these initiatives.\r\nProviding pathways to employability – what have we got to offer?\r\n\r\nEmployability Skills\r\nEnterprise Skills\r\nJob Search and Interview Skills\r\nJob Search and Employability Skills\r\nSingle Unit Registration\r\nTraineeships\r\n\r\nSectors we cover for Sector Based Work Academies\r\n\r\nArts, Media and Publishing\r\nBusiness, Administration and Law\r\nEducation and Training\r\nHealth, Public Services and Care\r\nInformation and Communication Technology\r\nLeisure, Travel and Tourism\r\nPreparation for Life and Work\r\nRetail and Commercial Enterprise\r\n\r\nWe can work collaboratively with you - email [email protected] and together, we can map your whole provision, tailoring learning programmes to meet your employability needs.\r\nUnits\r\nWe offer a number of single units that can provide targeted and bespoke training for unemployed individuals. The delivery of units to unemployed learners is part of the flexibilities available under the Single Adult Education Budget covering mainstream delivery to 19+ learners.\r\nWales and Northern Ireland\r\nThe funding mechanisms for Wales and Northern Ireland differ to the funding system in England. The Education and Education and Skills Funding Agency have an England-only remit, meaning that funding for qualifications undertaken in Wales and Northern Ireland are distributed directly to providers by Government rather than through a funding agency.\r\nWales\r\nThe Qualifications in Wales database (QiW) is the main point of reference for all approved qualifications that are eligible for post-16 funding in Wales.\r\nMain qualifications within learning programmes must be selected from those listed on the QiW database as eligible for funding and approved for delivery, and must relate to the learning area of the programme. \r\nNorthern Ireland\r\nFunding for qualifications and/or training in Northern Ireland is distributed by the Department for Education and Learning Northern Ireland (DELNI). DELNI offers various types of funding support for learners, employers and providers, with different eligibility criteria for each.\r\nThe Department allocates funding among the six regional further education colleges annually, who then subcontract to private training providers as and when required. The funding is primarily focused on widening access, increasing participation, addressing skills shortages, and innovation. \r\nInformation for new Centres\r\nOnce providers have completed the Centre Approval process and registered as a Centre, the first question that is often asked is ‘how do I draw down funding for qualifications?’ This section deals with the public funding body who Centres will most regularly deal with, the Education and Skills Funding Agency.\r\nHow do I draw down funding for qualifications?\r\nAccessing funding for learners aged 16-19\r\nThe Education and skills Funding Agency (ESFA) funds FE colleges, sixth-form colleges, sixth-forms in schools and academies to provide study programmes for:\r\n\r\nlearners aged 16 to 19\r\nlearners up to the age of 25 when they have a Learning Disability Assessment (LDA) or Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP)\r\n14-16 year olds who are directly enrolled in eligible FE institutions\r\nhome-educated learners of compulsory school age at any FE college .\r\n\r\nA range of information and guidance for providers is available on the Education and Skills Funding Agency website, and should be referred to by all new Centres looking to deliver qualifications to 16-19 year olds.\r\nAccessing funding for learners aged 19+\r\nThe Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) has a range of information for providers on their website which explains the procedure for registering with them and drawing down funding for eligible learners.\r\nOnce you are registered as a Centre, on the Register of Training Organisations and approved to offer our qualifications (including those within Traineeships and Apprenticeships) you can explore the opportunities for contracting and drawing down public funding.","searchableData":"The ESFA brings together the former responsibilities of the Education Funding Agency (EFA) and Skills Funding Agency (SFA). There are hundreds of our qualifications eligible for ESFA funding, with more being added all the time.\r\nPlease check the ESFA Hub for qualification funding information.\r\nFor AEB funding rules and for learner eligibility criteria, please refer to the ESFA’s funding rules.\r\n \r\nHow can I find out if a qualification or unit is funded?\r\nYou can find out from the Education and Skills Funding Agency - Qualification and Unit Funding List\r\nAdvanced Learner Loans\r\nWe can help you maximise your funding and use your full Advanced Learner Loan allocation through our portfolio of eligible qualifications.\r\nTake a look at the full list.\r\nThe Government has introduced a package of measures to support both learners and providers with Advanced Learner Loans and is providing a £50m bursary fund to support vulnerable learners with additional costs related to learning. Also Learners who need help with costs while studying, e.g. childcare, travel or trips related to the course etc. may also be eligible for money from the Advanced Learner Loan Bursary Fund. Eligible learners can apply to their college or training provider directly for the Bursary Fund once the letter confirming the Advanced Learner Loan has been received by the learner.\r\nSupport is available from the Education and Skills Funding Agency, the National Careers Service, the Gov.UK website and Student Finance England. Centres should check the latest version of the Funding Rules for further information about Advanced Learner Loans.\r\nCACHE qualifications have a number of vocationally-related qualifications that are now fundable under the Single Adult Education budget, which are eligible for funding for adult learners and meet the skills needs of industry.\r\n‘The ESFA’s Adult education funding - Rates and rules page sets out the rules you’ll need to meet for funding 19+ education and training’.\r\nTake a look at our guides to Advanced Learner Loans for providers and learners to find out more. \r\n\r\nGuide for providers\r\nGuide for learners \r\n\r\nApprenticeships and Traineeships\r\nFor apprenticeship information, please see the ESFA Apprenticeships funding page.\r\nFor traineeship information for 16-18 year olds please see the ESFA Traineeship funding page. For traineeship information for 19-24 year olds please see the Adult Education Budget, funding and performance management rules for the relevant year.\r\nApprenticeship Levy\r\nThe UK Government’s Apprenticeship Levy came into effect in April 2017, putting the onus on employers to create the optimal apprenticeship scheme for their business. It applies to all employers in England whose payroll is over £3million annually.\r\nFor every pound the levy contributes to an employers’ digital wallet, the Government will top up the amount by 10%.\r\nEmployers have an allowance of £15k, but if they are a group of companies that are connected, they will only be able to use one £15k levy allowance. The levy rate is 0.5% of their payroll.\r\nMore information about the Levy can be found here. \r\nThe new funding system for apprenticeships came into effect May 2017.\r\nImportant information about the rules that will apply to all apprenticeships provision can be found here.\r\nProgrammes for the unemployed\r\nAs unemployment remains high, getting people ‘work ready’ by providing them with the skills they need to access the labour market has never been more important.\r\nWe have a broad range of provision funded through the combined Adult Education Budget that supports the outcomes of each of these initiatives.\r\nProviding pathways to employability – what have we got to offer?\r\n\r\nEmployability Skills\r\nEnterprise Skills\r\nJob Search and Interview Skills\r\nJob Search and Employability Skills\r\nSingle Unit Registration\r\nTraineeships\r\n\r\nSectors we cover for Sector Based Work Academies\r\n\r\nArts, Media and Publishing\r\nBusiness, Administration and Law\r\nEducation and Training\r\nHealth, Public Services and Care\r\nInformation and Communication Technology\r\nLeisure, Travel and Tourism\r\nPreparation for Life and Work\r\nRetail and Commercial Enterprise\r\n\r\nWe can work collaboratively with you - email [email protected] and together, we can map your whole provision, tailoring learning programmes to meet your employability needs.\r\nUnits\r\nWe offer a number of single units that can provide targeted and bespoke training for unemployed individuals. The delivery of units to unemployed learners is part of the flexibilities available under the Single Adult Education Budget covering mainstream delivery to 19+ learners.\r\nWales and Northern Ireland\r\nThe funding mechanisms for Wales and Northern Ireland differ to the funding system in England. The Education and Education and Skills Funding Agency have an England-only remit, meaning that funding for qualifications undertaken in Wales and Northern Ireland are distributed directly to providers by Government rather than through a funding agency.\r\nWales\r\nThe Qualifications in Wales database (QiW) is the main point of reference for all approved qualifications that are eligible for post-16 funding in Wales.\r\nMain qualifications within learning programmes must be selected from those listed on the QiW database as eligible for funding and approved for delivery, and must relate to the learning area of the programme. \r\nNorthern Ireland\r\nFunding for qualifications and/or training in Northern Ireland is distributed by the Department for Education and Learning Northern Ireland (DELNI). DELNI offers various types of funding support for learners, employers and providers, with different eligibility criteria for each.\r\nThe Department allocates funding among the six regional further education colleges annually, who then subcontract to private training providers as and when required. The funding is primarily focused on widening access, increasing participation, addressing skills shortages, and innovation. \r\nInformation for new Centres\r\nOnce providers have completed the Centre Approval process and registered as a Centre, the first question that is often asked is ‘how do I draw down funding for qualifications?’ This section deals with the public funding body who Centres will most regularly deal with, the Education and Skills Funding Agency.\r\nHow do I draw down funding for qualifications?\r\nAccessing funding for learners aged 16-19\r\nThe Education and skills Funding Agency (ESFA) funds FE colleges, sixth-form colleges, sixth-forms in schools and academies to provide study programmes for:\r\n\r\nlearners aged 16 to 19\r\nlearners up to the age of 25 when they have a Learning Disability Assessment (LDA) or Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP)\r\n14-16 year olds who are directly enrolled in eligible FE institutions\r\nhome-educated learners of compulsory school age at any FE college .\r\n\r\nA range of information and guidance for providers is available on the Education and Skills Funding Agency website, and should be referred to by all new Centres looking to deliver qualifications to 16-19 year olds.\r\nAccessing funding for learners aged 19+\r\nThe Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) has a range of information for providers on their website which explains the procedure for registering with them and drawing down funding for eligible learners.\r\nOnce you are registered as a Centre, on the Register of Training Organisations and approved to offer our qualifications (including those within Traineeships and Apprenticeships) you can explore the opportunities for contracting and drawing down public funding.","seoData":" Funding | QualHub | NCFE | CACHE We have hundreds of NCFE and CACHE qualifications available for funding, find out if a qualifications is funded here.","umbracoSearchHide":"0","url":"/delivery-and-learner-support/funding/","__NodeId":"1494","__IndexType":"directory"}},{"DocId":128,"Id":26515,"Score":0.000465819263,"Fields":{"id":"26515","heading":"Online Sample Assessments","content":"Our sample assessments are available in-browser and are accessible using a weblink. There is no need to schedule or use a keycode. \r\nAll content within the sample assessments is modelled on live assessments. Mark schemes for all sample papers are provided to allow centres to mark on completion. This allows you to identify learners’ strengths and weaknesses to ensure individualised skills plans can be made using the outcomes of the practice assessments. \r\nIn-browser practice assessments allow learners to gain familiarity with the NCFE onscreen platform. Please note that these tests are simulation only, and therefore learners will not be able to fully complete the uploading of documents to the platform, as they will in relevant tasks when sitting a Live assessment. \r\nNote-If you wish to mark learner responses from an in-browser practice assessment, responses will need to be captured at the end of the sitting or screenshots throughout to facilitate this. Any learner responses inputted into an in-browser assessment cannot be retrieved once the browser has been closed. \r\nYou may also wish to consider our initial and diagnostic assessment tools to support your learner’s journey. \r\nPlease find our sample assessment papers below:\r\n Entry Level 3 Assessor Feedback to Learner\r\nEntry Level 3 IQA Feedback to Assessor\r\nEntry Level 3 Additional Instructions\r\nEntry Level 3 Witness Observation Record\r\nEntry Level 3 Mark Scheme\r\nEntry Level 3 Sample Assessment\r\n \r\nLevel 1 Assessor Feedback to Learner\r\nLevel 1 IQA Feedback to Assessor\r\nLevel 1 Additional Instructions\r\nLevel 1 Witness Observation Record\r\nLevel 1 Mark Scheme\r\nLevel 1 Sample Assessment","searchableData":"Our sample assessments are available in-browser and are accessible using a weblink. There is no need to schedule or use a keycode. \r\nAll content within the sample assessments is modelled on live assessments. 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Any learner responses inputted into an in-browser assessment cannot be retrieved once the browser has been closed. \r\nYou may also wish to consider our initial and diagnostic assessment tools to support your learner’s journey. \r\nPlease find our sample assessment papers below:\r\n Entry Level 3 Assessor Feedback to Learner\r\nEntry Level 3 IQA Feedback to Assessor\r\nEntry Level 3 Additional Instructions\r\nEntry Level 3 Witness Observation Record\r\nEntry Level 3 Mark Scheme\r\nEntry Level 3 Sample Assessment\r\n \r\nLevel 1 Assessor Feedback to Learner\r\nLevel 1 IQA Feedback to Assessor\r\nLevel 1 Additional Instructions\r\nLevel 1 Witness Observation Record\r\nLevel 1 Mark Scheme\r\nLevel 1 Sample Assessment","umbracoSearchHide":"0","url":"/delivery-and-learner-support/essential-digital-skills/online-sample-assessments/","__NodeId":"26515","__IndexType":"directory"}},{"DocId":132,"Id":28287,"Score":0.000465819263,"Fields":{"id":"28287","heading":"Direct Claims Status (DCS)","content":"To encourage best practice, we offer a reward system called Direct Claims Status (DCS). When you achieve DCS you‘ll be able to claim learner certificates without authorisation from your External Quality Assurer (EQA).\r\nDCS is awarded for an individual qualification and is based on quality criteria that are measured and reported on through the external quality assurance reviews.\r\nWhen you meet the quality criteria we'll automatically award you DCS for the qualification and email the Programme Contact at your centre to inform them that you've achieved DCS.\r\nYou should continue to deliver the qualification to your learners, assess their work and make sure it's internally quality assured. Then instead of having to wait for an EQA review to sign off learner achievement, you can submit your certificate claims and we'll process them within 24 hours.\r\nIf you'd like more information about DCS or if you've any queries, please contact our Customer Support team at [email protected].","searchableData":"To encourage best practice, we offer a reward system called Direct Claims Status (DCS). When you achieve DCS you‘ll be able to claim learner certificates without authorisation from your External Quality Assurer (EQA).\r\nDCS is awarded for an individual qualification and is based on quality criteria that are measured and reported on through the external quality assurance reviews.\r\nWhen you meet the quality criteria we'll automatically award you DCS for the qualification and email the Programme Contact at your centre to inform them that you've achieved DCS.\r\nYou should continue to deliver the qualification to your learners, assess their work and make sure it's internally quality assured. Then instead of having to wait for an EQA review to sign off learner achievement, you can submit your certificate claims and we'll process them within 24 hours.\r\nIf you'd like more information about DCS or if you've any queries, please contact our Customer Support team at [email protected]. Achieving DCS Achieving DCS after EQA reviews DCS definitions Learn more about DCS definitions Maintaining DCS Once you've achieved DCS you need to continue to operate to the high standard you already have in place. Qualifications not eligible for DCS Programmes that are not eligible for DCS Transferring DCS from another Awarding Organisation If you’ve achieved DCS with another Awarding Organisation (AO) for a qualification that’s also offered by us, we may be able to honour this. 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This third party resource has been endorsed by NCFE following a comprehensive review by one of our subject matter experts; this means that NCFE has agreed that the resource meets the necessary endorsement criteria. For more information about this resource including pricing, please contact the third party supplier directly.\r\nDisclaimer: Whilst NCFE has taken all reasonable care in the endorsement of this resource, we make no representation, express or implied, with regard to the accuracy of the information contained in this resource. 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This online package includes a suite of products offering tools and content for:- streamlining planning and sharing lessons- front-of-class teaching- independent, flexible student study\r\n \r\nIn order to offer flexible and innovative solutions in the changing environment of training and education, NCFE works collaboratively with a number of carefully selected publishers, training providers and producers of high quality learning materials. This third party resource has been endorsed by NCFE following a comprehensive review by one of our subject matter experts; this means that NCFE has agreed that the resource meets the necessary endorsement criteria. For more information about this resource including pricing, please contact the third party supplier directly.\r\nDisclaimer: Whilst NCFE has taken all reasonable care in the endorsement of this resource, we make no representation, express or implied, with regard to the accuracy of the information contained in this resource. 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This book will support your students through their assessment and the start of their careers.- Communicates all the requirements of the new qualification fully with clearly stated learningoutcomes and key terms- Shows how concepts are applied in real settings with numerous case studies- Applies concepts with 'In Progress' and 'In Practice' boxes, which give students the opportunity tocheck and reflect on their understanding- Includes activities linked to assessment criteria to prepare learners for examinations and assessment\r\nWhiteboard eTextbooks are online interactive versions of the printed textbook that enable teachers to:- Display interactive pages to their class- Add notes and highlight areas- Add double page spreads into lesson plans\r\n \r\nIn order to offer flexible and innovative solutions in the changing environment of training and education, NCFE works collaboratively with a number of carefully selected publishers, training providers and producers of high quality learning materials. 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