Awarding

Scots regulator rapped over building site safety malpractice

Ofqual found a failure to 'rigorously' investigate malpractice at the Scottish regulator and awarding body's assessment centres in England

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Apprenticeships, Awarding

Ofqual issues £50k fine to EPAO but owner refuses to pay

Dormant awarding body claims it is being used as a ‘sacrificial lamb’ as regulator shows off ‘fining power’ to...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Awarding, Young people

NCFE fined £300k for 2022 T Level exam fiasco

Awarding body has taken measures to ensure errors will not happen again

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Awarding, Long read

How fake skills cards have opened the door to building site blaggers 

The person purporting to be Adam Philip showed me “evidence” the CSCS card he was selling would evade anti-fraud...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Awarding

FAB names IfATE delivery chief as next CEO

Rob Nitsch will leave IfATE after six years to lead the awarding sector trade body

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Assessment, Awarding

Price of exams soar above inflation in 2024

General qualifications rise 6.4% while VTQs increase 5.5%

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Awarding

New FAB boss suddenly resigns

Kion Ahadi was Federation of Awarding Bodies’ chief executive for just two months

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Awarding

City and Guilds fined £200k for regulatory breaches

Ofqual found multiple 'errors' related to assessment materials and results

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Awarding

Cyber attacks: Exam boards told to introduce new security measures

Ofqual chief Sir Ian Bauckham said regulator will undertake 'rigorous' checks on exam board plans to move tests on-screen

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth