Annex 1: Proposed new Conditions for Functional Skills Qualifications in English
Updated 9 August 2019
Applies to England
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Condition FSE7 Disapplication of General Condition of Recognition applying to functional skills in English
FSE7.1 In respect of each functional skills qualification in English which an awarding organisation makes available, or proposes to make available, General Condition of Recognition E7 does not apply.
Condition FSE8 Total Qualification Time
FSE8.1 In respect of each functional skills qualification in English that it makes available or proposes to make available, an awarding organisation must –
(a) design that qualification such that the number of hours for Guided Learning will be 55 hours,
(b) assign to that qualification 55 hours of Guided Learning,
(c) assign to that qualification a number of hours for Total Qualification Time by applying the Total Qualification Time Criteria.
FSE8.2 An awarding organisation must –
(a) keep under review the number of hours it has assigned to each functional skills qualification in English for each of Total Qualification Time and Guided Learning,
(b) in particular, review the numbers of hours assigned following any revision to the –
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document entitled ‘Subject content functional skills: English’, or
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Total Qualification Time Criteria, and
(c) revise the number of hours that the awarding organisation has assigned, if appropriate.
FSE8.3 Following any review by Ofqual of the number of hours assigned to a qualification in respect of Total Qualification Time or Guided Learning, an awarding organisation must revise that number in any manner required by Ofqual.