Research and analysis

Level 4 and 5 qualifications and provider market

Research into how effective providers and awarding organisations design and provide Level 4-5 qualifications.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 28 February 2019

Documents

Review of the Level 4-5 qualification and provider market

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78105-994-4, DFE-RR911

PDF, 1.22 MB, 113 pages

Details

This research supports the department’s review of Level 4-5 (L4-5) education, examining the characteristics of and effectiveness of the Level 4-5 qualification and provider market.

It investigates:

• factors affecting the design and development of L4-5 qualifications
• factors affecting the provision of L4-5 qualifications by higher education and further education providers
• barriers to providing L4-5 qualifications, such as from:
  • current legislation
  • policy and funding arrangements
  • issues related to student demand/choices
  • relationships between L4-5 and other qualification markets

Published 28 February 2019