Consultation outcome

Digital functional skills qualifications: subject content

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
This consultation has concluded

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Detail of outcome

From May 2019 to July 2019, the Department for Education consulted on the proposed subject content for new digital Functional Skills Qualifications (FSQs).

皇冠体育app consultation received 33 responses. This included responses from:

  • education institutions
  • awarding organisations
  • industry
  • practitioners
  • representative bodies

皇冠体育app consultation response:

  • sets out the feedback received
  • explains the changes made
  • explains decisions taken to finalise the subject content

Full details of the changes made to the consultation are in Annex B of the consultation response.

皇冠体育app subject content for digital Functional Skills qualifications is also available.


Original consultation

Summary

We are seeking views on proposed subject content for new digital functional skills qualifications.

This consultation was held on .

This consultation ran from
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Consultation description

皇冠体育app government is reforming functional skills qualifications to improve their relevance and content, and to build their recognition and credibility in the labour market.

皇冠体育app consultation document asks questions on the proposed content for new digital functional skills qualifications. 皇冠体育appse will replace ICT functional skills qualifications from 2021.

Ofqual, the examinations regulator, is also consulting on revised regulatory requirements for digital functional skills qualifications.

Updates to this page

Published 16 May 2019
Last updated 29 October 2021 show all updates
  1. Added the 'Subject content for digital Functional Skills qualifications: government consultation response' and equality impact assessment.

  2. First published.

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