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Guidance for awarding organisations seeking approval of L2 and L3 qualifications starting in the 2025 and 2026 academic years.
The Overview explains the upcoming changes.
Submit a level 2 technical occupational qualification for approval provides guidance for the 2025 to 2026 academic year.
Submit a level 3 small alternative academic qualification (AAQ) or technical occupational qualification for approval provides guidance for the 2026 to 2027 academic year.
Diagram showing high-level outline of the approvals process for academic and technical qualifications provides a flow chart for the academic and technical qualifications funding approval process.
Read how we approve funding in Qualifications funding approval manual: from August 2025.