Ofqual
Making fee information available
- F1.1 In respect of each of its qualifications that it makes available for purchase, an awarding organisation must publish the following information for potential purchasers in England
- (a) where possible, the Standard Qualification Fee.
- (b) where applicable, any Package Fee.
- (c) where possible, any Associated Learner Fees.
- (d) where possible, any Mandatory Centre Fees.
- (e) where it is not possible for the awarding organisation to calculate a Standard Qualification Fee, Associated Learner Fees or any Mandatory Centre Fees, a statement of the method by which these fees are calculated.
- F1.2 An awarding organisation must ensure that the information which it publishes as required by Condition F1.1 is
- (a) kept up to date,
- (b) clear to a potential purchaser, and
- (c) easily accessible to any potential purchaser without that person having to request it from, or provide any information to, the awarding organisation.
Making fee information available to satisfy the planning requirements of purchasers
- F1.3 An awarding organisation must take all reasonable steps to publish the information required by Condition F1.1 sufficiently far in advance of the time at which the qualifications to which that information relates will be made available to Learners as to satisfy the reasonable planning requirements of potential purchasers.
- F1.4 Where such information cannot be published to this timescale, the awarding organisation must instead provide or make available to potential purchasers information that is sufficient to give a reasonable indication of its likely fees, together with a clear statement to make potential purchasers aware that this information is only indicative.
- F1.5 In respect of each of its qualifications that it makes available for purchase, an awarding organisation must make the information set out in Condition F1.1(a) (e) available for potential purchasers outside England on request.
Guidance on Condition F1
Introduction
Condition F1.1 requires an awarding organisation to publish fees for its qualifications on its website (in accordance with Condition J1.7(c)).
Condition F1.2 builds on this obligation, requiring awarding organisations to make fee information easily accessible to any potential purchaser, without them having to request it from, or provide any information to, the awarding organisation.
When deciding how this information should be presented, and how particular services should be identified and categorised, an awarding organisation must have regard to this guidance.
Use of defined terms
Awarding organisations are not obliged to use the defined terms Standard Qualification Fee, Package Fee, Associated Learner Fees or Mandatory Centre Fees that we have published in Condition J1.8 when publishing fee information.
Where these defined terms are not used, however, the awarding organisation should make clear which fee constitutes the Standard Qualification Fee and, if applicable, the