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Guidance: Post-16 qualifications at level 3 and below for the 2025 to 2026 academic year

Department For Education

February 6
11:02 2025

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This guidance is for:

  • education providers
  • awarding organisations

It aims to give an update on:

  • post-16 qualifications reform at level 3, following the Secretary of States review of qualifications due to have public funding removed
  • the next phase of reforms, including the routes and subjects where we will approve new level 3 qualifications for delivery from 1 August 2026

Awarding organisations should also refer to the qualifications funding manual.

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Published 6 February 2025

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