Regulatory publications for the Diploma

Recognition

Scope Publications
Component and Diploma awarding bodies

Criteria for awarding bodies published in The statutory regulation of external qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2004

Supplementary recognition criteria published in the Regulatory arrangements for component and Diploma awarding bodies

Accreditation

Scope Publications
Diploma awarding bodies

Common criteria for all qualifications published in The statutory regulation of external qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2004

Criteria for accreditation of Foundation, Higher and Advanced Diploma qualifications version 2

Criteria for accreditation of lines of learning qualifications

Principal learning and project component awarding bodies

Common criteria for all qualifications published in The statutory regulation of external qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2004

Criteria for accreditation of Foundation, Higher and Advanced Diploma qualifications version 2

Criteria for accreditation of lines of learning qualifications

Additional and specialist and functional skills component awarding bodies

Criteria for accreditation of Foundation, Higher and Advanced Diploma qualifications version 2

Criteria for accreditation of lines of learning qualifications

Common criteria for all qualifications published in The statutory regulation of external qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2004

Regulatory arrangements for the Qualifications and Credit Framework

For functional skills component awarding bodies, Functional Skills qualifications criteria

Operation

Scope Publications
Diploma awarding bodies

The statutory regulation of external qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2004

Operating rules published in the Regulatory arrangements for component and Diploma awarding bodies

Principal learning and project awarding bodies

The statutory regulation of external qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2004

GCSE, GCE, principal learning and project code of practice April 2010

Operating rules published in the Regulatory arrangements for component and Diploma awarding bodies

Additional and specialist learning and functional skills component awarding bodies

The statutory regulation of external qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2004

Relevant codes of practice as applicable

Operating rules published in the Regulatory arrangements for component and Diploma awarding bodies