Qualifications Wales

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Qualifications Wales is the independent regulator responsible for overseeing the quality and standards of non-degree qualifications in Wales.

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Qualifications Wales canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf non-departmental public body
public body
qualification regulator
country Wales
doesNotRegulate degree-level qualifications
formedBy Qualifications Wales Act 2015 NERFINISHED
headquartersCountry Wales NERFINISHED
headquartersLocation Newport NERFINISHED
inception 2015
jurisdiction Wales NERFINISHED
languageOfWork English
Welsh
legalBasis Qualifications Wales Act 2015 NERFINISHED
mandate to ensure that qualifications and the Welsh qualifications system are effective for meeting the reasonable needs of learners in Wales
to promote public confidence in qualifications and the Welsh qualifications system
oversightArea availability of qualifications
fitness for purpose of qualifications
quality of qualifications
standards of qualifications
parentOrganization Welsh Government NERFINISHED
regionServed Wales
regulates general qualifications
non-degree qualifications
vocational qualifications
responsibleFor approving qualifications in Wales
ensuring learners’ needs are met by the qualifications system
ensuring public confidence in qualifications in Wales
ensuring qualifications are coherent and comparable
maintaining standards of qualifications in Wales
monitoring awarding bodies
overseeing the quality of qualifications in Wales
providing advice to Welsh Ministers on qualifications
recognising awarding bodies in Wales
reviewing qualifications and the qualifications system
scope non-degree qualifications only
sector education
shortName Qualifications Wales NERFINISHED
typeOfRegulation independent regulation
website https://www.qualificationswales.org
worksWith Welsh Government NERFINISHED
awarding bodies
colleges in Wales
schools in Wales
training providers in Wales

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Signature (UK awarding body for BSL qualifications) regulatedBy Qualifications Wales
subject surface form: Signature