V Cert Qualifications External Assessment Windows Version 2.2 September 2017

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1 1 V Cert Qualifications s Version 2.2 September 2017

2 Contents Section One: Level 1 Qualifications... 5 NCFE Level 1 Certificate in Engineering Studies (601/4592/4)... 5 NCFE Level 1 Certificate in Food and Cookery (601/4661/8)... 5 NCFE Level 1 Certificate in Health and Fitness (601/4662/X)... 6 NCFE Level 1 Technical Award in Music Technology (601/6777/4)... 7 NCFE Level 1 Technical Award in Interactive Media (603/0851/5)... 8 NCFE Level 1 Technical Award in Graphic Design (603/0844/8)... 8 NCFE Level 1 Technical Award in Business and Enterprise (603/0835/7)... 9 Section Two: Level 2 Qualifications...10 NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Business and Enterprise (601/0048/5) NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Engineering Studies (601/4532/8) NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Food and Cookery (601/4533/X) NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Health and Fitness (601/4534/1) NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Creative Studies: Art and Design (600/6905/3) NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Creative Studies: Craft (601/0043/6) Performance Skills (600/6990/9) Graphic Design (600/6907/7) Interactive Media (600/6906/5) Music Technology (600/6904/1) NCFE Level 2 Technical Award in Music Technology (601/6774/9) NCFE Level 2 Technical Award in Interactive Media (603/0852/7) NCFE Level 2 Technical Award in Graphic Design (603/0845/X) NCFE Level 2 Technical Award in Business and Enterprise (603/0838/2) Section Three: Level 3 Qualifications...18 NCFE Level 3 Applied General Certificate in Music Technology (601/6779/8) NCFE Level 3 Applied General Certificate in Business and Enterprise (601/8908/3) NCFE Level 3 Applied General Certificate in Art and Design (601/8898/4)

3 Guidance Information This document provides a breakdown of the assessment dates/windows for each of the qualifications within the V Cert suite as well as information about the assessments dates. Centre Responsibilities The centre must ensure that the externally assessed unit is delivered to the learners prior to the. The s must be completed in line with our Regulations for the Conduct of. Centres must ensure that all staff involved in the have read and understood the regulations. Registering Learners When registering learners on to a qualification, an entry must be made on to the chosen assessment date/window., including re-sits must be made via the entries screen in the NCFE Portal and our Customer Support Team can help with this if required. Entry Cut-off All learners must be entered via the NCFE portal by the advertised entry in this document. Please contact your Customer Support Assistant to discuss any late entry requirements. A fee may apply for late entries. Reasonable Adjustments If learners require reasonable adjustments these must be submitted in line with the published timescales in our guidance and policy document. Failure to do so may mean your learner/s will not have approval in place for the assessment. Date Set Date/Time The learners must complete the at these dates/times in line with our Regulations for the Conduct of. You will need to complete the assessment variation form within the Regulations for the Conduct of if the assessment date/time clashes with another /examination. At the beginning of delivering the qualification, you must plan the supervised and/or invigilated sessions within this window. Timetables may be checked by Quality Assurers. The assessment window cannot be extended and no work should be completed outside the assessment window. 3

4 Return of s s and all learner evidence must be returned to NCFE within 1 working day of the assessment/final assessment session taking place. Centres will need to ensure they follow the instructions within our Regulations for the Conduct of. A fee may apply for late return. For the Level 2 Certificate in Creative Studies: Art and Design work must be retained securely at the centre in preparation for the Examiner Visit, and should not be accessed by staff unless instructed to do so by NCFE. Results Release The will be on the date highlighted on the assessment window specific to the qualification. You will be notified if any are placed on hold and the reason why. Enquiries About Results Please refer to our policy for details on how to submit any enquiries and associated deadlines and timescales. 4

5 Section One: Level 1 Qualifications NCFE Level 1 Certificate in Engineering Studies (601/4592/4) Task 1 date and time (30 minutes) Task 2 date and time (2 hours) s (both tasks together) 18/10/ /11/ am 01/11/ am 02/11/ /01/ /02/ /03/ am 01/03/ am 02/03/ /04/ /10/ /11/ am 05/11/ am 06/11/ /01/ /02/ /03/ am 01/03/ am 02/03/ /04/2019 NCFE Level 1 Certificate in Food and Cookery (601/4661/8) date and time (50 minutes) s 18/10/ /02/ /10/ /03/ /11/ /03/ /11/ am 19/03/ am 02/11/ /01/ /03/ /05/ /11/ /01/ /03/ /05/2019 5

6 NCFE Level 1 Certificate in Health and Fitness (601/4662/X) date and time (1 hour 30 mins) s 03/10/ /02/ /10/ /03/ /10/ /03/ /11/ am 19/03/ am 18/10/ /12/ /03/ /05/ /11/ /01/ /03/ /05/2019 6

7 NCFE Level 1 Technical Award in Music Technology (601/6777/4) Please Note: NCFE Technical Awards in Music Technology have changed from fixed date and time assessments to an assessment window. This qualification consists of mandatory written and practical components Written s 26/02/ /06/ /02/ /06/ /03/ /03/ /06/ /06/ /03/ /03/ /06/ /06/ /03/ /05/ /06/ /08/ /03/ /05/ /06/ /08/2019 Practical s 26/02/ /06/ /02/ /06/ /03/ /03/ /06/ /06/ /03/ /03/ /06/ /06/ /03/ /05/ /06/ /08/ /03/ /05/ /06/ /08/2019 7

8 NCFE Level 1 Technical Award in Interactive Media (603/0851/5) s 07/01/ /04/ /01/ /03/ /05/ /06/ /03/ /05/ /06/ /08/2019 NCFE Level 1 Technical Award in Graphic Design (603/0844/8) s 28/01/ /05/ /02/ /03/ /06/ /06/ /03/ /05/ /06/ /08/2019 8

9 NCFE Level 1 Technical Award in Business and Enterprise (603/0835/7) Date and Time (2 hours) s 15/03/ /03/ /04/ /05/ /06/ /07/ /07/ /08/2019 9

10 Section Two: Level 2 Qualifications NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Business and Enterprise (601/0048/5) 25/09/2017 Task 1 date and time (1 hour) 09/10/2017 Remaining tasks window (4 hours) 09/10/ /10/2017 s to be returned to NCFE by (all tasks) 23/10/ /12/ /01/ /02/ /02/ /02/ /02/ /04/ /09/ /10/ /10/ /10/ /10/ /12/ /01/ /02/ /02/ /02/ /02/ /04/2019 Remaining tasks : After Task 1 you must plan in 4 hours of invigilated sessions to be completed within this window for your learners to complete the remaining tasks. Please refer to the Regulations for the Conduct of for more information on the invigilation requirements. 10

11 NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Engineering Studies (601/4532/8) cutoff date 18/10/2017 Task 1 date and time (45 minutes) 01/11/2017 Tasks 2 & 3 window (Each task 2 hours) 01/11/ /11/2017 s to be returned to NCFE by (all tasks) 15/11/ /01/ /02/ /03/ /03/ /03/ /03/ /04/ /10/ /11/ /11/ /11/ /11/ /01/ /02/ /03/ /03/ /03/ /03/ /05/2019 Tasks 2 & 3 : you must plan in 2 hours for each task (4 hours in total) of invigilated sessions to be completed within this window for your learners to complete the remaining tasks. Please refer to the Regulations for the Conduct of or more information on the invigilation requirements. 11

12 NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Food and Cookery (601/4533/X) date and time (2 hours) s 18/10/ /02/ /10/ /03/ /11/ /03/ /11/ /03/ /11/ /01/ /03/ /05/ /11/ /01/ /03/ /05/2019 NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Health and Fitness (601/4534/1) date and time (2 hours) s 03/10/ /02/ /10/ /03/ /10/ /03/ /11/ /03/ /10/ /12/ /03/ /05/ /11/ /01/ /03/ /05/

13 NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Creative Studies: Art and Design (600/6905/3) cut-off date s to be returned to NCFE by (see note below) Examiner visit by (see note below) 24/08/ /01/ /08/ /01/ /09/ /11/ /02/ /04/ /09/ /11/ /02/ /04/ /11/ /12/ /01/ /04/ /05/ /06/ /11/ /12/ /01/ /04/ /05/ /06/2019 Examiner visit by: this qualification requires a visit by an NCFE Examiner to grade your learners work. Your allocated examiner with contact your Exams Officer to arrange an appropriate date and time. The Examiner visit must take place after the has been completed (your last planned session) and on or before the Examiner visit by date. s : this qualification only requires the Register to NCFE after the last planned assessment session within the assessment window. 13

14 NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Creative Studies: Craft (601/0043/6) Performance Skills (600/6990/9) Graphic Design (600/6907/7) Interactive Media (600/6906/5) Music Technology (600/6904/1) window s to NCFE 24/08/ /01/ /08/ /01/ /09/ /11/ /02/ /04/ /09/ /11/ /02/ /04/ /11/ /01/ /04/ /06/ /11/ /01/ /04/ /06/

15 NCFE Level 2 Technical Award in Music Technology (601/6774/9) Please Note: NCFE Technical Awards in Music Technology have changed from fixed date and time assessments to an assessment window. This qualification consists of mandatory written and practical components Written s 26/02/ /06/ /02/ /06/ /03/ /03/ /06/ /06/ /03/ /03/ /06/ /06/ /03/ /05/ /06/ /08/ /03/ /05/ /06/ /08/2019 Practical s 26/02/ /06/ /02/ /06/ /03/ /03/ /06/ /06/ /03/ /03/ /06/ /06/ /03/ /05/ /06/ /08/ /03/ /05/ /06/ /08/

16 NCFE Level 2 Technical Award in Interactive Media (603/0852/7) s 07/01/ /04/ /01/ /03/ /05/ /06/ /03/ /05/ /06/ /08/2019 NCFE Level 2 Technical Award in Graphic Design (603/0845/X) s 28/01/ /05/ /02/ /03/ /06/ /06/ /03/ /05/ /06/ /08/

17 NCFE Level 2 Technical Award in Business and Enterprise (603/0838/2) Date and Time (2 hours) s 15/03/ /03/ /04/ /05/ /06/ /07/ /07/ /08/

18 Section Three: Level 3 Qualifications NCFE Level 3 Applied General Certificate in Music Technology (601/6779/8) Practical 15/01/ /04/ /01/ /04/2019 (10 hours) 29/01/ /02/ /05/ /06/ /01/ /02/ /05/ /06/2019 s 01/03/ /04/ /06/ /08/ /02/ /04/ /06/ /08/2019 Written 28/02/ /05/ /02/ /05/2019 date and time (2 hours) 14/03/ /06/ /03/ /06/2019 s 15/03/ /05/ /06/ /08/ /03/ /05/ /06/ /08/

19 NCFE Level 3 Applied General Certificate in Business and Enterprise (601/8908/3) Date and Time (2 hours) s 14/03/ /03/ /03/ /05/ /06/ /07/ /07/ /08/2019 NCFE Level 3 Applied General Certificate in Art and Design (601/8898/4) 13/12/ /04/ /01/ /02/ /05/ /06/2019 s (see note below) Examiner visit by (see note below) 18/02/ /04/ /04/ /06/ /08/ /08/2019 Examiner visit by: this qualification requires a visit by an NCFE Examiner to grade your learners work. Your allocated examiner with contact your Exams Officer to arrange an appropriate date and time. The Examiner visit must take place after the has been completed (your last planned session) and on or before the Examiner visit by date. s : this qualification only requires the Register to NCFE after the last planned assessment session within the assessment window. 19