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Delivery of Results

Delivery of Results

Ensuring the Timely Delivery of Results for 2025/2026

 

Ofqual have confirmed that the VTQ Delivery of Results activity will continue, therefore we will conduct the same process with you for 2025/2026 academic year.

 

These arrangements ensure that learners expected to progress to further or higher education by completing a Level 3, Level 1/2 and/or Level 2 VTQs are issued their results on or before A level/Level 3 results day and GCSE/Level 2 results day, as appropriate where the learners need to use their results to progress to further or higher education.

 

All centres who deliver the following qualifications will be expected to participate in the full Delivery of Results process:

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Performance Table Qualifications (PTQs)

 

 

Fitness Vocationally Related Qualifications (VRQ’s)

 

 

Technical Occupational Qualifications

 

Timeline of activities

The timeline of activities which we will need you to adhere is detailed below, this will ensure we are able to carry out the appropriate quality monitoring and checking to be able to authorise certification ahead of results day for those learners who require the results for progression.

 

Event: Declaration

 

  • Description: Centres to complete, sign and return the Delivery of Results Declaration Form.
  • Start Date: 09/02/2026
  • End Date: 06/03/2026

 

Event: Term time checkpoint

 

  • Description: Centres to identify learners who intend to use their qualification for progression to higher education.
  • Start Date: 07/04/2026
  • End Date: 08/05/2026

 

Event: Latest date for external assessments to be completed

 

  • Description: All assessments are on demand and can be taken at any point within the year. Please note although all assessments are available on demand this is the last date these can be completed for those progressing to HE.
  • Start Date: 01/09/2025
  • End Date: 19/06/2026

 

Event: Latest date for internal assessments to be completed

 

  • Description: All assessments are on demand and can be taken at any point within the year. Please note although all assessments are available on demand this is the last date these can be completed for those progressing to HE.
  • Start Date: 01/09/2025
  • End Date: 19/06/2026

 

Event: Qualification claim date

 

  • Description: Once all assessments are complete and the centre has carried out their summative IV sampling. Centres should claim certification via Parnassus.
  • Start Date: 01/09/2025
  • End Date: 19/06/2026

 

Event: Deadline for submission of evidence for quality assurance

 

  • Description: The external verifier will confirm which learner files are required for sampling. Centres must submit the requested evidence and associated IV sampling.
  • Start Date: 01/09/2025
  • End Date: 03/07/2026

 

Event: Latest date by which external quality assurance must be completed

 

  • Description: The external verifier will complete the summative sampling of learner evidence and where this meets the qualification requirements, authorise certification.
  • Start Date: 01/09/2025
  • End Date: 24/07/2026

 

Event: Latest date by which certificates will be released to centres

 

  • Description: Certificates generated by Active IQ and sent to nominated centre contact.
  • Start Date: 01/09/2025
  • End Date: 07/08/2026
Further information

Key actions for centres to ensure timely results in 2026

 

The process is set to commence in February 2026 with more information being provided to you before this date. In readiness for this, it’s vital that your data is accurate and that the correct status is recorded for learners expecting a result for the 2025/2026 academic year within current and future registrations. Please ensure:

 

Registrations

As part of our registration process, we now require you to indicate (at the point of registration) if a learner is likely to require their result to progress to further or higher education in August at the end of the current academic year (August 2026).

 

Reviewing Accurate Status’

Within Parnassus you should run the on-demand report titled: ‘Registrations in Progress for Eligible HE Qualifications’ regularly which will keep track of learner statuses. This will ensure that the data recorded is accurate.

 

Run the report by:

 

  • Opening the reporting tab on Parnassus
  • Select the ‘Registrations in progress for eligible HE qualifications’ report and populate the following sections:
    • Qualification id – leave as all (this will ensure all in scope qualifications which you deliver are included) 
    • Registration from – either 01/08/2024 (if you are running a two-year programme) or 01/08/2025 (if you are running a 1-year programme)
    • View report
  • This will then generate a report which will show you all learners registered on in scope qualifications and their progression status:
    • Registration date
    • Learner first name
    • Learner surname
    • Learner date of birth
    • Qualification
    • Progression status
    • Unknown
      • Yes – the learner requires their result for progression in August
      • No – the learner does not require their result for progression in August

 

If a learner changes their status at any point within the year then their progression status with Active IQ will also need to be updated. Please contact our Customer Experience team immediately to advise of any changes.