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Department for the Economy Minister, Conor Murphy to open FDQ's Northern Ireland Conference. You heard it here first! FDQ are honoured...
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charleytaylor6
- Jun 27, 2023
- 1 min
FDQ reach two big milestones in 2023
Earlier this month we shared a proud moment of reaching yet another milestone in 2023. The news came in that they had reached 2000...
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charleytaylor6
- May 31, 2023
- 2 min
Notice of new pricing from September 2023
Having maintained our prices since September 2021 unfortunately we can no longer absorb the rising costs affecting the business. In...
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charleytaylor6
- Apr 19, 2023
- 1 min
Celebrating 10 years with FDQ!
We’re incredibly proud to be sharing great achievements like this one! Clive Rowe and David Hickman are two of FDQ’s most longest serving...
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charleytaylor6
- May 20, 2022
- 1 min
FDQ win the national end-point assessment award
We’re delighted to announce that FDQ have won the award for ‘Specialist Sector EPAO of the Year’ at the Federation of Awarding Bodies...
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charleytaylor6
- May 11, 2022
- 1 min
We're Finalists!
FDQ have been named as finalists in the ‘Specialist Sector EPAO of the Year’ category of the Federation of Awarding Bodies (FAB) first...
FDQ
- Jul 1, 2021
- 1 min
Assessment through COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the delivery and assessment of vocational and technical qualifications. The qualifications regulators...
FDQ
- Jul 1, 2021
- 1 min
EQA in the final quarter of the 2020/21 academic year
All FDQ centres are externally quality assured (EQA) regularly but it's an especially busy time for quality assurance at present, as...
kierastones
- Mar 1, 2021
- 2 min
Department for Education reinstate flexibility to allow EPA ahead of FSQ outcomes
The temporary flexibility allowing apprentices waiting to take their FSQ (Functional Skills Qualifications) assessments in English and...
FDQ
- Jan 20, 2021
- 1 min
Regulatory consultation – Summer 2021
The mass vaccination programme continues apace so leaving room for optimism; however the current lockdown remains firmly in place to the...
FDQ
- Nov 6, 2020
- 1 min
Extended Extraordinary Regulatory Framework published
In recognition of the continued disruption to teaching, learning and assessment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, our regulators Ofqual,...
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FDQ
- Oct 14, 2020
- 1 min
FDQ Results Summer 2020 update 19.09.2020
The recent government announcement to use Centre Assessed Grades rather than the Ofqual algorithm for A’ levels and GCSE qualifications...
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