Qualifications Wales

Welsh Government sponsored body

Qualifications Wales
Cymwysterau Cymru

Formation| 21 September 2015
Type| Welsh Government Sponsored Body
Purpose| Regulating general and vocational qualifications in Wales.
Headquarters| Q2 Building, Imperial Park, Coedkernew, Newport

Region served

|  Wales

Chair

| David Jones OBE

Chief Executive

| Philip Blaker
Affiliations| Welsh Government
Website| [1]

Qualifications Wales (Welsh: Cymwysterau Cymru) is a Welsh Government sponsored body, responsible for the recognition of awarding bodies and the review and approval of non-degree qualifications in Wales. It was established by the Qualifications Wales Act 2015[1] and became operational from 21 September 2015.[2]

It regulates awarding bodies delivering those qualifications taken in schools and colleges, such as GCSEs and A levels, but also vocational qualifications and the Welsh Baccalaureate. The organisation has over 75 staff, in a mix of regulatory, research, policy and development roles. Its offices are based in Imperial Park, Newport.[3]

## Responsibilities

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As set out in the Act, the body has two principal aims and responsibilities:

* ensuring that qualifications, and the Welsh qualification system, are effective for meeting the reasonable needs of learners in Wales;
* promoting public confidence in qualifications and in the Welsh qualification system

## See also

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* Education in Wales
* National Assembly for Wales
* Standards and Testing Agency

## References

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1. ^ "Qualifications Wales Act 2015". National Assembly for Wales. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
2. ^ "Qualifications Wales Act 2015 - Summary" (PDF). National Assembly for Wales. August 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
3. ^ "Help shape the Welsh qualifications system: Six recruitment opportunities at Qualifications Wales". Wales Online. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2016.

## External links

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* Qualifications Wales