Ofqual has published the rules and guidance for the new Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) which will be introduced on 1 October 2015.

These take the shape of a new edition of the General Conditions of Recognition for Awarding Organisations.

The new rules introduced in this update cover:

• Describing the size of regulated qualifications as ‘Total Qualification Time’ and ‘Guided Learning’
• Allocating a level (or levels) to a qualification or a component of a qualification
• Assigning credit values to a qualification or component of a qualification
• Recognition of prior learning.

As reported in August’s OCR Policy Briefing, the RQF will replace the QCF as the new framework for all Ofqual-regulated qualifications.