New Ofqual regulations require all awarding organisations to follow the same standards for Centre Assessment Standards Scrutiny (CASS). To make sure we meet these standards, we have decided to introduce an additional quality assurance process for direct claims status (DCS) claims. This will allow us to check that your certification claims are correct, and work with you to resolve any issues in between your quality assurance visits.

For centres with DCS for one or more of the qualifications listed below, we can confirm how this additional check will affect you.

From 1 September 2021:

• You need to complete and maintain a candidate claims record for all claims you make via DCS. We have created a template for you to use but you can use your own record or an existing report from your management information system if you wish. Your record must include candidate and unit details for any DCS claims made since your last quality assurance visit.
• We may request a copy of this record over the course of the year – depending on the number of DCS claims you make. 
• When requested, you will need to email us a copy of the record within three working days.
• We will then check your candidate claims record against your DCS claims on our system and let you know if there are any issues or not.

For information on what happens if we identify errors or do not receive a copy of the record within three working days, please see Criteria IV6 in the updated version of the OCR Criteria for Verified Qualifications.

For more details about the process, please see the OCR website.

If you have any queries please call our Customer Support Centre on 01223 553998 or email support@ocr.org.uk.

Qualifications

• Advice and Guidance Level 3 (NVQ) Certificate - 10184
• Advice and Guidance Level 4 (NVQ) Diploma - 10185
• Business Administration Level 4 Diploma (NVQ) - 10385 (from 2014)
• Management and Leadership Diploma Level 5 (NVQ) - 10388 (from 2014)
• Career Information and Advice Level 4 Diploma - 04512
• Career Guidance and Development Level 6 Diploma - 10215
• Cover Supervision of Pupils in Schools Level 3 Certificate - 04469
• Specialist Support for Teaching and Learning in Schools Level 3 Diploma - 04470
• Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools Level 2 Certificate - 04465
• Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools Level 3 Certificate - 04468
• Supporting the Wider Curriculum in Schools Level 2 Certificate - 04466