Service messages

Updated on [17/09/2024]

Welcome to our service messages area. This area is regularly updated with the latest information about our products, qualifications, processes and more.

We’ll also send you a monthly newsletter where we’ll highlight any key updates, and you can click through to this webpage to read the full details. We recommend bookmarking this page so that you can check back regularly for any updates!

Page last updated: 17/07/2024

September 2024

Key dates and timetables

• Remember that you must register your learners within 90 days of their start date to avoid late registration fees. Please ensure to add your learners’ correct end dates at the point of registration.
• View our updated assessment timetable for 2024-25 and 2025-26 – we’ve made changes to previously published and/or consultation version dates for some V Cert assessments to avoid clashes with GCSE exams. View the timetable and what we’ve changed.
• We wanted to let you know that from summer 2025 onwards, we’ll be bringing forward the completion date for EQA reviews to 30 June. Read more.

Qualification updates and withdrawals

• View our latest horizons document, featuring qualification updates and maintenance information including qualification withdrawals, new qualifications, and qualification amendments.

Exams officers update

• View this month’s update.

Functional Skills

• View our latest Functional Skills service messages.

T Levels

• View our latest T Level communications.

V Certs

• View our latest V Cert service messages.

Supporting your delivery

• Sign up now for our assessor and internal quality assurance training events to meet virtually with other professionals and expand your knowledge and understanding.

Horizons archive

Explore our Horizons portfolio update from 2024 and beyond below to learn more about our current offer.