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Preparing for an approval review
On receipt of your application for centre approval, one of our EQAs will contact you to suggest a date and time to conduct your review. If this date is not suitable work with them to agree an alternative.
Once approved you’ll receive an approval certificate to display at your centre and a welcome email containing lots of information to help you get started.
If you’re not approved first time, don’t worry, your EQA will work with you to discuss the next steps.
Preparing for an approval review for all products, except Technical Qualifications (TQ)
If you’re applying for approval for any of our products, except TQs:
- Read the qualification specifications for the products you’re applying for approval for
- Familiarise yourself with our Approval Criteria
- View our User Guide to our Centre Approval Report to understand the criterion covered as part of the review and the evidence you can send to support your application
- Collate evidence to support your approval review, ensuring you have evidence to meet each criterion in the report
- Send your evidence at least 48 hours ahead of the review to avoid potential delays to your approval application. Failure to do this will result in your approval review being cancelled. Should the review be cancelled, a new date will be arranged in line with EQA availability.
If during the review the EQA identifies missing evidence, this will be requested during the review, failure to supply this during the review will result in an action on the report
Preparing for an approval review for Technical Qualifications (TQ)
If you’re applying for approval for any of our TQs:
- Read the qualification specifications for the qualifications you’re applying for approval for
- Familiarise yourself with our TQ approval criteria
- View our User Guide to NCFE Technical Qualification (TQ) Provider Approval to understand the criterion covered as part of the review and the evidence you can send to support your application
- Complete the Technical Qualification (TQ) Delivery Staff Qualifications and Experience Template
- Collate evidence to support your approval review, ensuring you have evidence to meet each criterion in the report
- Send your evidence at least 48 hours ahead of the review to avoid potential delays to your approval application. Failure to do this will result in your approval review being cancelled. Should the review be cancelled, a new date will be arranged in line with EQA availability. If during the review the EQA identifies missing evidence, this will be requested during the review, failure to supply this during the review will result in an action on the report
- For dental applications, you must familiarise yourself with the document 'Qualification approval and EQA reviews' and the 'Appendices, policies and statements' as well as the qualification specifications on each of the dental qualification pages.
Preparing for an approval review for Registered Professions (Dental)
If you’re applying for approval for any of the qualifications below:
NCFE CACHE Level 3 Diploma in the Principles and Practice of Dental Nursing (601/2251/1)
NCFE CACHE Level 3 Diploma in the Principles and Practice of Dental Nursing (Integrated Apprenticeship) (610/1340/7)
- Read the qualification specification on the qualification page
- Read the mandatory requirements for centre approval and external quality assurance reviews on the qualification page
- Familiarise yourself with our Approval Criteria
- View our User Guide to our Centre Approval Report to understand the criterion covered as part of the review and the evidence you can send to support your application
- Collate evidence to support your approval review, ensuring you have evidence to meet each criterion in the report and mandatory requirements
- Send your evidence at least 48 hours ahead of the review to avoid potential delays to your approval application. Failure to do this will result in your approval review being cancelled. Should the review be cancelled, a new date will be arranged in line with EQA availability.
If during the review the EQA identifies missing evidence, this will be requested during the review, failure to supply this during the review will result in an action on the report.
If a registered profession qualification is covered as part of your review, read the Preparing for an external quality assurance review page. In addition:
- Read the Qualification Specification and Mandatory Requirements for Centre Approval
- View the Approval and External Quality Assurance Reviews document on the qualification page for the required qualification
- Plan your reviews efficiently with your EQA, you may have up to up to 4 free of charge reviews per academic year in your first year, followed by up to 2 free of charge reviews in any subsequent sessions.