The Diploma consists of Principal Learning, Generic Learning and Additional and Specialist Learning. In order to achieve a Diploma, learners must successfully complete all components and have their achievement recorded on DAS (Diploma Aggregation Service) in order for aggregation of the final Diploma result to occur.

THE COMPONENTS OF A DIPLOMA CAN BE ACHIEVED WITH DIFFERENT AWARDING BODIESDiploma awards can only be achieved when each of the component qualifications has been attained and correctly recorded on the DAS. In order to achieve a Diploma, learners must successfully complete all of the following components.

CAB (Component Aggregation Service) Delivered: • Principal Learning • Project Qualifications • Functional Skills in English, Mathematics and Information

Communication Technology • Additional and Specialist Learning qualifications

Centre Delivered: • Work Experience • Personal Learning and Thinking Skills (PLTS)

The component qualifications can be taken with different Awarding Bodies.

AGGREGATION OF RESULTSThe DAS will aggregate the outcome for a Diploma result when: - All DAS account administration has been completed

successfully such as registration, DAB association and a claim has been made

- Sufficient component results have been received from CABs and the combination of those components is acceptable

- PLTS and Work Experience have been confirmed on the learner record by the centre

Once aggregation occurs your chosen DAB will be informed and will confirm the outcome. - Aggregated Diploma results will be available on the DAS and

Awarding Body extranets. - Edexcel Online will allow the download of learner results

and printing of provisional transcripts to hand to learners on results day.

- Certification will follow in October.

The role of the DAB is to award the Diploma grade and certificate once the DAS indicates satisfactory attainment of each component. Thus DABs have no authority to participate in the administration of the component aggregation processes, including the management of component completion.

Introduction

NAME FUNCTION PHONE EMAIL WEBSITEEdexcel CAB & DAB Enquiries 0844 576 0028 diplomaops@edexcel.com www.edexcel.com/diplomaAQA-Guilds CAB & DAB Enquiries 0844 209 6614 eos@aqa.org.uk www.diplomainfo.org.ukOCR CAB & DAB Enquiries 0122 355 3998 general.qualifications@ocr.org.uk www.ocr.org.uk/diplomaMIAP ULN Issues 0845 602 2589 lrssupport@miap.gov.uk www.miap.gov.uk/lrsOfqual Regulator 0300 303 3346 info@ofqual.gov.uk www.ofqual.gov.uk

Key Contacts on Results Day

Where learners have not completed all the required components the DAS will not aggregate a final Diploma result. As your DAB we will only be informed of complete and aggregated learners.

A RESULT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A COMPONENT BUT IT’S NOT SHOWING ON THE DASIf a learner has received a result from the Component Awarding Body but it is not showing on the DAS record, contact the awarding body that issued the component result and check that they have a valid ULN. As long as a result has a valid ULN attached, awarding bodies are required to post results to DAS.

MY LEARNER’S PLTS OR WORK EXPERIENCE IS NOT SHOWING ON THE DASWhilst most of the components are delivered by awarding bodies, who post outcomes to the DAS on behalf of the learner, PLTS and work experience are delivered and reported directly by centres. Should these components not be confirmed on the DAS as complete, aggregation will not occur. After results day, once these have been confirmed via the learner record, aggregation will occur immediately assuming all other requirements have been met.

MY LEARNER HAS NOT ACHIEVED A COMPONENT, CAN THEY STILL AGGREGATE LATER?If a learner has not achieved the required components, the DAS will aggregate once all of the requirements have been met. A learner may re-take that component when ready. After results

day, once all components are logged correctly on the DAS, aggregation will occur daily and results will be issued. Your chosen DAB will be informed and confirmation of the new result will follow.

WHAT POST-RESULTS SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE DAB?As your DAB we have limited authority to resolve issues with Diploma aggregation, but we are available to help assist centres with any enquiries they may have with the Diploma outcomesfor learners.

ARE THERE ENQUIRES ABOUT DIPLOMA RESULTS AND APPEALS SERVICES AVAILABLE FROM THE DAB?Diploma results are an aggregation of its components. It is only by enquiring and adjusting the component outcomes, if incorrect, that the DAS is able to re-aggregate the Diploma grade. The DAB has no authority to amend a component outcome or grade. Please contact the Component Awarding Body which issued the component result with a result enquiry.

Awarding Bodies will inform the DAS of any changes to results following a PostResults Enquiry and the DAS will re-aggregate should a new result be available. This re-aggregation check happens on a daily basis after results day.

If you are not satisfied with the service you have received from your CAB, DAB or DAS you may contact Ofqual for supportinfo@ofqual.gov.uk.

Non-Aggregation, next steps

ON THE DAS

The learner record on the DAS will display the status of the learner’s Diploma qualification and all results attached to it via the ULN.

It will allow centres: - to view progress and the final outcomes within each learner

record - to run a status report for any learner with incomplete

Diploma results - to print a Progress Statement for any learners who are yet

to aggregate.

It will not: - provide any results documents for completed learners - provide any summaries for completed learners.

VIA AWARDING BODY

Edexcel is producing a Diploma results section on EdexcelOnline.

Where Edexcel is the DAB and has confirmed the DAS aggregation, this will allow centres to: - view overall grades for completed Diploma learners - download a provisional transcript for each learner,

individually or across a range - download a spreadsheet of learner’s transcripts.

LEARNER TRACKING

The Edexcel Diploma Learner Tracking System will display the Diploma grade on both the overview and the IndividualLearner Record screens.

How do I get my Diploma results?

CAN I GET MY RESULTS DIRECTLY THROUGH MY MIS SYSTEM?

There is a facility for receiving Diploma results from the DAS using your MIS system, however MIS providers are still developing this functionality and until it is released Diploma results are unable to be issued via EDI.

- DAB Completion Guidance - Guidance from Edexcel on all the steps required for Diploma closure.

- Principal Learning Centre Guidance – Guidance on delivery and administration of Principal Learning

- Information Manual – Entry & claim administration guidance and information

- Principal Learning, Project and Functional Skills PostResults Documentation - Guidance and procedures for results queries, enquires and appeals.

- Diploma Grading - essential working documents - Guidance on how to calculate the Diploma grade

- JCQ PostResult Services Booklet - Guidance and procedures for all PostResult Services

- DAS user guide – Guidance and instruction for interaction with the DAS

Edexcel documentation is available onwww.edexcel.com/diploma

Learner Tracking Service is available onhttps://learnertracking.edexcel.com

Related Documentation

EDEXCEL DIPLOMA HOTLINE0844 576 0028

Please give us a call if you have any queries

Diploma ResultsInformation Pack

Questions and Answers

All our general qualification component results follow the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) Post-Results Services Information and Guidance for Centres procedures relating to: • Enquiries about Results — Post-results review of marking services • Access to Scripts — copied script service and original script service.

RESULTS QUERIESFor general Post-Results Services enquiries and for querying Missing or Incomplete Results (MIRs), please contact the Diploma qualification enquiries team on 0844 576 0028 for help in resolving your query.

RESULT ENQUIRIES (EARS)For Access to Scripts (ATS) queries and Enquiries about Results (EAR) (Services 1, 2, and 3), all enquiries for the examination series must be made via Edexcel Online only.

ENQUIRY ABOUT RESULTS - SERVICE TYPES

EAR SERVICE 1: EAR SERVICE 2: EAR SERVICE 3:

Clerical re-check Post-results review of the marking of externally assessed components

Post-results review of the moderation of internally assessed & externally moderated coursework components

This service constitutes a re-check of all clerical procedures which lead to the issuing of a result. This service might be considered when anomalous results have been issued for one candidate, compared to the rest of the cohort.

This service will include:• the Clerical re-check (EAR Service 1)• the review of marking of units/

components by a senior examiner• if requested, a copy of the reviewed

script(s) for those components included in ATS. A fee is levied for this additional service.

Note: This service is not available for internally assessed and externally moderated coursework.

This service constitutes a review of moderation of a centre’s coursework by a senior moderator. The service is not available to individual candidates. Please refer to the JCQ Post-Results Service booklet for detailed information regarding the regulations with respect to this service. The review of moderation will be undertaken on the original sample of candidates’ work and will replicate the original moderation procedure.

DEADLINESLevels 1 and 220 September – Last date for Edexcel to receive applications for Enquiries about Results.

4 October – Last date for Edexcel to receive requests for original scripts.

Level 3 - PL and PRJ27 August – Final date for requests for Priority Service 2 Enquiries about Results.

27 August – Final date for requests for Priority photocopies of scripts for the sole purpose of deciding on an EAR.

APPEALSFollowing receipt of the outcome of an EAR, the centre may wish to appeal against the decision if they remain dissatisfied. Guidance on how to request an appeal can be found in the PostResults Services Booklet.

Post-Result Services

All component results issued by Edexcel will follow our normal general qualifications procedures.

PRINCIPAL LEARNINGPrincipal Learning qualifications consist of a range of units that are assessed through external examinations and internally assessed controlled assessments.

All units must be completed and an award claim (cash-in) must be made to be eligible for a qualification result.

WHERE TO FIND THE COMPONENT RESULTS

Levels 1 and 2 - PL and PRJ23 August – Publication of provisional results (online and via EDI)

24 August - Learners obtain results from centres.

26 August - Publication of provisional PC results (hard copy format)

Level 3 - PL and PRJ18 August – Publication of provisional results (online and via EDI)

19 August - Publication of provisional results (hard copy format)

PROJECT QUALIFICATIONSProject Qualifications have one unit of internally assessed coursework.

One unit must be completed and an award claim (cash-in) must be made to be eligible for a qualification result.

ADDITIONAL AND SPECIALIST LEARNING (ASL) QUALIFICATIONSASL qualifications cover a large range of general qualifications, BTECs and other vocational qualifications. Each Edexcel qualification has its own assessment and eligibility requirements which are shown in the Information Manual.

FUNCTIONAL SKILLSFunctional Skills qualifications consist of a range of units which are assessed through external examinations and centre authenticated assessments.

Subject Written Paper Centre Authenticated

English Reading Writing Speaking & Listening

Maths Maths n/a

ICT ICT Use of ICT

All units in a subject must be completed and an award claim (cash-in) must be made to be eligible for a qualification result.

How do the components work?

UNDERSTANDING MY PRINCIPAL LEARNING AND PROJECT POINTS SCORE AND GRADEYou will notice that there are points scores for each unit. These are the points that determine which grade the learner has achieved for a unit and defines the overall Principal Learning or Project grade and the final Diploma grade during aggregation. Points scores and grades change depending on the size, or Guided Learning Hours (GLH) of a unit. Larger units are worth more points towards the Diploma.

On the back of your CSPR, or in the results pack, you will find the table which shows how many points each grade is worth, depending on the GLH of the unit. You can find the GLH for a unit in the specification or in the results pack.

Where there is no points score a learner could be absent (X) or incomplete (Q).

UNDERSTANDING MY FUNCTIONAL SKILLS POINTS SCOREAND GRADEFunctional Skills points do not contribute to the Diploma points aggregation but are simply a means to calculate whether a learner has passed each of the Functional Skills subjects. All Functional Skills units are issued with a maximum points score of 6 per unit (6 points indicates a pass at Level 1 or 2). For Level 2 units FE203, FE212, FM201 and FT201, learners who have received a points score of 5, have qualified for an exceptional award at Level 1 in that unit and may therefore be eligible for an overall award at Level 1 if they have achieved all other qualifying units.

Understanding the results slip

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UNIQUE CANDIDATE IDENTIFIER

HELP WITH OUTCOMESYou can receive more guidance on outcomes through:

- ResultsPlus- Feedback events- E9 Moderator Reports- Chief Examiner Reports- Ask the Expert- Consortium based assessment training

All of these services are available through our website or by contacting the Diploma team diplomaops@edexcel.com

POINT SCORE/MAX UNIT GRADEUNIT CM201 CR&MED.L2 U1 4/10 BUNIT CM203 CR&MED.L2 U3 9/10 A*

THE UNIT ENTRY CODE

THE UNIT DESCRIPTION

THE POINTS SCORE

CANDIDATE NAME

CENTRE No. CENTRE NAME

CAND No.

TYPE SUBJECT NUMBER, TITLE AND RESULT

SEX DATE OF BIRTH

99999 ADULT EDUCATION

9999 GREEN:TERESA FEMALE 29/02/91

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LEARNER AND CENTRE DETAILS

COMPONENT RESULTS

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