ABC Awards' Qualifications Pricing 2013/2014

A review of ABC's pricing strategy is taking place over the next two months and therefore the tariff for 2013 / 2014 will not be published until April 2013.

Please contact a member of the ABC team if you have any enquiries.

Cathie Smith
Director

27 February 2013

ABC Awards Fees For 2012- 2013

ABC Awards aims to be a source of stability and responsiveness in these demanding times as well as ensuring that we continue to offer a broad range of high quality qualifications at competitive prices.

NQF Fees Information - NQF Qualifications and Unit Fees Listing are available here
Administration Fees - All ABC Administration charges are available here

Qualification Fees

Fees for QCF Qualifications include a:

•    Credit charge                               £2.05 per credit
•    Moderation / Certificate Fee        £17.00 per learner

NB There is an annual minimum Qualification/Enrolment fee of £350 for each organisation per ABC sub-sector. Centres that fall below this threshold at the end of ABC's financial year (31st August) will be charged the difference.

A number of QCF qualifications do not conform to the above mentioned formula and the fees for those qualifications are as follows:

• +Art, Design and Creative Studies

  Qualification Title	Cost £
  Level 3 Diploma in Foundation Studies in Art, Design & Media [500/8476/8]	100.00
  Level 4 Diploma in Foundation Studies Art, Design & Media [500/8477/X]	116.00

• +Complementary Therapies

  Qualification Title	Cost £
  Level 2 Diploma in Complementary Therapies [600/505/48]	173.85
  Level 3 Certificate in Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology for Complementary Therapies [600/495/95]	42.65
  Level 3 Diploma in Complementary Therapies [600/505/73]	227.15
  Level 3 Diploma in Aromatherapy [600/496/01]	136.95
  Level 3 Diploma in Massage [600/504/57]	132.85
  Level 3 Diploma in Reflexology [600/505/5X]	145.15

• +Counselling

  Qualification Title	Cost £
  Re-Submission Fees for External Assessments for the Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling [500/9253/4]	36.90

• +Languages

  Qualification Title	Cost £
  Entry Level 2 Award in Speaking & Listening in... Various	8.75
  Entry Level 2 Award in Reading & Writing in... Various	8.75
  Entry Level 3 Award in Speaking & Listening in... Various	14.75
  Entry Level 3 Award in Reading & Writing in... Various	14.75
  Entry Level 3 Certificate in Practical Language... Various	29.75
  Level 1 Award in Speaking & Listening in... Various	17.00
  Level 1 Award in Reading & Writing in... Various	17.00
  Level 1 Certificate in Practical Language... Various	33.75
  Level 2 Award in Speaking & Listening in... Various	17.00
  Level 2 Award in Reading & Writing in... Various	17.00
  Level 2 Certificate in Practical Language... Various	33.75
  Level 3 Award in Speaking & Listening in... Various	19.00
  Level 3 Award in Reading & Writing in... Various	19.00
  Level 3 Certificate in Practical Language... Various	38.25

• +NQF Qualification Fees

  We will continue to publish fees for NQF qualifications until there is a QCF replacement.
  
  Fees for NQF accredited qualifications are based upon the level and number of units required to acheive a full qualification. The fee quoted includes a standard moderation / certification fee and an external assessment fee where applicable. Please note that learners may also register on individual units if a full qualification is not required. Individual qualification and unit fees for NQF qualifications are indicated below:

  Qualification Title	nit/Resit £	Cost £
  Entry Level Certificate in Adult Numeracy (NQF) [100/6404/7]	7.50	21.50
  Entry Level Certificate in Adult Literacy (NQF) [100/6417/5]	7.50	21.50
  Entry Level Certificate in ICT Skills for Life (NQF) [100/6398/5]	7.50	21.50

• +Administration Fees

  Additional Enrolment Fees Individual Learner Late Enrolment* Individual Learner Late Examination Registration** *Learners on courses up to and including 10 weeks in length must be enrolled within 28 working days of the start date. Where the course duration is longer than 10 weeks, learners must be enrolled within 60 working days of the start date. **Candidates must be entered for examinations and external assessments 28 working days before the exam date or the first date of any set period.   We cannot guarantee that requests received at short notice will be processed.  Late requests that are processed outside of the above criteria will be subject to additional enrolment fees listed above.	£12.00 £12.00
  Approval Fees Centre Recognition Advice and Visit* (half day) Qualification Approval Visit** (half day for one qualification/suite of qualifications) Qualification Approval Remote Qualification Advisory Visits (for one qualification/suite of qualifications) *These fees are applicable to centres in the UK. Fees for overseas centres will vary. **Where the two visits above can be combined a single fee of £500 will be charged.	£500.00 £300.00 £300.00 £260.00
  Additional Moderation Fees Visit Postal / Remote Remote Validation of Centre Assessment Materials	£300.00 £100.00 £80.00
  External Examination Fees Re-sit fees for onscreen tests Re-sit fees for traditional paper-based examinations	£16.00 £16.00
  Replacement / Re-issued Certification Fees Replacement Certificate Replacement (+ search if required) Letter of Verification of Achievement (pre 2005) Re-issued Certificate (individual) Re-issued Certificate (7 or more from the same cohort) Replacement Qualification Transcript (individual) Replacement Qualification Transcript (7 or more from the same cohort) NB: There may be additional charges when posting certification / verification overseas	£17.00 £17 (+10) £25.00 £17.00 £100.00 £17.00 £100.00
  Enquiries Clerical check of reporting and figures Examiner re-mark and report per script Remote external moderation review and report External moderation visit and report	£10.00 £100.00 £100.00 £300.00
  Appeals Appeals	at cost
  Administration Fee Retained when refunding learner registration Charged when learners transfer to another centre Charged when learners request change/s personal / course details Subject Access Request (per request)	£10.00 £10.00 £10.00 £10.00
  Event Fees Event Fees Cancellations before the closing date Cancellations after closing date	variable £10.00 full event fee