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ABC Awards Qualifications in the Fashion Sector 2008/2009
Skillfast-UK, the Sector Skills Council for Fashion and Textiles, has been working in collaboration with a number of its key Awarding Bodies on the review, reform and fast track of sector relevant qualifications onto the Qualifications Credit Framework. Skillfast-UK and ABC Awards acknowledge that it will take some time to complete this review and to then work with current and new providers on the promotion and dissemination of these ‘fast tracked qualifications’ and whilst that is planned Skillfast-UK has agreed to support the extension to the following ABC Awards qualifications until 31st July 2009.
Level 1 and 2 Sewing and Textiles
Level 2 and 3 Pattern Cutting
Level 2 Apparel, Footwear and Leather Production
Level 3 Apparel and Footwear
And the majority of the Level 3 Fashion PDAs -
These extensions are in the QCA system at the moment and should be complete in the next two weeks.
Posted 2.4.08
Level 3 & Level 4 Diplomas in Foundation Studies in Art, Design & Media
ABC Awards is pleased to announce the accreditation of the new Level 3 and Level 4 Diplomas in Foundation Studies in Art, Design & Media. This new Level 3 qualification is 'full fat' in that it has 600 glh.
Existing ABC Centres wishing to transfer learners from the Level 3 Diploma in Foundation Studies (Art & Design) to the new qualification at no additional charge should contact the ABC Reading office on 0118 378 2520.
Posted 27.3.08
ABC Awards Fees for 2008 - 2009 are now available
ABC Awards is pleased to publish its fees for 2008 -2009, to view the fees for the next academic year click on the link below:
Posted 07.03.08
Changes to ABC Awards L2 Pastry Chefs and Patissiers
The ABC Awards Level 2 Certificate for Pastry Chefs and Patissiers has recently changed its external assessment, this qualification is now assessed by a 1 hour multiple choice question paper, further information can be found in the specification at the lnk below:
New L2 Pastry Cook and Patissiers Specification
Posted 29.01.08
Re-accreditation/Extension of Existing ABC Awards Qualifications
ABC Awards is currently in the process of re-accrediting/extending a large percentage of it's qualifications. This process is already well underway and will continue throughout this academic year.
Read more about the Re-accreditation/Extension of Qualifications
Posted 23.01.08
Transfer of Qualifications at ABC Awards
In order to improve its services to customers ABC Awards intends to rationalise the administration of its portfolio by locating the administration of qualifications within the same sector in the one office.
In moving towards this goal an initial transfer of qualifications will take effect from 01 Jan 08.
Further information is availble below:
Information for Examination Officers
Information for ABC Awards Subcontractors
Level 3 Diploma in Foundation Studies (Art and Design) Funding Information
Information about available funding for L3 Diploma in Foundation Studies (Art and Design) is available, please click on the link below for more information.
Funding Information for L3 Diploma in Foundation Studies (Art and Design)
Posted 11.06.07
Feedback Form for ABC Awards Centres
ABC Awards has produced a feedback form so that centres have the opportunity to further comment on their external moderation / verification visit. The form is available on the Forms page under centre forms.
It can also be downloaded and completed electronically in Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word version
UCAS points for ABC Awards Level 3 Diploma in Fashion Retail
ABC Awards is delighted to announce that its L3 Diploma in Fashion Retail, currently being delivered as a pilot at the Fashion Retail Academy in London, is to be included in the UCAS Tariff.
Details of UCAS points for 3 Diploma in Fashion Retail
ABC Awards Letter - Changes to Policy and Procedure
ABC Awards has recently sent a letter to all centres informing them of changes to ABC Awards Policies and procedures.
Letter - Changes to Policies and Procedures
The forms mentioned in this letter can be found in the forms section of the website
Posted 21.07.06
Accreditation End Dates & The Learning Aims Database
Qualifications listed on LSC's LAD (Learning Aims Database) have an accreditation end date. This end date does not mean the qualification will no longer be available after that date, unless ABC Awards has specifically written to you to say the qualification is to be withdrawn or re-developed.
Within six months of the accreditation end date ABC Awards submits qualifications for re-accreditation to QCA. If the qualifications change in any way, a new version of the specification is sent to all centres accredited for that qualification. New accreditation dates are posted on the ABC Awards web site and appear also within ABC Awards Guide. These will also appear on the LAD once QCA have notified LSC.
