Dear Isabel,
I'm not sure what the 'official' answer is here (I'd be interested to know) but
in my college the answer is that to gain a full qualification they need to have
all 3 modes with the same examining board.
This does mean that many of our more mobile learners, specifically asylum
seekers and refugees (who often move from one location to another with little
or no say in the matter), might come to enrol with one or two certificates
from one board, say Trinity, at a particular level, say E2, but will not be able
to complete that qualification simply by doing the modes that they are missing
at E2 with a different board, say Edexcel. They are assessed and can either
redo the whole of the E2 level course with all modes again OR they can
progress to start the next level if the assessment shows they are capable
(meaning they'll never 'complete' the achievement for the lower level).
Seems nuts to me, as shouldn't all exam boards be equal? But I think (not
sure, though) the same problems occur at GCSE etc when students move and
find their new school is doing a different exam board and have to start over.
Jane
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