The Register - FAQs
Wednesday, 24 November 2010 17:13
The FAQs below should answer your immediate questions about The Register, if you have any others, please contact
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- How do I access the Register of Regulated Qualifications?
- The Register can found at url: www.register.ofqual.gov.uk/ or follow the link or follow the link from the Ofqual website at www.ofqual.gov.uk.
- What information is featured on the Register of Regulated Qualifications?
- The contents of the Register include the title and number of the qualifications, their structures and rules of combination and details of the units or components that make them up. The Register does not contain the descriptive information provided by awarding organisations. This information is available directly from the awarding organisation.
- Where can I find more information about details of qualifications?
- To find information on qualifications you should check the awarding organisation’s website. The link to this information can be found on the Register.
- What information does the Register of Regulated Qualifications hold about awarding, unit and rule of combination submitting organisations?
- The Register of Regulated Qualifications displays the names of awarding organisations, their contact details and their plans of provision. The Register does not hold this information for organisations registered as unit submitters or ROC developers only.
- How does an Awarding Organisation know that its details are correct?
- The contact information held on the Register of Regulated Qualifications is taken from the awarding organisation that is held on the Regulatory IT System (RITS. It is therefore essential that these organisations keep their own information up to date.
- How will the Register be updated?
- The Register is updated overnight, Sunday to Thursday, with information on any new regulated qualifications and any changes to existing ones, including the setting of new review dates or end operational dates.
- What information can I download from the Register?
- It is possible to export data to a .csv file from every Register search screen.
- How do I use the Register?
- The register is as simple and intuitive as we can make it. There is also help text to assist you.
- When I use the browser back button in the Register I get a 'Page has expired' message rather than the system taking me back to my previous search screen, why is this?
- The way in which the Register has been constructed means that it can only return you to a 'cached' version of the search screen you were previously on. To ensure you are always being displayed with current data you should always use the breadcrumb trail at the top of the screen in preference to the browser back button.
- Do the YPLA and SFA get information about my qualifications from the Register?
- No, the information from RITS is transferred nightly to Web services. The funding agencies download this information from web services at their convenience.
Last Updated on Thursday, 09 June 2011 11:43
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