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News and Events
Welcome to our news and events page. Here’s where you can keep up to date with all the latest industry news. It’s also where you can find out about any up-coming events, such as training workshops and webinars.
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New Level 2 Butcher Apprenticeship Webinar
Taking place on Tuesday 17th September at 3:30pm we will be hosting a Webinar! This will cover different topics regarding the New Butcher...
callumeveritt6
Sep 4, 20241 min read
Special Announcement!
Department for the Economy Minister, Conor Murphy to open FDQ's Northern Ireland Conference. You heard it here first! FDQ are honoured...
charleytaylor6
Apr 22, 20242 min read
FDQ reach two big milestones in 2023
Earlier this month we shared a proud moment of reaching yet another milestone in 2023. The news came in that they had reached 2000...
charleytaylor6
Jun 27, 20231 min read
Notice of new pricing from September 2023
Having maintained our prices since September 2021 unfortunately we can no longer absorb the rising costs affecting the business. In...
charleytaylor6
May 31, 20232 min read
Celebrating 10 years with FDQ!
We’re incredibly proud to be sharing great achievements like this one! Clive Rowe and David Hickman are two of FDQ’s most longest serving...
charleytaylor6
Apr 19, 20231 min read
FDQ win the national end-point assessment award
We’re delighted to announce that FDQ have won the award for ‘Specialist Sector EPAO of the Year’ at the Federation of Awarding Bodies...
charleytaylor6
May 20, 20221 min read
We're Finalists!
FDQ have been named as finalists in the ‘Specialist Sector EPAO of the Year’ category of the Federation of Awarding Bodies (FAB) first...
charleytaylor6
May 11, 20221 min read
Assessment through COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the delivery and assessment of vocational and technical qualifications. The qualifications regulators...
FDQ
Jul 1, 20211 min read
EQA in the final quarter of the 2020/21 academic year
All FDQ centres are externally quality assured (EQA) regularly but it's an especially busy time for quality assurance at present, as...
FDQ
Jul 1, 20211 min read
Department for Education reinstate flexibility to allow EPA ahead of FSQ outcomes
The temporary flexibility allowing apprentices waiting to take their FSQ (Functional Skills Qualifications) assessments in English and...
kierastones
Mar 1, 20212 min read
Regulatory consultation – Summer 2021
The mass vaccination programme continues apace so leaving room for optimism; however the current lockdown remains firmly in place to the...
FDQ
Jan 20, 20211 min read
Extended Extraordinary Regulatory Framework published
In recognition of the continued disruption to teaching, learning and assessment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, our regulators Ofqual,...
FDQ
Nov 6, 20201 min read
FDQ Results Summer 2020 update 19.09.2020
The recent government announcement to use Centre Assessed Grades rather than the Ofqual algorithm for A’ levels and GCSE qualifications...
FDQ
Oct 14, 20201 min read
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