Qualifications Advisory Group
The Qualifications Advisory Group (QAG) provides strategic and expert advice to UCAS in relation to qualifications, learner progression and the UCAS Tariff.
Next Meeting Date
Wednesday 28 February
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Online
Qualifications Advisory Group documents
Previous meetings
Tuesday 3 October 2023
- Venue: Virtual
- Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Tuesday 28 February 2023
- Venue: Virtual
- Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
1 March 2022
- Venue: Virtual
- Time: 10:30 – 12:30
1 March 2022
- Venue: Virtual
- Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Qualifications Advisory Group minutes - 21 October 2021 (305.9 KB)- Tariff consultation 2021 outcomes (288.06 KB)
- Number of learners applying with an unregulated qualifications (319.47 KB)
21 October 2021
- Venue: Virtual
- Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
- Qualification Advisory Group minutes - 13 July 2021 (311.65 KB)
- Tariff amendments consultation paper (183.91 KB)
13 July 2021
- Venue: Virtual
- Time: 10:30 – 12:30
- Qualifications Advisory Group minutes - 3 March 2021 (262.07 KB)
3 March 2021
- Venue: Virtual
- Time: 10:30 – 15:00
- Qualifications Advisory Group minutes - 4 November 2020 (247.59 KB)
4 November 2020
- Venue: UCAS
- Time: 10:30 – 15:00
- Qualifications Advisory Group minutes - 3 March 2020 (269.7 KB)
3 March 2020
- Venue: UCAS
- Time: 10:30 – 15:00
- Qualifications Advisory Group minutes - 8 October 2019 (233.88 KB)
- Qualifications in Sync (137.11 KB)
- Qualifications Advisory Group presentations (1.55 MB)
8 October 2019
- Venue: UCAS, Cheltenham
- Time: 10:30 – 15:00
- Qualifications Advisory Group - minutes 26 February 2019 (254.23 KB)
- Ofqual update February 2019 (2.19 MB)
- End of cycle report 2018 (2.26 MB)
- Tariff calculations 2019 (226.92 KB)
26 February 2019
- Venue: UCAS, Cheltenham
- Time: 10:30 – 15:00
- Qualifications Advisory Group - minutes 09.10.2018 (253.07 KB)
- Item 2. action points (450.75 KB)
- Item 6. International tariff QIPS (1.37 MB)
- Item 7. Qualification reform update and qualification provision survey (1.96 MB)
9 October 2018
- Venue: UCAS, Cheltenham
- Time: 10:30 – 15:00
- Qualifications Advisory Group - minutes 20 March 2018 (226.04 KB)
- UCAS Tariff in light of TQT (233.33 KB)
- Feedback on international qualifications on the Tariff (177.8 KB)
Appendix D GHL TQT for Tariffed qualifications (176.09 KB)- Appendix A Tariff calculations for 2018 (72.14 KB)
- Appendix B HEP feedback for standard qualifications (139.74 KB)
- Appendix C nominating organisations for standard qualifications (131.8 KB)
- Tariff points 2018 QAG1.8001 (153.78 KB)
20 March 2018
- Venue: UCAS, Cheltenham
- Time: 10:30 – 15:00
- Qualifications Advisory Group minutes - 22 March 2017 (386.07 KB)
- Appendix A - new Tariff calculations for 2017 (127.43 KB)
- Appendix B - Tariff prioritisation survey for standard qualifications (707.41 KB)
- Appendix C - nominating organisations for standard qualifications (386.43 KB)
- Appendix D - EU international nominations update (535.89 KB)
- Tariff points - QAG.17.001 (357.27 KB)
- New Tariff planners fact sheet Feb 2017 (325.54 KB)
- Qualification Information Subgroup - Terms of Reference (337.53 KB)
- UCAS qualification provision survey 2017 (2.39 MB)
10 October 2017
- Venue: Virtual
- Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
22 March 2017
- Venue: Virtual
- Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
22 March 2017
- Venue: UCAS, Cheltenham
- Time: 10:30 – 15:00
- Qualifications Advisory Group minutes – 10 October 2017 (365.29 KB)
- Appendix A qualification nominations for May 2018 (22.03 KB)
- Appendix B rollover qualifications from legacy Tariff (315.76 KB)
- Item 3 paper on Tariff nominations (345.04 KB)
- QIS presentation (641.96 KB)
- UCAS Tariff apprenticeship roundtable (520.83 KB)