UK Vocational Qualifications Archive by Skills Funding Agency

A collection of National Vocational Qualifications accredited by Ofqual, covering Vocationally Related Qualifications and Scottish Vocational Qualifications. The dataset is provided by the Skills Funding Agency and was last updated on 2026-07-08. It contains competence-based qualifications built on national occupational standards.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the landscape of accredited vocational qualifications based on the described national occupational standards.
• Tracking the distribution of Vocationally Related Qualifications and Scottish Vocational Qualifications over time.
• Studying the relationship between competency-based qualifications and employment pathways as suggested by the description.

Strengths

• Qualifications are accredited by the official regulator Ofqual, suggesting a formal standard.
• Includes both Vocationally Related Qualifications and Scottish Vocational Qualifications, indicating a broad scope.
• Data is provided by the Skills Funding Agency, an authoritative government body.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Skills Funding Agency

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official accreditation records by Ofqual.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:33.590897; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom