Thursday 26 September 2013
Following feedback from our centres and Asset Skills (the industry skills body for facilities management, housing, property, cleaning and parking), we’ve redeveloped the QCF qualifications NCFE Level 2 Award in Cleaning Principles (600/3151/7) and NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Cleaning Principles (501/2319/1).
The new qualification details are:
- NCFE Level 2 Award in Cleaning Principles (601/0790/X)
- NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Cleaning Principles (601/0791/1).
The multiple-choice question paper has been removed from both qualifications and the mandatory units are now assessed through a portfolio of evidence. Other than the change in assessment method, the unit content is exactly the same as in the previous versions of the qualifications.
Key features of the new qualifications are:
- the SSC has confirmed that the qualifications can act as knowledge-based certificates within the next version of the Cleaning and Environmental Services Apprenticeship Framework
- the qualifications may attract funding under the Single Adult Skills Budget – please see the latest SFA funding catalogue for more details.
The fees for the qualifications for the 2013-2014 session are £41 per learner for the NCFE Level 2 Award in Cleaning Principles (601/0790/X), and £51 per learner for the NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Cleaning Principles (601/0791/1).
The qualifications will be live in November 2013, when the qualification specification will be available on our website.
Approval to offer the new qualifications
If you’re already approved to offer the NCFE Level 2 Award in Cleaning Principles (600/3151/7) and NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Cleaning Principles (501/2319/1), you will automatically be approved to offer the new qualifications.
As the content of the qualifications is remaining the same, if you already have DCS for the existing qualifications then you’ll also have your DCS automatically transferred across to the new qualifications.
Expiry of NCFE Level 2 Award in Cleaning Principles (600/3151/7) and NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Cleaning Principles (501/2319/1)
Due to the development of new versions, the following qualifications will expire on 31 October 2013:
- NCFE Level 2 Award in Cleaning Principles (600/3151/7)
- NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Cleaning Principles (501/2319/1).
This is the last date we can accept registrations on these qualifications. Please make sure that if you intend to register any learners on these qualifications, you do so before 31 October 2013. After this date, the qualifications will no longer be available, and we’ll be unable to accept registrations.
Any learners registered before this date will have until the certification end date 31 October 2015 to complete their course and claim certificates. This includes learners who have a Letter of Unit Credit (LOUC) who want to complete the full qualification and claim a full certificate. We cannot accept or process any claims after this date. If you have any questions about this please contact your Centre Support Assistant here at NCFE.