Withdrawal of funding from Entry Level Life and Living Skills suite for pre-16 students in Wales
25 June 2025
Following a review of pre-16 entry level qualifications, Qualifications Wales has announced its removing pre-16 funding in Wales for the qualifications listed below.
We can therefore confirm the following qualifications will no longer be designated in Wales for new pre-16 students from 28 December 2025.
Students over 16 years of age are not affected by this change.
OCR entry code
|
Qualifications |
Qualification number |
10160
|
OCR Entry Level Introductory Award in Life and Living Skills (Entry 1)
|
501/0958/3
|
10161
|
OCR Entry Level Award in Life and Living Skills (Entry 1) |
501/0974/1 |
10162
|
OCR Entry Level Extended Award in Life and Living Skills (Entry 1) |
501/1093/7 |
| 10163 |
OCR Entry Level Certificate in Life and Living Skills (Entry 1) |
501/0976/5 |
| 10164 |
OCR Entry Level Diploma in Life and Living Skills (Entry 1) |
501/1202/8 |
| 10165 |
OCR Entry Level Introductory Award in Life and Living Skills (Entry 2) |
501/1031/7 |
| 10166 |
OCR Entry Level Award in Life and Living Skills (Entry 2) |
501/1030/5 |
| 10167 |
OCR Entry Level Certificate in Life and Living Skills (Entry 2) |
501/1145/0 |
| 10168 |
OCR Entry Level Diploma in Life and Living Skills (Entry 2) |
501/1203/X |
| 10169 |
OCR Entry Level Introductory Award in Life and Living Skills (Entry 3) |
501/1032/9 |
| 10170 |
OCR Entry Level Award in Life and Living Skills (Entry 3) |
501/1143/7 |
| 10171 |
OCR Entry Level Certificate in Life and Living Skills (Entry 3) |
501/1033/0 |
| 10172 |
OCR Entry Level Diploma in Life and Living Skills (Entry 3) |
501/1204/1 |
| 10181 |
OCR Entry Level Extended Certificate in Life and Living Skills (Entry 1) |
501/1700/2 |
| 10182 |
OCR Entry Level Extended Certificate in Life and Living Skills (Entry 2) |
501/1702/6 |
| 10183 |
OCR Entry Level Extended Certificate in Life and Living Skills (Entry 3) |
501/1492/X |
To check designation final start dates, please refer to the Qualifications in Wales (QiW) database.
If you have any queries about this update, please call our Customer Support Centre on 01223 553998 or email us at support@ocr.org.uk.
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