Timeline: Level 1/2 Vocational and Technical Awards
January 2026
Summer 2026
November 2025
25/11/2025 - ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ to present centres with entries for checking
December 2025
By 06/12/2025 - Centres to complete and sign off VTQ Head of Centre declaration form (provided all information is in order)
From 07/12/2025 - ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ to chase any centres with outstanding VTQ HOC declarations
By 10/12/2026 - Centres Internal Assessment (IAMIS) submission deadline and upload of samples of evidence
17/12/2026 - ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ chase any centres with outstanding IAMIS outcomes
January 2026
By 13/01/2026 - ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ chase any centres with outstanding samples of evidence (subject teams / external moderators)
From 16/01/2026 - ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ to chase any centres with missing scripts
From 20/01/2026 - ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ request additional / second samples of work for upload to assist with external moderation (subject teams / external moderator)
22/01/2026 - ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ chase any centres with outstanding IAMIS outcomes for a final time before escalation
February 2026
By 27/02/2026 - Any outstanding HOC declaration, missing script or internal assessment submissions and escalations resolved
March 2026
05/03/2026 - Centres release VTQ results to candidates
March 2026
ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ to present centres with entries for checking on 18/03/2026
May 2026
Centres to complete and sign off Head of Centre declaration form by 01/05/2026
ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ to present centres with entries for checking (not previously listed) on 02/05/2026
Centre’s Internal Assessment (IAMIS) submission deadline and upload of samples of evidence by 05/05/2026
ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ to follow-up any centres with outstanding samples of evidence by 13/05/2026
ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ to follow-up any centres with missing scripts from 21/05/2026
ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ request additional / second samples of work for upload to assist with external moderation from 21/05/2026
June 2026
ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ to follow-up any centres with outstanding HOC declarations from 04/06/2026
ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ to follow-up any centres with outstanding IAMIS outcomes for a final time before escalation on 17/06/2026
July 2026
Any outstanding HOC declaration, missing scripts or internal assessment submissions and escalations resolved by 17/07/2026
August 2026
Centres release VTQ results to candidates on 20/08/2026