Diploma Aggregation Service (DAS) will be closed in 2013 by Ofqual which also was run by EDEXCEL

Ofaul Collapse Diploma Aggregation Service (DAS) from 2013 

For several reason Ofqual administration have taken decision to close Diploma Aggregation Service (DAS) from 2013 so some of their co-assistance education like Edexcel also will stop Diploma Aggregation Service (DAS) course at the same time Ofqual have today announced the closure of the Diploma Aggregation Service (DAS) in 2013. This is the system currently used to bring together the component qualifications needed to get a Diploma.  

                                                            

Learners at present studying towards a Diploma and due to complete before the withdrawal date of summer 2013 are not affected and will accept their Diploma as expected. We will continue to offer schools and colleges our full support and guidance throughout these changes. 

Following the removal, we have reviewed our position and decided that we will no longer offer the Diploma as a whole. However, we will continue to offer the component parts of the Diploma as independent qualifications, because we believe they have value in their own right. The qualifications that will be offered independently are Principal Learning, functional skills and the Project 

If you have any questions about what this news means for your centre, contact us on 0844 576 0028 or email diplomaops@edexcel.com. 

Ofqual can today (Friday, November 4) confirm that it is to go ahead with changes to the way the Diploma qualification is regulated. 

The changes are necessary because of the Government's intention to treat the Diploma the same way as other qualifications, without special support. This will lead to the closure of the government operated Diploma Aggregation Service (DAS) in 2013. DAS is the system which is currently used to bring together all of the component qualifications needed to get a Diploma. 

• Ofqual has also previously identified concerns with the complexity of the administration of the qualification. 
• The changes will have no effect on learners who have already started a Diploma course. They will come into effect for new courses starting in September 2012. 
• Under the changes, regulations will no longer require Diploma Awarding Bodies to use DAS, and instead allow them to put in place suitable arrangements of their own to aggregate the different component qualifications. 

As a result of these changes, awarding organisations which offer Diplomas are reviewing the lines of learning they will offer in the future, and at which levels. 

Centres are advised to liaise directly with their Diploma awarding organisations for more information. 

Diplomas are made up of a number of component qualifications. These include Principal Learning, Functional Skills (maths, English and ICT) and a project. Learners can presently take the different components with different awarding organisations. 

The changes are designed to introduce a regulatory approach that: 

• Allows for continued delivery of the Diploma without a requirement to use a government operated results service, where suitable proposals are put forward by awarding organisations 

• Retains robust regulation of all Diploma components 
• Allows for development of new qualifications based on existing Diploma components 
• These proposals received broad support in a consultation run from June 13 to September 5. 

Download Detail of  announcement for corresponding and  agreement with Ofqual and Dfe.

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So as soon collection all information about of things related with Diploma Aggregation Service (DAS) if you are existence student of Ofqual diploma or EDEXCEL on this diploma course or want to admit on this Of diploma course in 2012,2013, or even more future.