Certificate claims overview
Once a candidate has completed all units, you can report the learner's achievement and make the overall award claim to receive the relevant certification document.
You need to report the following unit grades for each of your learners:
P – Pass (completed/achieved, where units are not graded)
M – Merit
D – Distinction
U – Unclassified (completed but not achieved – First and National qualifications only)
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| There’s no need to report failed or referred grades. There are 3 types of claims you can make: full award, interim and fallback. |
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Full Award
You should only claim a full award where a learner has completed all the required units and is eligible for the full qualification. Where a learner has not met the eligibility requirements for a full award claim, we'll notify you by sending you a 'form query'. If you have a significant number of learners, you can claim their results in bulk on Edexcel Online by using the 'Bulk Grade Reporting Tool' on Edexcel Online. |  |
Please note: when you make a full award claim, the certification status will show as 'Pending'. Certificates get printed at the weekend, and providing the candidate is eligible and the SV report is up to date, then an overall result will be available. The certificate will be dispatched within 14 days.
To see how to make a full award claims on Edexcel Online, please see the following articles:
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Interim
Where a learner has not completed all of the qualification requirements, you can claim an ‘Interim’ certificate. When you make an interim claim, a Notification of Performance/Certificate of Unit Credit can be issued for learners on full programmes, and the registration will remain open. |  |
To see how to make an interim award claim on Edexcel Online for an individual learner, please see the following article:
Certification: Edexcel Online BTEC/NVQ Interim Claim Process |
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Fallback
Fallback claims are for learners who don’t intend to complete the programme. When you make a fallback claim, we’ll issue a Certificate of Achievement or fallback Certificate of Unit Credit and close the learner’s registration.
Please note: you should only make this claim where you’re sure that the learner won’t be returning to continue the qualification at a later date.
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To see how to make a fallback award claim on Edexcel Online for an individual learner, please see the following article:
Certification: Edexcel Online BTEC/NVQ Fallback Claim Process |
