Functional Skills: Retention Period Of Completed Assessments

Centres should retain all completed and marked assessments securely for a minimum of three years following certification of the candidate, as they may be required for quality assurance purposes.

The following documents also need to be retained securely for a minimum of three years after certification, for all learners whose assessments have been verified by your Standards Verifier:

• any documents detailing internal verification feedback to Assessors related to the particular sample
• records of internal verification meetings
• internal verification feedback forms
• Standards Verification feedback reports
• assessments submitted to the Standards Verifier.

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