Provisional list of qualifications no longer funded for 16-19 learners in England from 2024/25 - Pearson appeal and help guidance

Oct 20, 2026

Provisional guidance outlines which qualifications Pearson plans to appeal after the DfE publishes a list of programmes no longer funded for 16–19 learners in England from the start of the 2024/25 academic year. The document explains the rationale linked to overlap with T Level routes in Waves 1 and 2, eligibility constraints limited to England, and who is excluded. It sets appeal submission deadlines, describes evidencing requirements for awarding bodies, and lists 14 qualifications Pearson intends to appeal with specific QANs and supporting-letter evidence needs, plus details on unaffected qualifications and those not appealed.

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Introduction

14 qualifications we will be appealing and how you can help

12 Engineering qualifications

One Construction qualification

One Health and Social Care qualification

27 qualifications Pearson will not be appealing

Provisional list of qualifications that will no longer be funded for 16-19 learners in England, from 2024/25 Which qualifications Pearson are appealing and how you can help Introduction The first stage of the Review is underway. On 11 May 2022, the DfE published the provisional list of qualifications that will no longer be funded from the start of the academic year 2024/25 because they overlap with T Level routes in Waves 1 and 2. The qualifications are proposed to be withdrawn for 16-19 study programme learners, in England, only. It does not affect funding outside of England, and it does not affect 19+ funded learners or learners who take these qualifications as part of apprenticeships. Awarding bodies have been invited to appeal qualifications where they can evidence one or more of the following: • They are academic rather than technical qualifications: i.e., they support progression into higher level, including degree level, FE and HE academic courses. • They do not overlap with T Level routes in Waves 1 and 2. • They are linked to T Level routes in Waves 3 and 4 and therefore should not be considered for removal until academic year 2025/26 . Awarding body appeals must be submitted by 8 July 2022, and the final list of qualifications that will not be funded from the start of the academic year 2024/25 will be published in September 2022. We will be appealing 14 qualifications on the list, which we believe should remain eligible for funding for learners in 2024/25. Depending on the reason for our appeal, we need your support where you can help us. Please let us know about any evidence you can help us with by filling out your details here. Do keep in mind: • The confirmed list of qualifications that will be removed for funding in 2024/25 will be available in September 2022. • The process does not affect qualification funding in 2022/23 and 2023/24 . You can continue to register onto all qualifications on the list for the academic years 2022/23 and 2023/24, with confidence. • All other BTEC Nationals in Applied Science, Health and Social Care, Construction, Engineering, CPLD (360 GLH), Applied Psychology, Applied Biology are not affected. The process does not affect qualification funding in 2022/23, 2023/24, and 2024/25 . These qualifications will all be subject to reform and reapproval in 2025/26 . 14 qualifications we will be appealing and how you can help 12 Engineering qualifications: Please let us know about any evidence you can help us with by filling out your details here. | QAN | Title | Evidence we need your help with | | --- | --- | --- | | 601/7582/5 | Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma in Manufacturing Engineering | Minimum of 5 supporting letters from current employers that the qualification has been used regularly in the last 3 years to support entry to occupations supported by Waves 3 and
4 T Levels.
Professional bodies can also provide support. | | 601/7589/8 | Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Manufacturing Engineering | | | 601/7583/7 | Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering | | | 603/5840/3 | Pearson BTEC Level 3 Foundation Award in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Development Technical Knowledge) | | | 601/9053/X | Pearson BTEC Level 3 Award in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Development Technical Knowledge) | | | 601/9049/8 | Pearson BTEC Level 3 Certificate in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Development Technical Knowledge) | | | 601/9054/1 | Pearson BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Development Technical Knowledge) | | | 601/9060/7 | Pearson BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Development Technical Knowledge) | | | 601/7591/6 | Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Foundation Diploma in Engineering |
Minimum of 6 supporting letters from receiving HEIs / other receiving institutions. | | 601/7580/1 | Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma in Engi

FAQs

What is the provisional list about for funding from 2024/25?

It sets out qualifications Pearson understands will no longer be funded for 16–19 learners in England from the start of the 2024/25 academic year. The basis is overlap with T Level routes in Waves 1 and 2.

What evidence can awarding bodies use to appeal?

Awarding bodies can appeal by evidencing that qualifications are academic rather than technical, do not overlap with T Level routes in Waves 1 and 2, or are linked to T Level routes in Waves 3 and 4 and therefore should not be removed until 2025/26.

When do appeals need to be submitted and when will the final list be published?

Appeals must be submitted by 8 July 2022. The final list of qualifications that will not be funded from the start of 2024/25 will be published in September 2022.

Oct 20, 2026

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