Component Awarding Bodies (CABs)


The role of Component Awarding Bodies (CABs) in 2009 is to support centres and consortia in understanding the operational arrangements and Diploma processes in relation to the CAB's qualifications that contribute to the overall Diploma award

 

A Component Awarding Body (CAB) offers the constituent qualifications that contribute to the Diploma and approves and supports centres in delivering them.

 

CABs support centres on administration surrounding the CAB's own qualifications in the ways outlined below, once the centre has been approved by the CAB for delivery of the qualification(s) in question. It does this by:

 

  1. Helping centres understand what they need to do to secure the assessment and award of a qualification.  This will include communicating to the centres the administrative tasks leading up to award of the qualification and the results being entered onto DAS
  2. Externally quality assuring the centre and its data submissions to ensure validity, accuracy, completeness and timeliness. This includes verifying the learner details referenced by the ULN, as far as they refer to the CAB.
  3. Supplying results data to the diploma aggregation service (DAS) within 10 days of qualifications being awarded in accordance with agreed service levels and commercial terms
  4. Verifying the relevant prior achievement of Diploma learners for the constituent qualifications they offer and updating DAS within 10 days of verifying a prior learning request
  5. Investigating cases of missing results with centres, where the learner and their qualification are known on DAS and to the CAB
  6. Working with centres and relevant DABs to ensure DAS holds all relevant constituent qualification results for learners receiving a Diploma award in 2009
  7. Clarifying the timescales and requirements for enquiries or appeals, and handling them

 

CABs will provide advice, guidance and support to centres on the above topics through their normal channels of support.

 

CABs will also support centres on curriculum related issues, including providing guidance in curriculum planning and ensuring standards.

 

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