In October 2022, CCEA Regulation was commissioned by the Department for the Economy to conduct a longitudinal evaluation of the alternative assessment and awarding arrangements for vocational training qualifications (VTQ) across the whole COVID-19-impacted period: summer 2020 - summer 2022.
The purpose was to examine and compare trends and patterns over time to retrospectively determine if lessons learned were appropriately and effectively applied.
Evaluation of the assessment and awarding arrangements for vocational qualifications in Northern Ireland 2020-2022