Converted basedata in schema 10.4 format is now available for the summer 2018 series for testing. Please note that you will need an A2C compatible MIS to be able to view this data. All orders for summer 2018 must be in EDI format. Please contact a2cenquiries@jcq.org.uk to obtain access to the files.…more
All JCQ AOs in England and Wales who use EDI (AQA, OCR, Pearson, WJEC) or Edifact (Pearson) now support SHA256 in production environments. This means that centres can now start switching over from the A2C Migration Application to an MIS integrated transport. Your MIS supplier will be in contact when they are ready. Capita F&HE …
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…moreBasedata in A2C product catalogue format is now available for testing. Please contact a2cenquiries@jcq.org.uk to obtain access to the files. It currently contains: WJEC 6A17 June 2017 in English and Welsh/Cymraeg WJEC 6A17 June 2017 in English CCEA 6A17 June 2017 in English CCEA 8A17 August 2017 in English AQA 6A17 June 2017 in English …
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…more3 sections of the spec have been updated and published as 2017A. The schema has been updated to version 10.4. These changes are to: align the spec with the schema version 10.4 align the Reference Data from Appendix 2 published as xml If you are actively working on A2C please contact a2cenquiries@jcq.org.uk to obtain access to the …
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…moreThe Best Practice document has been updated and is available to awarding organisations, MIS suppliers and homegrowns from the A2C sharepoint site. This version 2017Q2 supplements the 2017 spec with additional guidance for A2C implementers. Contact a2cenquiries@jcq.org.uk if you need but do not have access to the sharepoint site.…more
The Best Practice document has been updated and is available to awarding organisations, MIS suppliers and homegrowns from the A2C sharepoint site. This version 2017Q1 supplements the 2017 spec with additional guidance for A2C implementers. Contact a2cenquiries@jcq.org.uk if you need but do not have access to the sharepoint site.…more
The A2C Programme Director will be at the Association of Colleges “Create” conference for exams officers on 8th February to give an update on A2C and answer any questions. See AoC Create for further details about the Create conference.…more
Click above to download this article in PDF format. The A2C Programme Director gave an update at each of the conferences held by The Exams Office during January in Leeds, Birmingham and London. The slides are available in the PDF. See The Exams Office for further details about the conferences.…more
The 2017 version of the A2C specification has been published today. This is the version of A2C that will be used for the pilot for vocational qualifications in 2018-19. This does not affect the A2C Migration Application. If you are a centre with a commercial MIS system your supplier will be implementing A2C and will notify you when …
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…moreFollowing a review of the A2C programme, the JCQ board has agreed that JCQ awarding organisations will support: Rollout of an integrated transport to replace the A2C Migration Application. Using the new A2C message formats for vocational qualifications. Some of the JCQ awarding organisations have stated an intention to move to the new A2C message …
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