Important changes to how you access and submit digital assessment materials for V Certs and CACHE assessments

Following your feedback and in line with other improvements we're making to our external assessments, we want to let you know that we’re introducing an electronic download and submission process for some NCFE assessments.

We are also streamlining the way you access and return assessment materials for some assessments which previously used a combination of digital files and printed external assessment papers. From now on, all assessment materials for these assessments will be accessed and returned via the NCFE Portal. External assessment papers will no longer be printed for these assessments.

What is the benefit of this?

This means that you’ll be able to access the digital files for use with your assessments from the NCFE Portal and you’ll no longer have to submit electronic evidence as well as returning a hard copy completed external assessment paper. You’ll be able to submit all evidence digitally for the same assessments through the NCFE Portal.

What action do you need to take?

This new download and submission functionality is now available, so you’ll need to access and return digital files and assessment materials via the NCFE Portal. You’ll no longer be able to access materials via a SharePoint or uServe link.

You’ll also need to ensure that all relevant users who need access to these materials have a Portal log-in. If you need to create an additional Portal log-in, you can do this using the Portal User Guide.

External assessment materials will be available to download no more than 3 working days before the external assessment is due to start.

Completed assessment materials must be uploaded to the NCFE Portal within 48 hours of the submission date.

External assessment dates can be viewed in our external assessment timetable, timescales relating to accessing and uploading assessment materials are available within Regulations for Conduct of External Assessment on our website.

Which assessments are affected by these changes?

Submission of completed external assessment materials

All completed external assessment materials for the following assessments will need to be

*Please note – the assessment briefs for these assessments should be accessed via the members area as usual; they will not be available for download from the portal.

Download of external assessment papers and digital files, and submission of external assessment papers and digital files

External assessment papers digital files for the following assessments will need to be downloaded from the NCFE Portal, and all completed assessment materials returned via upload to the NCFE Portal:

Download of Pre-Release Materials only

Pre-Release Materials for the following assessments will need to be downloaded from the NCFE Portal.

The external assessment paper will be printed and despatched by NCFE and will need to be returned hard copy. No uploads through the NCFE Portal should be made for these assessments.

Your questions answered

For instructions on how to access and submit digital assessment materials via the Portal, please see our Digital Links for External Assessment support guide, available on our website.

We hope that these changes to the way we work will benefit you, and we’re here to help if you have any queries about the changes. You can contact our Customer Support team on [email protected] or through live chat on our website.