Service Centre Manager ESFA
From the feedback received during the Qualification Achievement Rates provisional window, we have applied some minor changes to the calculations and have re published provisional data for all providers.
A summary of the changes include:
Qualification Achievement Rates (QAR) provisional data for 2016 to 2017 released
Action
Providers can now access their provisional QAR data for 2016 to 2017.
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