Certificates are issued to the centre weekly as necessary. They are normally sent by recorded delivery or by courier service. Results must be reported immediately after programme completion so that certificates can be issued as soon as possible. 

Where certificates are normally distributed by the centre at an award ceremony, sympathetic consideration should be given to learners who require awards earlier for employment purposes. Centres are requested to issue awards to learners as soon as possible after receipt from us. 

Edexcel reserves the right to withhold certificates if fees are outstanding at the time of despatch. Certification can be deferred, pending an external verifier or external examiner reporting that national standards are being met and that certification can take place.

Evidence of achievement

Successful completion of all programme requirements will be recognised by the issuing of an Award, Certificate or Diploma, as appropriate, together with a unit certificate, the Notification of Performance, Certificate of Unit Credit, or credit transcript, which lists all units successfully completed. 

Where the learner does not complete all programme elements satisfactorily, and you do not claim the final Award, Certificate or Diploma, the unit certificate appropriate to the programme will automatically be issued. It will list all units successfully completed so that they can be used as credits in the future, allowing learners to retake or add units under the same registration free of charge throughout registration validity.

Successful completion of individual units is recognised by the award of a Certificate of Unit Achievement, which lists all units satisfactorily completed.

You can find more information about BTEC certification and documentation, including notifications of performance and certificates of unit achievement, by referring to chapter 15, section 20 (p389 onwards) of the information manual. 

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