Fewer students taking vocational qualifications are expected to face delays to their results this year, England's exams regulator Ofqual says.
More than 20,500 students had to wait for BTec, Cambridge National and Cambridge Technical grades in 2022.
Some pupils told BBC News it meant they lost out on university places.
Ofqual's boss Jo Saxton said she expects the number of delays to be "significantly lower" - but not zero - this year.
The qualifications are all types of vocational technical qualification (VTQ). Level 3 VTQs are taken alongside or instead of A-levels, and Level 2 VTQs are taken alongside or instead of GCSEs.
Level 3 VTQ students will get their results on or before 17 August - which is also A-level results day. Level 2 students will receive theirs on or before GCSE results day, on 24 August.
