Another awarding body has pulled out of a flagship government programme to help adults develop key digital skills.
City & Guilds has confirmed it has stopped pursuing work to deliver entry level and level 1 essential digital skills qualifications (EDSQs) – fully-funded qualifications for adults with no or low-level digital skills.
That is despite having completed most of the work needed – it reached stage four of five, which is resubmission to Ofqual for technical evaluation – in November last year.
The organisation confirmed it has now switched focus to developing the revamped digital functional skills qualification, from 2023 onwards.
