TQT Statement

Total Qualification Time

Total Qualification Time (TQT) is a measure of the time typically taken for an ‘average learner’ to complete a qualification. This is determined by combining the Guided Learning Hours (GLH) with the Notional or Other Learning. It is aligned with the enforcement of Raising the Participation Age (RPA) of young people meaning that they will need to prove that they are in full-time education until they are 18. One way of doing this is to show that they have sufficient contact time in a school or college to make up the hours required for full-time education.

Section 145 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 imposes a duty on awarding organisations to determine whether a qualification is, or is likely to be, taken by a young person for RPA purposes, and, if so, to set out how many ‘hours of guided learning’ students will need to complete the qualification.
The time it takes each candidate to prepare for the exam is dependent on where the learning is taking place and on the needs and experience of the individual candidate. The total qualification time (TQT) is a guide and is split as follows:

GLH = Guided Learning Hours (the required hours of supervised learning)
ILH = Independent Learning Hours (the required hours of unsupervised learning)
TQT = Total Qualification Hours (the required total learning hours to achieve the required standard)

Drum Kit

PercussionAcademy music grade exams provide a framework for progression and enjoyment in musical performance. They assess musical performance, technical ability and responses to set musical tests through live practical assessment. They offer the opportunity to learners of any age to measure their development as performers against a series of nationally recognised benchmarks, taking them from beginner level to the point at which they can progress to higher education in music.