Dates & Fees

Vocational Qualifications Dates & Fees

On this page you will find all the key dates and fees associated with RSL’s Vocational Qualifications. Should you require further information, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Key Dates for Academic Year 2023/24

Please download the relevant key dates documentation for this Academic Year.

Vocational Qualification Fees

Having worked with hundreds of Schools, Colleges, and Training Providers on our Vocational Qualifications for over a decade, we understand the needs of both subject teachers and school management. Please flick through the tabs below to see the relevant learner registration and centre fees

Our qualification registration fees are the same for both UK and International delivery centres. These fees apply to each registered learner, with the amount dependent on the size of qualification they are registered on. Please use the filtering options to find the relevant fee per qualification suite and size.

QAN Qualification Fee
501/0504/8 RSL Level 1 Award for Music Practitioners £55
501/0456/1 RSL Level 2 Award for Music Practitioners £55
501/0238/2 RSL Level 3 Award for Music Practitioners £55
501/0656/9 RSL Level 1 Certificate for Music Practitioners £71
501/0598/X RSL Level 2 Certificate for Music Practitioners £71
501/0655/7 RSL Level 1 Extended Certificate for Music Practitioners £100
501/0665/X RSL Level 2 Extended Certificate for Music Practitioners £100
501/0546/2 RSL Level 1 Subsidiary Diploma for Music Practitioners £166
501/0654/5 RSL Level 2 Subsidiary Diploma for Music Practitioners £166
501/0460/3 RSL Level 3 Certificate for Music Educators £71
501/0461/5 RSL Level 3 Diploma for Music Educators £182
501/0503/6 RSL Level 4 Certificate for Creative Practitioners £71
501/0653/3 RSL Level 4 Extended Certificate for Creative Practitioners £100
501/0502/4 RSL Level 4 Diploma for Creative Practitioners £166
600/6607/6 RSL Level 3 Certificate for Music Practitioners £87
600/6611/8 RSL Level 3 Extended Certificate for Music Practitioners £121
600/6613/1 RSL Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma for Music Practitioners £201
600/6609/X RSL Level 3 Diploma for Music Practitioners £221
600/6612/X RSL Level 3 Extended Diploma for Music Practitioners £247.5
601/4422/1 RSL Level 4 Certificate for Creative Practitioners £87
601/4595/X RSL Level 4 Extended Certificate for Creative Practitioners £121
601/4247/9 RSL Level 4 Diploma for Creative Practitioners £201
601/4329/0 RSL Level 4 Extended Diploma for Creative Practitioners £247.5
601/7679/9 RSL Level 1 Certificate in Creative and Performing Arts £93.5
601/7680/5 RSL Level 2 Certificate in Creative and Performing Arts £93.5
601/7681/7 RSL Level 2 Diploma in Creative and Performing Arts £214
601/7682/9 RSL Level 3 Diploma in Creative and Performing Arts £214
601/7683/0 RSL Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative and Performing Arts £247.5
601/7988/0 RSL Level 1 Award for Music Practitioners £67
601/7995/8 RSL Level 1 Certificate for Music Practitioners £87
601/7993/4 RSL Level 1 Extended Certificate for Music Practitioners £121
601/7994/6 RSL Level 1 Diploma for Music Practitioners £201
601/7989/2 RSL Level 2 Award for Music Practitioners £67
601/7990/9 RSL Level 2 Certificate for Music Practitioners £87
601/7991/0 RSL Level 2 Extended Certificate for Music Practitioners £121
601/7992/2 RSL Level 2 Diploma for Music Practitioners £201
601/7691/X RSL Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma for Music Practitioners £214
601/7693/3 RSL Level 3 Extended Diploma for Music Practitioners £261
603/3305/4 RSL Level 1 Certificate in Performance for Music Practitioners £93.5
603/3306/6 RSL Level 1 Certificate in Technology & Composition for Music Practitioners £93.5
603/3303/0 RSL Level 2 Certificate in Performance for Music Practitioners £93.5
603/3304/2 RSL Level 2 Certificate in Technology & Composition for Music Practitioners £93.5
603/4292/4 RSL Level 1 Award in Creative Digital Media £67
603/4293/6 RSL Level 1 Certificate in Creative Digital Media £87
603/4294/8 RSL Level 1 Extended Certificate in Creative Digital Media £121
603/4295/X RSL Level 2 Award in Creative Digital Media £67
603/4296/1 RSL Level 2 Certificate in Creative Digital Media £87
603/4297/3 RSL Level 2 Extended Certificate in Creative Digital Media £121
603/4298/5 RSL Level 2 Diploma in Creative Digital Media £201
603/4301/1 RSL Level 3 Award in Creative Digital Media £67
603/4299/7 RSL Level 3 Certificate in Creative Digital Media £87
603/4300/X RSL Level 3 Extended Certificate in Creative Digital Media £121
603/4302/3 RSL Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma in Creative Digital Media £201
603/4303/5 RSL Level 3 Diploma in Creative Digital Media £221
603/4304/7 RSL Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative Digital Media £247.5
603/5924/9 RSL Level 4 Certificate for Creative Industries Practitioners £87
603/5925/0 RSL Level 4 Extended Certificate for Creative Industries Practitioners £121
603/5926/2 RSL Level 4 Subsidiary Diploma for Creative Industries Practitioners £201
603/5927/4 RSL Level 4 Diploma for Creative Industries Practitioners £221
603/5928/6 RSL Level 4 Extended Diploma for Creative Industries Practitioners £247.5
603/5929/8 RSL Level 5 Certificate for Creative Industries Practitioners £87
603/5930/4 RSL Level 5 Extended Certificate for Creative Industries Practitioners £121
603/5931/6 RSL Level 5 Subsidiary Diploma for Creative Industries Practitioners £201
603/5932/8 RSL Level 5 Diploma for Creative Industries Practitioners £221
603/5933/X RSL Level 5 Extended Diploma for Creative Industries Practitioners £247.5
603/5393/4 RSL Level 3 Award in the Creative Music Industry £67
603/5394/6 RSL Level 3 Certificate in the Creative Music Industry £87
603/5395/8 RSL Level 3 Extended Certificate in the Creative Music Industry £121
603/5396/X RSL Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma in the Creative Music Industry £201
603/5397/1 RSL Level 3 Diploma in the Creative Music Industry £221
603/5398/3 RSL Level 3 Extended Diploma in the Creative Music Industry £247.5
601/8613/6 RSL Level 1 Certificate in Creative and Performing Arts £87
601/8198/9 RSL Level 1 Extended Certificate in Creative and Performing Arts £121
601/8614/8 RSL Level 2 Certificate in Creative and Performing Arts £87
601/8199/0 RSL Level 2 Extended Certificate in Creative and Performing Arts £121
601/8615/X RSL Level 2 Diploma in Creative and Performing Arts £201
601/8200/3 RSL Level 3 Certificate in Creative and Performing Arts £87
601/8201/5 RSL Level 3 Extended Certificate in Creative and Performing Arts £121
603/6467/1 RSL Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma in Creative and Performing Arts £183
601/8616/1 RSL Level 3 Diploma in Creative and Performing Arts £201
601/8617/3 RSL Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative and Performing Arts £261
603/6426/9 RSL Level 1 Award in the Creative Music Industry £67
603/6427/0 RSL Level 1 Certificate in the Creative Music Industry £87
603/6428/2 RSL Level 1 Extended Certificate in the Creative Music Industry £121
603/6429/4 RSL Level 1 Diploma in the Creative Music Industry £201
603/6430/0 RSL Level 2 Award in the Creative Music Industry £67
603/6431/2 RSL Level 2 Certificate in the Creative Music Industry £87
603/6432/4 RSL Level 2 Extended Certificate in the Creative Music Industry £121
603/6433/6 RSL Level 2 Diploma in the Creative Music Industry £201
603/6758/1 RSL Level 3 Certificate in Holistic Wellbeing £87
603/6759/3 RSL Level 3 Diploma in Holistic Wellbeing £201
603/7250/3 RSL Level 4 Diploma in Holistic Wellbeing Coaching £221
603/6472/5 RSL Level 3 Award in Creative Art and Design £67
603/6474/9 RSL Level 3 Certificate in Creative Art and Design £87
603/6475/0 RSL Level 3 Extended Certificate in Creative Art and Design £121
603/6476/2 RSL Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma in Creative Art and Design £201
603/6478/6 RSL Level 3 Diploma in Creative Art and Design £221
603/6479/8 RSL Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative Art and Design £247.5
603/6335/6 RSL Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma for Creative Industries Practitioners £201
603/6342/3 RSL Level 3 Extended Diploma for Creative Industries Practitioners £247.5

Please note:

Our qualification registration fees are the same for both UK and International delivery centres. These fees apply to each registered learner, with the amount dependent on the size of qualification they are registered on.

You can shift between the different qualification suites by clicking on the tabs below.

Fees listed are for current Academic Year.

Please note that centre fees are different if you are based outside of the UK. Please click on the relevant option below to find the correct fees.

In addition to the qualification registration fees, brand new UK delivery centres are subject to a one-off Centre Approval Fee and a rolling Annual Centre Fee. The Annual Centre Fee applies to both new and existing delivery centres and is based on the number of learners currently working towards an RSL qualification at that centre. Any additional administration fees (e.g. late registration fees, resit fees) are also detailed in the tabs below.

Centre Type Fee
School £500
Colleges & Training Providers £700
Centre Type Fee
School £110-£827
School (up to 5 learners £100
School (6-15 learners) £276
School (16-50 learners) £386
School (51+ learners) £827
Colleges & Training Providers £497 - £1,158 (depending on size)
Colleges & Training Providers (up to 10) £497
Colleges & Training Providers (11-25) £717
Colleges & Training Providers (26-75) £938
Colleges & Training Providers (76+) £1,158
Service Fee
Late Registration Individual: £30 (Plus qualification fee)
Change of Qualification Individual: £15 (Plus difference in qualification fee – no refund on reduced qualification fee)
Training (1 Trainer) Half Day: £500
Full Day: £750
Additional Support Visits Half Day: £350
Full Day: £500
Remote Half Day: £200
Remote Full Day: £300
Enforced Moderator Visit Half Day: £250
Day: £400
Standardisation
(RSL run events for multiple centres – when scheduled)
Per Delegate: £15
Resits
(externally assessed unit)
Levels 1 & 2: £15
Level 3: £30
Enquiries about Results and Appeals
(For 2022/23 qualifications. Remark fees will be refunded or waived if a remark results in a change to the learner’s grade for the overall unit. Appeal fees will be refunded in the appeal is successful.)
Enquiry about Results (remark): £40 per learner (max. £240)

First Level Appeal: £40 per learner (max. £240)

Second Level Appeal: £40 per learner (max. £240)

In addition to the qualification registration fees, brand new International delivery centres are subject to a one-off Centre Approval Fee and a rolling Annual Centre Fee. These fees are broken down into Tier 1 and Tier 2 centres, definitions of which can be found below. The Annual Centre Fee applies to both new and existing delivery centres and will include either a remote visit or a physical visit from an RSL External Quality Assurer. Additional support visits can be requested from the centre (remote or physical), with associated costs detailed in the tabs below.

Remote Centre Approval Fee

Institutional Tier Remote Approval Fee
Tier 1 £700
Tier 2 £1,000

Physical Visit Approval Fee

Territory Tier 1 & 2 Fee
Europe £1,313
Middle East & North Africa £1,575
North America, Sub Saharan Africa & Asia £2,100
Central & South America & Australia £2,625

Please Note: Centres paying an approval fee in Year 1 do not have to have a physical centre visit during the first year of delivery.

Tier 1 / Tier 2 Definitions

Tier 1 – Holds approval with other UK Awarding Organisations and has previous experience of delivering UK curriculum.

Tier 2 – No approval with other UK Awarding Organisations or previous experience of delivering UK curriculum.

*decisions on which tier a centre is placed in are at the discretion of RSL staff based on the information provided during the approval process.

Annual Centre Fees (Remote Visit)

Institution Annual Fee (Remote Visit)
Centre (up to 10 learners) £497
Centres (up to 25 learners) £717
Centres (26-75 learners) £938
Centres (76+ learners) £1,158

Annual Centre Fees (Physical Visit)

Territory Tier 1 & 2 Fee
Europe £1,313
Middle East & North Africa £1,575
North America, Sub Saharan Africa & Asia £2,100
Central & South America & Australia £2,625
Tier 1 / Tier 2 Definitions

Tier 1 – Holds approval with other UK Awarding Organisations and has previous experience of delivering UK curriculum.

Tier 2 – No approval with other UK Awarding Organisations or previous experience of delivering UK curriculum.

*decisions on which tier a centre is placed in are at the discretion of RSL staff based on the information provided during the approval process.

Requested Support Fees (Remote Visit)

Institution Tier Annual Fee (Remote Visit)
Tier 1 Half Day: £210
Full Day: £315
Tier 2 Half Day: £315
Full Day: £473

Requested Support Fees (Physical Visit)

Territory Tier 1 & 2 Fee
Europe £1,050 + £525 per additional day
Middle East & North Africa £1,313 + £525 per additional day
North America, Sub Saharan Africa & Asia £1,838 + £525 per additional day
Central & South America & Australia £2,363 + £525 per additional day
Tier 1 / Tier 2 Definitions

Tier 1 – Holds approval with other UK Awarding Organisations and has previous experience of delivering UK curriculum.

Tier 2 – No approval with other UK Awarding Organisations or previous experience of delivering UK curriculum.

*decisions on which tier a centre is placed in are at the discretion of RSL staff based on the information provided during the approval process.

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