* Important note: The process for entering young people for Arts Award changed in December 2023 *
The main improvements are:
To learn more about these changes, read our News.
Continue reading for full guidance on how to enter young people for Arts Award under the new process.
Arts Award Explore, Bronze, Silver and Gold are regulated qualifications meaning that centres entering young people for these qualifications must provide the advisers’ internal assessments to Trinity.
Centres can enter young people for Arts Award year-round. This must be done only once portfolios and adviser assessments have been completed and centres are ready to provide young people’s details and marks.
There is no requirement to book moderation in advance, as centres will not be moderated every time they enter young people for Arts Award. Centres will only be moderated in some instances externally by Trinity to validate the advisers’ assessments. When entering young people for Explore/Bronze/Silver/Gold levels, centres must ensure all portfolios are available for moderation, in case they are selected to be moderated. Moderation is conducted online via our portfolio submission platform. Read below and the Moderation page for further information.
Explore/Bronze/Silver/Gold qualifications are subject to our per-person fees. For full information and large group discounts see our Qualification fees.
For step-by-step instructions, watch the video tutorial below or visit the Arts Award centre operational guidance page. For support, contact us at ArtsAwardOrders@trinitycollege.co.uk.
Once you have entered the young people successfully via the centre portal, you will receive the invoice automatically via email. Invoices are sent to the person who entered the young people via the portal and also to the main Finance contact registered for the centre. Invoices are generated per submitted order and large group discounts are calculated and applied per order.
We will also notify you within three working days whether your centre has been selected to be moderated or not. Visit the Moderation page for information on the moderation process and associated timelines.
Always allow eight weeks from the point of entering young people to the issue of certificates in the event moderation is required.
If your centre has not been selected to be moderated, certificates will be issued within four weeks from the point you entered young people for Arts Award.