Your child's AQA Technical Award, properly supported from day one.

AQA Technical Awards are applied Level 1 and Level 2 qualifications for Key Stage 4 students, equivalent in standing to a GCSE. They combine internally assessed units, such as portfolios and practical tasks, with at least one externally set written exam, making them more vocational in structure than a standard GCSE.

Talimat covers all ten AQA Technical Award subjects: Art and Design, Business, Computing, Engineering, Food and Cookery, Health and Social Care, Media Studies, Music, Performance, and Sport and Physical Activity. Additional or emerging subjects can be requested through your Academic Consultant.

Tutors review each portfolio brief with the student, help plan the structure and content of each unit, and provide written feedback on drafts before final submission. All guidance aligns with AQA's internal assessment criteria and the moderation standards your school applies.

Yes. Every AQA Technical Award includes at least one written exam paper that tests underpinning knowledge. Tutors work through past papers and specimen questions, align feedback to AQA mark schemes, and run timed practice sessions to build both accuracy and exam confidence.

Most families receive a confirmed tutor match within ten minutes of submitting their enquiry. Your Academic Consultant contacts you directly, introduces the matched tutor, and the first session can often be booked the same day.

AQA Technical Awards are designed for Key Stage 4 students, typically in Years 9, 10, and 11 at British-curriculum schools. Talimat tutors are familiar with the unit delivery timelines most schools in the GCC follow across these year groups.

All Talimat tutors hold a relevant degree in their subject area and pass a 14-step vetting process before joining the platform. For Technical Award subjects, we match students with tutors who have direct experience of the AQA specification and its assessment structure.

All sessions run Monday to Saturday in Gulf Standard Time. Tutors available to GCC families hold slots that fit around the school day, early evenings, and weekends, so scheduling around extracurricular commitments is straightforward.

The free trial is a full live 1:1 session. The tutor reviews your child's current unit, identifies specific gaps in understanding, and outlines a plan for the remaining assessment deadlines. No payment is required and there is no obligation to continue.

There is no minimum commitment and no enrolment deposit. Families can start with a single unit of support and expand as needed. Billing is flexible and you can cancel at any time without penalty.

For performance, practical, and portfolio-based components, tutors use the live session to discuss approach, review drafts or recordings where appropriate, and guide the student through AQA's assessment criteria. The focus is on the planning, structuring, and evaluative skills that underpin these components.

AQA Technical Awards at Level 2 are widely recognised by sixth forms and colleges across the UK and in many British-curriculum schools in the GCC as equivalent to a GCSE. They support progression to A-Level study, apprenticeships, or further vocational qualifications.