Recognised and accredited standards

ABC Awards and Certa Awards have long-established reputations for providing high quality vocational qualifications across a wide range of industries. ABC Awards and Certa Awards combine over 180 years of expertise combined with a responsive, flexible and innovative approach to the needs of our customers. Renowned for excellent customer service, and quality standards, ABC Awards and Certa Awards also offer regulated qualifications for all ages and abilities post-14; all are developed with the support of relevant stakeholders to ensure that they meet the needs and standards of employers across the UK.

The Assessment and Qualifications Alliance (AQA) is the largest of the Unitary Awarding Bodies in the UK. AQA offers a range of qualifications and services, including GCSE, GCE, GNVQ, VCE and Entry Level. AQA's primary purpose is to ensure that students’ attainments are supported by best assessment practice and that their grades are a reliable statement of their achievement.

Edexcel was formed in 1996 by the merger of the Business & Technology Education Council (BTEC), the country’s leading provider of vocational qualifications, and the University of London Examinations & Assessment Council (ULEAC), one of the major exam boards for GCSEs and A levels. In the UK, Edexcel work with more than 5,000 secondary schools, 450 further education colleges, 70 higher education institutions and more than 700 employers and training providers. As the company responsible for marking the national Key Stage 2 and 3 tests, they are also now working with 20,000 junior schools. Internationally, Edexcel operate in 112 countries and every year more than four million people trust their respected learning programmes and qualifications.

NCFE can trace its roots back over 150 years of supporting education and to this date continues to work with Colleges of Further Education and Private Training Providers. NCFE offers more than 500 qualifications at different levels and in a wide range of subject areas. NCFE is a recognised awarding body and therefore an NCFE is a recognised qualification. NCFE qualifications are recognised by the qualification regulators for England, Wales and Northern Ireland, including Ofqual, the Welsh government, and the CCEA in Northern Ireland.

Training Qualifications UK (TQUK) offer qualifications designed by leading professionals and delivered to centres and learners with integrity and compliance. TQUK have rigorous quality assurance controls and procedures in place and are committed to maintaining the highest standards of customer service, qualification delivery and assessment. As an Ofqual recognised Awarding Organisation, TQUK award ofqual regulated qualifications that sit on the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF). TQUK accredited courses have various credit values which can be applied to the National Credit Transfer System.

You can verify any ofqual regulated qualification on the UK government website at https://www.gov.uk/find-a-regulated-qualification