Become a Professional Awarding Qualification-Approved centre

An awarding organization approved center is an educational institution or training center that has been accredited by a recognized awarding organization to offer courses and qualifications to learners.

The approval process typically involves a rigorous assessment of the center's facilities, resources, and teaching staff to ensure that they meet the awarding organization's standards for quality and excellence. Once approved, the center is authorized to deliver courses and assessments leading to the awarding organization's qualifications.

Being an approved center has several benefits. For learners, it provides assurance that the qualifications they receive are recognized and valued by employers and educational institutions. For the center, it provides access to a range of high-quality courses and qualifications that can help to attract and retain learners, as well as enhancing its reputation and credibility in the education and training sector.

Why Professional Awarding Qualification?

Awarding organizations exist to ensure that educational qualifications are standardized, fair, and recognized across different regions and industries. They provide a framework for assessing and accrediting educational institutions and training centers, as well as designing and validating courses and qualifications.

Some of the key reasons why awarding organizations are important include:

• Ensuring quality: Awarding organizations are responsible for setting and maintaining standards for educational qualifications. They ensure that courses and qualifications are up-to-date, relevant, and meet the needs of learners and employers.
• Accreditation: Awarding organizations provide accreditation to educational institutions and training centers that meet their standards. This accreditation helps to assure learners and employers that the institution or center is reputable and provides high-quality education and training.
• Recognition: Qualifications awarded by accredited institutions or training centers are recognized by employers and educational institutions, both domestically and internationally. This recognition helps to improve the employability and career prospects of learners.
• Consistency: Awarding organizations help to ensure consistency in the assessment and awarding of qualifications. This means that learners are assessed fairly and consistently, regardless of where they are studying.

How to become a Professional Awarding Qualification centre

You'll need to send us copies of the following documentation for us to process your application:

• quality assurance policy
• organisation chart
• malpractice and maladministration policy
• feedback form
• complaints policy
• appeals policy
• equality and diversity policy
• health and safety policy