Qualifications
UK awarding bodies
All 244 awarding organisations recognised by Ofqual, the qualifications regulator for England, including 85 also recognised by CCEA Regulation in Northern Ireland. Check a body's recognition number and status, then compare courses that lead to its qualifications.
| Awarding body | Recognition no. | Recognised since | Based in | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Awards Ltd (1st Awards) | RN6055 | Dec 2021 | Allostock | |
| 1st for Awarding | RN6043 | Sep 2021 | ||
| 1st4sport CCEA | RN5216 | Apr 2010 | ||
| A2A Qualifications | RN6096 | Aug 2022 | ||
| AAT CCEA | RN5220 | Apr 2010 | 2 | |
| ABE | RN5221 | Apr 2010 | Edgbaston | |
| ABMA Education Ltd (ABMA) | RN5277 | Apr 2010 | Ascot | |
| ABUK Awards (ABUK) | RN6126 | Oct 2023 | ||
| Academy for Project Management LTD (Academy4PM) | RN6077 | Apr 2022 | 3 Alfred Street | |
| ACCA CCEA | RN5113 | Apr 2010 | London | 1 |
| Accelerate People (AP) | RN6092 | Jul 2022 | ||
| Accounting Technicians Ireland CCEA | RN5246 | Apr 2010 | Dublin, Ireland | |
| Achieve and Partners Limited (Achieve+Partners) | RN6026 | Nov 2020 | ||
| Advance Assessments (AA) | RN6099 | Nov 2022 | ||
| Advance EPA | RN6132 | Aug 2024 | ||
| Advance HE | RN6061 | Dec 2021 | Heslington | |
| Advanced Analytics Solutions (AAS) | RN6080 | May 2022 | ||
| Agored Cymru CCEA | RN5186 | Mar 2019 | Bangor | |
| AIM Qualifications (AIM) CCEA | RN5322 | Nov 2010 | Derby | |
| AQA Education (AQA) CCEA | RN5196 | Apr 2010 | Manchester | |
| Ascentis CCEA | RN5200 | Apr 2010 | Lancaster | |
| ASDAN CCEA | RN5282 | Apr 2010 | Bristol | |
| Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) CCEA | RN5268 | Apr 2010 | ||
| Associated Sports Qualifications (ASQ) | RN5279 | Apr 2010 | Sutton Coldfield | |
| Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) | RN5272 | Apr 2010 | Godmersham | |
| ATHE Ltd (ATHE) | RN5344 | Jun 2011 | St Andrew's Business Park | |
| Auto-Assess Awards | RN6141 | Sep 2025 | ||
| Autoexel Ltd | RN6024 | May 2020 | ||
| Awarding Body for the Built Environment (ABBE) | RN5251 | Apr 2010 | 4 Cardigan Street | |
| BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT (BCS) CCEA | RN5188 | Apr 2010 | Swindon | |
| Besafe Training Limited | RN6100 | Dec 2022 | Design Works, | |
| Best Practice Network (BPN) | RN6071 | Mar 2022 | 27-29 Baldwin Street | |
| BHS Qualifications (BHSQ) CCEA | RN5266 | Apr 2010 | Kenilworth | |
| BIIAB CCEA | RN5118 | Apr 2010 | Robins Wood Road | |
| BPEC Certification Ltd (BPEC) | RN5256 | Aug 2010 | Derby | |
| BPS Assessments and Awards Limited (BPSAA EPA) | RN6053 | Nov 2021 | ||
| British Allied Trades Federation (BATF) | RN6094 | Aug 2022 | ||
| British Ballet Organization (BBO) | RN5115 | Apr 2010 | Wandsworth | |
| British Marine (BM) | RN6111 | Mar 2023 | Southampton | |
| British Wheel of Yoga Qualifications (BWYQ) | RN5120 | Apr 2010 | ||
| CABWI Awarding Body (CABWI) CCEA | RN5223 | Apr 2010 | ||
| Cambridge English CCEA | RN5185 | Apr 2010 | Shaftesbury Avenue | |
| Cambridge OCR CCEA | RN5193 | Apr 2010 | Shaftesbury Road | |
| Central Qualifications (CQ) | RN5336 | May 2011 | Bury St Edmunds | |
| Certify Training Qualifications (CTQ) | RN6134 | Sep 2024 | ||
| CFA Society of UK (CFA UK) | RN5319 | Oct 2010 | ||
| Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA) | RN6069 | Mar 2022 | ||
| Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) CCEA | RN5247 | Apr 2010 | London | |
| Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) CCEA | RN5229 | Apr 2010 | Bracknell | |
| Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM) CCEA | RN5264 | Apr 2010 | Orton Southgate | |
| Chartered Institute of Export & International Trade (CIOE&IT) CCEA | RN5274 | Apr 2010 | Lynchwood | |
| Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) CCEA | RN5181 | Apr 2010 | Coventry | |
| Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors (Chartered IIA) | RN6074 | Mar 2022 | Caxton Street | |
| Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) CCEA | RN5142 | Apr 2010 | ||
| Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) | RN6059 | Dec 2021 | ||
| Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) CCEA | RN5227 | Apr 2010 | Peterborough | |
| Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) | RN6050 | Nov 2021 | ||
| Chartered Institution of Railway Operators (CIRO) | RN6103 | Dec 2022 | Weston Rd, | |
| Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) CCEA | RN5126 | Apr 2010 | ||
| Chief Assessments Limited (CAL) | RN6127 | Oct 2023 | ||
| CILIP Pathways | RN6054 | Dec 2021 | ||
| CIM CCEA | RN5127 | Apr 2010 | Cookham | 1 |
| CIOL Qualifications (CIOLQ) CCEA | RN5145 | Apr 2010 | ||
| CIPD CCEA | RN5226 | Apr 2010 | 2 | |
| CIPFA | RN6038 | Dec 2021 | ||
| City & Guilds Limited (City & Guilds) CCEA | RN6142 | Oct 2025 | 246 | |
| CIWM CCEA | RN6036 | Aug 2021 | Northmpaton Business Park | |
| CMI CCEA | RN5128 | Apr 2010 | 1 | |
| Confederation of International Beauty Therapy and Cosmetology (CIBTAC) | RN5124 | Apr 2010 | Gloucester | |
| Confederation of Tourism and Hospitality (CTH) | RN5131 | Apr 2010 | ||
| Construction EPA Company | RN6089 | Jun 2022 | Samlesbury | |
| Cornwall Council (Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service) (CFRS) | RN6082 | May 2022 | ||
| Counselling and Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body (CPCAB) CCEA | RN5231 | Apr 2010 | Glastonbury | |
| Crossfields Institute (CFI) | RN5358 | Jan 2015 | Stroud | |
| Defence Awarding Organisation (DAO) | RN5232 | Apr 2010 | Shrivenham | |
| Dental Team Qualifications (DTQ) | RN6027 | Nov 2020 | Leamington Spa | |
| DNA Awarding | RN6146 | Mar 2026 | 246 | |
| DSW Awarding (DSW) | RN6006 | Dec 2018 | Auckley | |
| Education for Industry Awards (EFIA) | RN6107 | Jan 2023 | ||
| Elevate Awarding (Elevate Awarding Ltd) | RN6135 | Sep 2024 | Tamerton Foliot | |
| Elite Awarding Limited (Elite Awarding) | RN6066 | Feb 2022 | Garston | |
| Enable (ENBL) | RN6145 | Mar 2026 | ||
| Energy & Environment Awards (EEA) | RN6138 | May 2025 | Shirley | |
| EngEPA Ltd (EngEPA) | RN6076 | Apr 2022 | Yorke Street | |
| Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) | RN5132 | Apr 2010 | Station Road | |
| English Speaking Board (International) Ltd (ESB) CCEA | RN5235 | Apr 2010 | Ormskirk | |
| ETC Awards Limited (ETCAL) CCEA | RN5135 | Apr 2010 | Belfast | |
| Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited (EAL) CCEA | RN5260 | Apr 2010 | Wareham Road, Poole | |
| Explosive Learning Solutions (ELS) Ltd (ELS) | RN6075 | Mar 2022 | Harwell Science and Innovation Campus | |
| FDQ Limited (FDQ) CCEA | RN5184 | Apr 2010 | Leeds | |
| FireQual | RN6034 | Oct 2023 | ||
| First Aid Awards Ltd (FAA) | RN5236 | Apr 2010 | St Austell | |
| Focus Awards Limited (Focus Awards) CCEA | RN5353 | Apr 2013 | Manvers Rotherham | |
| Future (Awards and Qualifications) Ltd (FAQ) CCEA | RN5136 | Apr 2010 | Coalville | |
| FuturU | RN6121 | Aug 2023 | ||
| Gatehouse Awards Ltd (GA) | RN5338 | May 2011 | Woodhead Road | |
| Gateway Qualifications Limited (Gateway Qualifications) | RN5328 | Feb 2011 | COLCHESTER | |
| Good 2 Go (G2G) | RN6090 | Jun 2022 | Derby | |
| GQA Qualifications Limited (GQA) CCEA | RN5137 | Apr 2010 | Sheffield | |
| Graded Qualifications Alliance (GQAL) CCEA | RN5138 | Apr 2010 | Leicester | |
| Highfield Qualifications (Highfield) CCEA | RN5219 | Apr 2010 | Doncaster | |
| iCan Qualifications Limited (iCQ) CCEA | RN5325 | Dec 2010 | ||
| ICAS | RN6046 | Dec 2021 | ||
| Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD) CCEA | RN5147 | Apr 2010 | ||
| In2assessments (In2A) | RN6117 | May 2023 | Northwood | |
| Innovate Awarding (IAO) | RN5204 | Apr 2010 | Arnos Vale | |
| Institute of Accountants and Bookkeepers (IAB) CCEA | RN5206 | Apr 2010 | ||
| Institute of Animal Technology (IAT) | RN5252 | Apr 2010 | Oxford | |
| Institute of Cast Metals Engineers (ICME) | RN6056 | Dec 2021 | Tipton Rd | |
| Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) | RN6060 | Dec 2021 | ||
| Institute of Conservation (Icon) | RN6102 | Dec 2022 | ||
| Institute of Revenues Rating and Valuation (IRRV) | RN5285 | Apr 2010 | ||
| Institute of Risk Management (IRM) | RN6115 | Apr 2023 | ||
| Institute of Sales Management (ISM) | RN5146 | Apr 2010 | 15 College Road | |
| Institute of Sales Professionals (ISP) | RN6012 | Jun 2019 | Luton | |
| Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) | RN5117 | Apr 2010 | Bishop's Stortford | |
| Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) | RN6070 | Mar 2022 | ||
| Insulation Environmental Training Trust Ltd (IETTL) | RN6013 | Jul 2019 | Yarm Road Business Park | |
| International Association of Maritime Institutions (IAMI) | RN6042 | Sep 2021 | ||
| International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO) | RN5140 | Apr 2010 | Genève, Switzerland | |
| International Compliance Association (ICA) | RN6068 | Mar 2022 | Fort Parkway | |
| International Dance Teachers Association (IDTA) CCEA | RN5346 | Jun 2011 | East Sussex | |
| International School of Musicians (ISoM) | RN6131 | Jul 2024 | Newham | |
| Intqual-pro Limited (IQP) | RN6062 | Jan 2022 | ||
| IOSH | RN6040 | Sep 2021 | Wigston | 1 |
| iPET Network Limited (iPET Network) CCEA | RN6022 | Feb 2020 | Market Drayton | |
| IPP Education (IPPE) | RN6086 | Jun 2022 | Shirley | |
| ITC First (ITC) | RN5148 | Apr 2010 | Hartlepool | |
| JMA Contract Services Ltd | RN6083 | May 2022 | North Shields | |
| Kaplan Professional Awards (KPA) | RN5283 | Apr 2010 | 179 - 191 Borough High Street | |
| King's Trust (KTQ) CCEA | RN5249 | Aug 2010 | ||
| LAMDA CCEA | RN5151 | Apr 2010 | ||
| LanguageCert | RN6001 | May 2017 | ||
| Lantra Awards | RN5152 | Apr 2010 | Coventry | |
| Laser Learning Awards (LASER) | RN5326 | Dec 2010 | ||
| Lead Edge Ltd (Lead Edge) | RN6130 | Mar 2024 | ||
| Leadership Skills Foundation CCEA | RN5166 | Apr 2010 | Loughton Lodge | |
| Learning Resource Network (LRN) | RN5341 | May 2011 | 7 Western Road | |
| LIFT AND ESCALATOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (EPA0269) (L.E.I.A.) | RN6057 | Dec 2021 | St Katharine's & Wapping | |
| Logic Certification Limited (LCL Awards) CCEA | RN5340 | May 2011 | Northolt | |
| Marshall Assessment Limited (MA) | RN6098 | Nov 2022 | ||
| Military Independent Assessment Authority (Royal Air Force) (MIAA (RAF)) | RN6052 | Nov 2021 | Waterwells Road | |
| MILITARY INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY (ROYAL NAVY) (MIAA (RN)) | RN6049 | Nov 2021 | NEWGATE LANE | |
| MN Awards Ltd (MNA) | RN6128 | Nov 2023 | 98 Cromer Street | |
| Mountain Training England (MTE) | RN5191 | Apr 2010 | Capel Curig | |
| MP Awards (MPQC) | RN5195 | Apr 2010 | Porter Lane | |
| Multi-Industry Training Awards Ltd (MITA Ltd) | RN6143 | Feb 2026 | Ifield | |
| Music Teachers' Board (MTB Exams) | RN6003 | Aug 2018 | Chiswick | |
| NALP | RN5154 | Apr 2010 | Ystrad Meurig | |
| National Association of Teachers of Dancing (NATD) CCEA | RN5357 | Jan 2015 | Thatcham | |
| National Examining Board for Dental Nurses (NEBDN) CCEA | RN6109 | Jan 2023 | Chain Caul Way | |
| National Logistics Training Consortium (NLTC) | RN6084 | May 2022 | North Road | |
| NCC Education Limited (NCC Education) | RN5155 | Apr 2010 | East Didsbury | |
| NCFE CCEA | RN5156 | Apr 2010 | Newcastle upon Tyne | |
| NCTJ Training (NCTJ) CCEA | RN5157 | Apr 2010 | Newport, Saffron Walden | |
| NEBOSH | RN6108 | Jan 2023 | Meridian Business Park | |
| New Era Academy of Drama and Music (London) Ltd (NEA) CCEA | RN5288 | Apr 2010 | Worthing | |
| NHS England National School of Healthcare Science (NHS England NSHCS) | RN6097 | Sep 2022 | ||
| NOCN CCEA | RN5194 | Apr 2010 | Sheaf Street | |
| Notebook Assessment Services Ltd (NAS) | RN6044 | Dec 2021 | ||
| NQual | RN6041 | Sep 2021 | Liverpool Road | |
| NSAN | RN6085 | May 2022 | ||
| Occupational Awards Limited (OAL) | RN5360 | May 2015 | University of York Science Park, Heslington | |
| OCN London (OCNLR) | RN5337 | May 2011 | ||
| Open Awards | RN5289 | Sep 2010 | Speke | |
| Open College Network Northern Ireland (OCN NI) CCEA | RN5327 | Jan 2011 | Belfast | |
| OTHM Qualifications (OTHM) | RN5284 | Apr 2010 | Dartford | |
| Paddle UK Awarding Body (PaddleUKAB) CCEA | RN5261 | Apr 2010 | Holme Pierrepont | |
| Pearson Education Ltd (Pearson) CCEA | RN5133 | Apr 2010 | ||
| PIABC Ltd (PIABC) CCEA | RN5197 | Apr 2010 | Grantham | |
| PMI | RN5213 | Apr 2010 | London | 1 |
| Professional Assessment Ltd (PAL) | RN6048 | Oct 2021 | ||
| Progress Minded Assessments (PM Ltd) | RN6139 | Aug 2025 | 118-122 College Road | |
| Propertymark Qualifications (PMQ) CCEA | RN5202 | Apr 2010 | Warwick | |
| ProQual Awarding Body (ProQual) CCEA | RN5334 | Apr 2011 | Newport | |
| Qualifi Ltd (QUALIFI) | RN5160 | Apr 2010 | Prestwich | |
| Qualifications Network (QNUK) CCEA | RN5159 | Apr 2010 | Kettering | |
| Qualifications Scotland | RN5167 | Apr 2010 | Glasgow | |
| Qualsafe Awards (Qualsafe) CCEA | RN5291 | Sep 2010 | Bradford | |
| Quantum Awards Limited (QAL) | RN6093 | Aug 2022 | Birmingham Rd | |
| Railway Competence Group (RCG) | RN6118 | Jun 2023 | Manchester | |
| Rambert Creative Contemporary Dance Grades (Rambert Grades) | RN6023 | Mar 2020 | Twickenham | |
| Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) | RN5162 | Apr 2010 | ||
| RLSS UK Qualifications CCEA | RN6129 | Dec 2023 | 227 London Road | |
| Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) CCEA | RN5189 | Apr 2010 | ||
| Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) | RN6033 | Jun 2021 | ||
| Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) CCEA | RN5163 | Apr 2010 | Woking | |
| Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) CCEA | RN5255 | Apr 2010 | ||
| Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) | RN5362 | Nov 2015 | Birmingham | |
| RPD Ltd (RPD) | RN6119 | Jul 2023 | ||
| RSL Awards Ltd (RSL) CCEA | RN5192 | Apr 2010 | Teddington | |
| RTITB | RN6095 | Aug 2022 | ||
| safeagent (safeagents) | RN6110 | Mar 2023 | ||
| Safety Training Awards (STA) CCEA | RN5168 | Apr 2010 | Walsall | |
| SFEDI Enterprises Ltd. T/A SFEDI Awards (SFEDI Awards) | RN5303 | Oct 2010 | County Durham | |
| SFJ Awards CCEA | RN5351 | May 2012 | Sheffield | |
| Sheldrake Training Limited (Sheldrake) | RN6088 | Jun 2022 | ||
| SIAS CCEA | RN6065 | Jan 2022 | Centre Park | |
| Signature CCEA | RN5259 | Apr 2010 | Belmont | |
| Skills and Education Group Awards (SEG Awards) CCEA | RN5112 | Apr 2010 | Nottingham | |
| SkyPeople Training Limited (SPT) | RN6137 | Dec 2024 | Newton Heath | |
| Smart Awards Ltd (Smart Awards) | RN6031 | Mar 2021 | Kenilworth | |
| South West Councils (SWC) | RN6030 | Mar 2021 | ||
| SS Educational Services Ltd (SSES) | RN6032 | May 2021 | ||
| SSid Awarding (SSid) | RN6008 | Jan 2019 | Ponteland, | |
| Steadfast Training Ltd (Steadfast EPA) | RN6072 | Mar 2022 | ||
| Summit Qualifications UK | RN6063 | Jan 2022 | ||
| Swim England Qualifications (SEQ) | RN5114 | Apr 2010 | Loughborough | |
| Systems Practitioner Assessment Ltd (SPA) | RN6112 | Mar 2023 | Speke | |
| The Army Catering Training Trust (ACTT) | RN6101 | Nov 2022 | Alexis Soyer House | |
| The Artificial Intelligence Board (AIB) CCEA | RN6140 | Sep 2025 | Norwich | |
| The British Council | RN6035 | Jul 2021 | ||
| The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT) | RN6124 | Sep 2023 | Bedford Road | |
| The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK (CILT(UK)) CCEA | RN5250 | Apr 2010 | Corby | |
| The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) | RN6051 | Nov 2021 | ||
| The Engineering College (TEC) | RN6120 | Aug 2023 | ||
| The Gemmological Association of Great Britain (Gem-A) | RN5242 | Apr 2010 | London | |
| The Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB) | RN6125 | Sep 2023 | ||
| The Institute of Commercial Management (ICM) | RN6016 | Sep 2019 | Ringwood | |
| The Institute of Six Sigma Professionals (ISSP) (ISSP) | RN6136 | Dec 2024 | ||
| The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) CCEA | RN5361 | Aug 2015 | Hertford | |
| The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) | RN6047 | Oct 2021 | Westminster, London | |
| The Institution of Engineering and Technology (The IET) | RN6039 | Sep 2021 | ||
| The Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE) | RN5280 | Apr 2010 | Stratford upon Avon | |
| The Learning Machine (TLM) | RN5273 | Apr 2010 | Hertford | |
| The London Institute of Banking & Finance (LIBF) CCEA | RN6105 | Jan 2023 | ||
| The OR Society (OR Society) | RN6133 | Aug 2024 | ||
| The Rail Academy | RN6123 | Sep 2023 | England | |
| The Real Consultancy Company (TRCC) | RN6081 | May 2022 | Chandler's Ford | |
| The Society of Master Saddlers (UK) Ltd (SMS) | RN6116 | May 2023 | ||
| The Transport Planning Society (TPS) | RN6058 | Dec 2021 | ||
| Transcend Awards (Transcend) | RN6007 | Dec 2018 | Elder Gate | |
| Trinity College London (TCL) CCEA | RN5169 | Apr 2010 | ||
| United Centre of Excellence Limited (UCE) | RN6122 | Aug 2023 | Pride Park, | |
| University of the Arts London (UAL) CCEA | RN5212 | Apr 2010 | London | |
| University of West London (UWL) CCEA | RN5170 | Apr 2010 | Ealing | |
| Verge EPA | RN6064 | Jan 2022 | ||
| VetSkill CCEA | RN5359 | Mar 2015 | ||
| VQA CCEA | RN5355 | Sep 2013 | ||
| VTCT Skills CCEA | RN5198 | Apr 2010 | Eastleigh | |
| WJEC-CBAC (WJEC) CCEA | RN5172 | Apr 2010 | Cardiff | |
| Worshipful Company of Farriers (WCF) | RN5211 | Apr 2010 | 6 Playhouse Yard | |
| WSET Awards (WSET) | RN5174 | Apr 2010 | London | |
| YMCA Awards (YMCA) CCEA | RN6144 | Feb 2026 | Swansea Enterprise Park |
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Professional and vendor bodies outside the Ofqual register
These bodies award their own certifications, which employers ask for by name but which are not regulated by Ofqual.
No longer recognised
130 organisations on the register have surrendered their recognition or had it withdrawn. Certificates they issued while recognised remain valid.
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- AABPS (Withdrawn 21 July 2014) Withdrawn
- Accountants Institute Surrendered
- Accredited Skills for Industry Surrendered
- Active IQ Surrendered
- Alzheimer's Society Withdrawn
- AMSPAR Withdrawn
- AptEd Surrendered
- AQA - City & Guilds Surrendered
- Assessu Surrendered
- Asset Skills Withdrawn
- Association of International Accountants Surrendered
- Awarding Body for Vocational Achievement (AVA) Ltd Withdrawn
- Awarding UK (Part of Bishop Grosseteste University) Surrendered
- Bespoke Professional Development and Training Ltd Surrendered
- British Driving Society Surrendered
- British Gymnastics Surrendered
- British Horseracing Education and Standards Trust Surrendered
- British Institute of Cleaning Science Surrendered
- British Safety Council Surrendered
- Cambridge International Education Surrendered
- Chartered Institute of Building and Chartered Institute of Housing Joint Awarding Body Withdrawn
- Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management Surrendered
- Chartered Institute of Environmental Health Surrendered
- Chartered Quality Institute Surrendered
- Childrens Workforce Development Council (note: not an awarding body) Withdrawn
- CITB Withdrawn
- CITB-Construction Skills Withdrawn
- City and Guilds of London Institute Surrendered
- City College Norwich Qualifications Surrendered
- Cogent Withdrawn
- Constructing Excellence in Learning Limited Surrendered
- Contaminated Land: Applications in Real Environments Surrendered
- Council for Administration Withdrawn
- Council for Awards in Care, Health and Education Surrendered
- Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment Surrendered
- Cskills Awards, part of the NOCN Group Surrendered
- CYMCA Surrendered
- DSA Qualification Awarding Board Surrendered
- e-skills UK (Note: not an awarding body) Withdrawn
- e-skills UK, the Sector Skills Council for Business and Information Technology Withdrawn
- Education & Media Services Ltd trading as ITEC Surrendered
- Education Qualifications and Awards Surrendered
- Energy & Utilities Independent Assessment Service Surrendered
- Energy & Utility Skills Withdrawn
- Extractives and Mineral Processing Industries Awards Surrendered
- Fire Industry Association Awarding Organisation Surrendered
- Fire Risk Management Limited Surrendered
- Flybe Awards Surrendered
- FPSB UK Ltd Surrendered
- Go Skills Withdrawn
- GP Strategies Assessment Services Limited Surrendered
- Hospitality Awarding Body Surrendered
- IMI Awards Ltd Surrendered
- Improve Ltd Withdrawn
- Industry Qualifications Surrendered
- Institute of Administrative Management Surrendered
- Institute of British Sign Language Surrendered
- Institute of Commercial Management Surrendered
- Institute of Hospitality Surrendered
- Institute of Leadership & Management Surrendered
- Institute of Operations Management Surrendered
- Institute of Risk Standards & Qualifications Surrendered
- Institute of the Motor Industry (SSC) Withdrawn
- International Curriculum and Assessment Agency (Examinations) Surrendered
- Lantra SSC Withdrawn
- Learning and Skills Improvement Service Surrendered
- Lifelong Learning UK Withdrawn
- LifeSkills Solutions Ltd Withdrawn
- London Centre of Marketing Withdrawn
- Management Standards Centre Withdrawn
- Manpower Services Limited Surrendered
- McDonalds Surrendered
- N.I. Security Qualifications Ltd Never been recognised
- National Inter Action Trust Awarding Withdrawn
- National Plant Awards Limited Withdrawn
- NEBOSH Surrendered
- Network Rail Surrendered
- Newcross Healthcare Solutions Surrendered
- NICEIC Certification Surrendered
- NPTC Surrendered
- OCN North East Region Surrendered
- Open College Network West Midlands Surrendered
- Open College Network Yorkshire and Humber Region trading as Certa Surrendered
- Open University Awarding Body Surrendered
- PAA\VQSET Surrendered
- PADI EMEA Limited Surrendered
- Pearson EDI Surrendered
- People1st Withdrawn
- Professional Association of Diving Instructors Surrendered
- Professional Lighting and Sound Association Withdrawn
- Progress Minded Surrendered
- Proskills Awards Withdrawn
- Prospect Awards CIC Never been recognised
- Qualifications and Curriculum Authority Withdrawn
- Qualifications for Industry Surrendered
- Register of Play Inspectors International Surrendered
- RLSS UK Qualifications Surrendered
- Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Surrendered
- SafeCert Awards Never been recognised
- Science, Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies Alliance Withdrawn
- Science, Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies Alliance Withdrawn
- SCL Education and Training Limited Surrendered
- Skills Active Withdrawn
- Skills for Justice Withdrawn
- Skills For Logistics Withdrawn
- Skills for Security Withdrawn
- Skillset Withdrawn
- Skillsfirst Awards Ltd Surrendered
- skillsmart retail Surrendered
- Small Firms Enterprise Development Ltd Withdrawn
- Suffolk County Council Surrendered
- SummitSkills Withdrawn
- telc – language tests Surrendered
- The APM Group Limited Surrendered
- The Chartered Institute of Educational Assessors Surrendered
- The Institute of Financial Accountants Surrendered
- The Institute of Tourist Guiding Surrendered
- The Learning Institute Surrendered
- The London Institute of Banking & Finance Surrendered
- The Market Research Society Surrendered
- The Qualification Hub Never been recognised
- The University of Central Lancashire Examination Board Surrendered
- Training and Development Agency for Schools (not an awarding body) Withdrawn
- United Kingdom Co-ordinating Group Withdrawn
- University of East London Global Examinations Board Surrendered
- Vistar Qualifications Limited Withdrawn
- WAMITAB Surrendered
- WJEC-EDEXCEL-CBAC Surrendered
- Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers Surrendered
- Xact Assessment Surrendered
Awarding bodies: FAQs
An awarding body (Ofqual calls them awarding organisations) designs qualifications, sets the assessments and issues the certificates. Training providers, colleges and schools teach the course; the awarding body awards the qualification.
Ofqual, the qualifications regulator for England, currently recognises 244 awarding organisations. 85 of them are also recognised by CCEA Regulation in Northern Ireland. Wales (Qualifications Wales) and Scotland (SQA Accreditation) keep their own lists.
The organisation has met Ofqual's conditions of recognition and is allowed to award regulated qualifications in England. Its regulated qualifications appear on the Ofqual Register with a qualification number and a level from Entry Level to Level 8.
Search for the qualification title or number on the Ofqual Register. A course can be offered by a recognised awarding body without being a regulated qualification, so check the qualification itself, not just the organisation.
Mostly not. Vendor and professional certifications are awarded by industry bodies under their own rules rather than regulated by Ofqual. They are still widely asked for by employers. See professional certifications for those.
It can no longer award regulated qualifications. Certificates already issued stay valid, and learners part-way through are normally moved to another awarding organisation.
Source: Ofqual Register of Regulated Qualifications, checked 12 November 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See also professional certifications and qualifications explained.