Awarding body
AptEd
AptEd appears on the Ofqual register with the status "Surrendered", so it does not currently award regulated qualifications.
Key facts
- Ofqual status
- Surrendered
- Recognition number
- RN5324
- Recognised by Ofqual on
- 14 December 2010
- CCEA Regulation (Northern Ireland)
- Never been recognised
- Legal name
- AptEd, the trading name of Open College Network South West Region (OCNSWR) Ltd
- Based in
- Plymouth, United Kingdom
- Qualifications it awards
- View on the Ofqual Register
About AptEd
An awarding body designs the qualification, sets the assessment and issues your certificate. Training providers teach the course, so prices and study methods differ between providers for the same qualification.
AptEd courses
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AptEd: FAQs
Not at the moment. Ofqual's register shows the status of AptEd as "Surrendered". Certificates it issued while recognised stay valid.
RN5324. You can look it up on the Ofqual Register to see the qualifications it awards.
CCEA Regulation, the regulator for Northern Ireland, lists AptEd as "Never been recognised".
Usually not. AptEd sets the standard, the assessment and issues the certificate. Training providers deliver the teaching, so the same qualification can be offered by many providers at different prices.
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Source: Ofqual Register of Regulated Qualifications, checked 12 November 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.