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Awarding body

Graded Qualifications Alliance (GQAL)

Graded Qualifications Alliance is an awarding organisation recognised by Ofqual since April 2010, which means it can award regulated qualifications in England.

Key facts

Ofqual status
Recognised
Recognition number
RN5138
Recognised by Ofqual on
1 April 2010
CCEA Regulation (Northern Ireland)
Recognised
Also known as
GQAL
Based in
Leicester, United Kingdom
Official website
www.gqal.org
Qualifications it awards
View on the Ofqual Register

About Graded Qualifications Alliance

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.

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Good to know

Graded Qualifications Alliance: FAQs

Yes. Graded Qualifications Alliance is recognised by Ofqual as an awarding organisation and has been since April 2010. Its recognition number is RN5138.

RN5138. You can look it up on the Ofqual Register to see the qualifications it awards.

Yes. Graded Qualifications Alliance is also recognised by CCEA Regulation, the qualifications regulator for Northern Ireland.

Usually not. Graded Qualifications Alliance 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.