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Awarding body

Network Rail

Network Rail appears on the Ofqual register with the status "Surrendered", so it does not currently award regulated qualifications.

Key facts

Ofqual status
Surrendered
Recognition number
RN5287
Recognised by Ofqual on
1 April 2010
CCEA Regulation (Northern Ireland)
Never been recognised
Based in
Manchester, United Kingdom
Qualifications it awards
View on the Ofqual Register

About Network Rail

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.

Network Rail courses

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Good to know

Network Rail: FAQs

Not at the moment. Ofqual's register shows the status of Network Rail as "Surrendered". Certificates it issued while recognised stay valid.

RN5287. You can look it up on the Ofqual Register to see the qualifications it awards.

CCEA Regulation, the regulator for Northern Ireland, lists Network Rail as "Never been recognised".

Usually not. Network Rail 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.

More awarding bodies

NCC Education Limited NCFE NCTJ Training NEBOSH New Era Academy of Drama and Music (London) Ltd NHS England National School of Healthcare Science NOCN Notebook Assessment Services Ltd All awarding bodies

Source: Ofqual Register of Regulated Qualifications, checked 12 November 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.