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Awarding body

Open Awards

Open Awards is an awarding organisation recognised by Ofqual since September 2010, which means it can award regulated qualifications in England.

Key facts

Ofqual status
Recognised
Recognition number
RN5289
Recognised by Ofqual on
29 September 2010
CCEA Regulation (Northern Ireland)
Surrendered
Based in
Speke, United Kingdom
Official website
www.openawards.org.uk
Qualifications it awards
View on the Ofqual Register

About Open Awards

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.

Open Awards courses

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Good to know

Open Awards: FAQs

Yes. Open Awards is recognised by Ofqual as an awarding organisation and has been since September 2010. Its recognition number is RN5289.

RN5289. You can look it up on the Ofqual Register to see the qualifications it awards.

CCEA Regulation, the regulator for Northern Ireland, lists Open Awards as "Surrendered".

Usually not. Open Awards 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.