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Open University Awarding Body (OU)

Open University Awarding Body appears on the Ofqual register with the status "Surrendered", so it does not currently award regulated qualifications.

Key facts

Ofqual status
Surrendered
Recognition number
RN5205
Recognised by Ofqual on
1 April 2010
CCEA Regulation (Northern Ireland)
Never been recognised
Legal name
Open University
Also known as
OU
Based in
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Qualifications it awards
View on the Ofqual Register

About Open University Awarding Body

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 University Awarding Body courses

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Good to know

Open University Awarding Body: FAQs

Not at the moment. Ofqual's register shows the status of Open University Awarding Body as "Surrendered". Certificates it issued while recognised stay valid.

RN5205. You can look it up on the Ofqual Register to see the qualifications it awards.

CCEA Regulation, the regulator for Northern Ireland, lists Open University Awarding Body as "Never been recognised".

Usually not. Open University Awarding Body 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.