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Awarding body

Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA)

Qualifications and Curriculum Authority appears on the Ofqual register with the status "Withdrawn", so it does not currently award regulated qualifications.

Key facts

Ofqual status
Withdrawn
Recognition number
RN5296
Recognised by Ofqual on
20 October 2010
CCEA Regulation (Northern Ireland)
Never been recognised
Also known as
QCA
Based in
United Kingdom
Qualifications it awards
View on the Ofqual Register

About Qualifications and Curriculum Authority

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

Qualifications and Curriculum Authority: FAQs

Not at the moment. Ofqual's register shows the status of Qualifications and Curriculum Authority as "Withdrawn". Certificates it issued while recognised stay valid.

RN5296. You can look it up on the Ofqual Register to see the qualifications it awards.

CCEA Regulation, the regulator for Northern Ireland, lists Qualifications and Curriculum Authority as "Never been recognised".

Usually not. Qualifications and Curriculum Authority 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.