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Awarding body

VTCT Skills

VTCT Skills 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
RN5198
Recognised by Ofqual on
1 April 2010
CCEA Regulation (Northern Ireland)
Recognised
Legal name
Vocational Training Charitable Trust
Based in
Eastleigh, United Kingdom
Official website
www.vtct.org.uk
Qualifications it awards
View on the Ofqual Register

About VTCT Skills

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.

VTCT Skills courses

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Good to know

VTCT Skills: FAQs

Yes. VTCT Skills is recognised by Ofqual as an awarding organisation and has been since April 2010. Its recognition number is RN5198.

RN5198. You can look it up on the Ofqual Register to see the qualifications it awards.

Yes. VTCT Skills is also recognised by CCEA Regulation, the qualifications regulator for Northern Ireland.

Usually not. VTCT Skills 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.