Notice

AVA Undertaking: March 2018

Undertaking from AVA (trading as BAA) to prevent non-compliance following defects identified by Ofqual’s investigators.

• From: Ofqual
• Published: 17 May 2018

Applies to England

Documents

Undertaking given by Awarding Body for Vocational Achievement Ltd

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Details

Awarding organisation	Issue	Action taken	Case status
Awarding Body for Vocational Achievement (AVA) Ltd (trading as BAA)	Action to prevent non-compliance with Conditions A8.1, A8.2, A8.3, H5.1, H6.1 and I4.2	Undertaking accepted	Closed

On 9 March 2018, Ofqual accepted an undertaking from AVA.

Following an Ofqual investigation, AVA admitted that its systems and processes for the identification of conflicts of interest and for the retention of information necessary for the delivery and award of valid qualifications, were not fit for purpose.

AVA agreed that the defects in its processes would put at risk the validity of any results or certificates it might issue. It would not issue results or certificates without Ofqual’s agreement and would not register any new learners.

Following a further investigation, Ofqual decided on 4 May 2018 that recognition would be withdrawn from AVA.

Published 17 May 2018