Guidance

Awarding organisation coronavirus (COVID-19) information pages

A list of links to coronavirus (COVID-19) information provided by Ofqual-recognised awarding organisations.

• From: Ofqual
• Published: 24 March 2021
• Last updated: 16 April 2021 — See all updates

Applies to England, Northern Ireland and Wales

This document is a guide to help centres identify links to the 2021 coronavirus (COVID-19) delivery information for Ofqual-recognised awarding organisations. Any questions about the information on the linked pages should be directed to the awarding organisation.

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• 1st4sport Qualifications (1st4sport)

A

• ABMA Education Ltd (ABMA) (see footnote 1)
• Accounting Technicians Ireland (Accounting Technicians Ireland)
• Achieve and Partners Limited (Achieve+Partners)
• Active IQ
• Agored Cymru
• AIM Awards (AIM)
• AQA Education (AQA)
• Ascentis
• Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM)
• Associated Sports Qualifications (ASQ) (see footnote 1)
• Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT)
• Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO)
• Association of Business Executives (ABE)
• Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
• Association of Professional Sales (APS) (see footnote 1)
• ATHE Ltd (ATHE)
• Autoexel Ltd (Autoexel Ltd) (see footnote 1)
• Award Scheme Development and Accreditation Network (ASDAN)
• Awarding Body for the Built Environment (ABBE) (see footnote 1)
• Awarding UK (Part of Bishop Grosseteste University)

B

• BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT (BCS)
• BIIAB
• BPEC Certification Ltd (BPEC)
• British Ballet Organisation (BBO)
• British Canoeing Awarding Body (BCAB)
• The British Horse Society Qualifications Limited (BHSQ) (see footnote 1)
• British Safety Council (BSC) (see footnote 1)
• British Wheel of Yoga Qualifications (BWYQ)

C

• CABWI Awarding Body (CABWI) (see footnote 1)
• Cambridge Assessment English (Cambridge English)
• Cambridge Assessment International Education (Cambridge International)
• Central Qualifications (CQ) (see footnote 1)
• CFA Society of UK (CFA UK)
• Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) (see footnote 2)
• Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)
• Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM)
• Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH)
• Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx)
• The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK (CILT(UK))
• Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM)
• Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
• Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS)
• Chartered Insurance Institute (CII)
• Chartered Management Institute (CMI) (see footnote 1)
• Chartered Quality Institute (CQI)
• CIOL Qualifications (formally IOLET) (CIOLQ)
• City and Guilds of London Institute (City & Guilds)
• Confederation of International Beauty Therapy and Cosmetology (CIBTAC)
• The Confederation of Tourism and Hospitality (CTH)
• Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA)
• Counselling and Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body (CPCAB)
• Crossfields Institute (CI) (see footnote 1)

D

• Defence Awarding Organisation (DAO) (see footnote 1)
• DSW Consulting (DSW) (see footnote 1)

E

• Energy & Utilities Independent Assessment Service (EUIAS)
• Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB)
• English Speaking Board (International) Ltd (ESB)
• ETC Awards Limited (ETCAL)
• Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited (EAL)
• Extractives and Mineral Processing Industries Awards (EMPI Awards)

F

• FDQ Limited (FDQ)
• Fire Industry Association Awarding Organisation (FIA)
• Fire Risk Management Limited (FRM) (see footnote 1)
• First Aid Awards Ltd (FAA) (see footnote 1)
• Focus Awards Limited (Focus Awards)
• Future (Awards and Qualifications) Ltd (FAQ)

G

• Gatehouse Awards Ltd (GA)
• Gateway Qualifications Limited (Gateway Qualifications)
• The Gemmological Association of Great Britain (Gem-A) (see footnote 1)
• GQA Qualifications Limited (GQA)
• Graded Qualifications Alliance (GQAL) (see footnote 1)

H

• Highfield Qualifications

I

• iCan Qualifications Limited (iCQ) (see footnote 1)
• Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD)
• Innovate Awarding (IAO) (see footnote 1)
• Institute of Animal Technology (IAT) (see footnote 1)
• Institute of British Sign Language (IBSL) (see footnote 1)
• Institute of Commercial Management (ICM)
• Institute of Export & International Trade (IOE)
• The Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE) (see footnote 1)
• The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI)
• Institute of Revenues Rating and Valuation (IRRV)
• Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM)
• Insulation Environmental Training Trust Ltd (IETTL) (see footnote 1)
• International Association of Bookkeepers (IAB) (see footnote 1)
• International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO)
• International Dance Teachers Association (IDTA)
• iPET Network Limited  (iPET Network) (see footnote 1)
• IQL
• ITC First (ITC)

K

• Kaplan Professional Awards (KPA)

L

• LAMDA
• LanguageCert (see footnote 1)
• Lantra Awards
• Laser Learning Awards (LASER)
• Learning Resource Network (LRN) (see footnote 1)
• Logic Certification Limited (LCL Awards)
• The London Institute of Banking & Finance (LIBF)

M

• ManPower Services Limited (MPSUK) (see footnote 1)
• Mountain Training England (MTE)
• MP Awards (MPQC) (see footnote 1)
• Music Teachers’ Board (MTB Exams) (see footnote 1)

N

• NALP
• National Association of Teachers of Dancing (NATD)
• NCC Education Limited (NCC Education)
• NCFE
• NCTJ Training (NCTJ) (see footnote 1)
• New Era Academy of Drama and Music (London) Ltd (NEA)
• NICEIC Certification  (NICEIC)
• NOCN

O

• Occupational Awards Limited (OAL)
• OCR
• Open Awards
• Open College Network London Region (OCNLR)
• Open College Network Northern Ireland (OCN NI)
• Open College Network West Midlands
• OTHM Qualifications (OTHM) (see footnote 1)

P

• PAA\VQSET (see footnote 1)
• PADI EMEA Limited (PADI) (see footnote 1)
• Pearson Education Ltd (Pearson)
• PIABC Ltd (PIABC)
• The Pensions Management Institute (PMI) (see footnote 1)
• Prince’s Trust
• Propertymark Qualifications (Propertymark) (see footnote 1)
• ProQual Awarding Body (ProQual) (see footnote 1)

Q

• Qualifi Ltd (QUALIFI) (see footnote 1)
• Qualifications Network (QNUK) (see footnote 1)
• Qualsafe Awards (QA)

R

• Rambert Grades
• Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC)
• RSL Awards Ltd
• Royal Academy of Dance (RAD)
• Royal Horticultural Society (RHS)
• Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH)
• Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) (see footnote 1)

S

• Safety Training Awards (STA) (see footnote 1)
• Scottish Qualifications Authority trading as SQA (SQA)
• SFEDI Enterprises Ltd. T/A SFEDI Awards (SFEDI Awards)
• SFJ Awards
• Signature (Signature)
• Skills and Education Group Awards (SEG Awards)
• Skillsfirst Awards Ltd (Skillsfirst)
• SLQ
• SSid Awarding (Ssid) (see footnote 1)
• Swim England Qualifications (SEQ)

T

• telc (see footnote 1)
• The Learning Machine (TLM)
• Training Qualifications UK Ltd (TQUK)
• Transcend Awards (Transcend) (see footnote 1)
• Trinity College London (TCL)

U

• University of the Arts London (UAL)
• University of West London (UWLQ)

V

• VetSkill (see footnote 1)
• VTCT

W

• WAMITAB
• WJEC - CBAC (WJEC)
• Worshipful Company of Farriers (WCF)
• Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers (WCSM) (see footnote 1)
• WSET Awards (WSET)

Y

• YMCA Awards (YMCA)

Footnotes

Footnote 1

This links to the home page as there is no specific information page for coronavirus (COVID-19).

Footnote 2

Go to CEO statement in top banner.

Published 24 March 2021

Last updated 16 April 2021 + show all updates

1. 16 April 2021

   Gatehouse Awards link updated to reflect new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic advice and support.

2. 1 April 2021

   ICM link changed to a specific coronavirus (COVID-19) announcement page.

3. 31 March 2021

   NCC and RSL Awards coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance links amended.

4. 24 March 2021

   First published.