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An awarding organisation designs and issues qualifications. It sets the standards, approves centres to deliver them, checks that assessment is done properly, and issues the final certificate. In England, awarding organisations are regulated by Ofqual.
Your training provider or NVQ centre is different. It delivers the training or assessment on the awarding organisation’s behalf.
| Role | Responsibility |
|---|---|
| Awarding organisation | Sets standards, approves centres, issues certificates |
| Approved centre or provider | Delivers training and assessment |
| Assessor | Judges your evidence |
| Internal quality assurer | Checks the assessor’s decisions |
| External quality assurer | Checks the centre for the awarding organisation |
Construction certificates commonly carry names such as CITB, NOCN, City and Guilds, Pearson and ProQual. The name matters less than whether the qualification is recognised for the card you want.
Read how qualifications are verified and competence-based qualifications.
An awarding organisation sets and quality-checks a qualification. Your training provider delivers it. Mixing the two up causes confusion.
An NVQ Level 2 in Wood Occupations might be awarded by one organisation and delivered by a local training centre. When you apply for a Blue card, CSCS checks the qualification against its list, so the exact title and awarding organisation matter.
Tell us your trade and what you do on site. We will match you to the right NVQ, book your assessor and help with your card when you finish.
See NVQ coursesCall 0208 099 4324No. A provider delivers training; the awarding organisation issues the qualification.
In England, Ofqual.
What matters is that the qualification is recognised for that card.
The awarding organisation, after the centre's assessment is quality assured.
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