Quality LICENCE SCHEME

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Who we are ABC Awards is a leading national awarding organisation with a long-established reputation for high-quality support and services to the educational sector.

2 Who we are ABC Awards is a leading national awarding organisation with a long-established reputation for high-quality support and services to the educational sector. We are committed to helping employers, organisations and learners cultivate the relevant skills for learning, skills for employment, and skills for life. We work with a wide range of organisations nationally and help tens of thousands of learners gain the relevant skills to progress in their chosen careers. Our flexible range of products including the Quality Licence Scheme, Ofqual regulated qualifications, apprenticeships, tailored programmes and unit bank offer a wide choice of opportunities to help learners across the country to progress in education and work. Whether you are an educational institution, training provider or employer, we can help you offer high-quality courses to your learners and employees with support from our professional and expert team. This book is specifically about our Quality Licence Scheme. For more information about ABC Awards and our other products, please visit

Quality LICENCE SCHEME At ABC Awards we recognise that there are many organisations who offer high-quality training and learning opportunities without using regulated qualifications.

3 Quality LICENCE SCHEME At ABC Awards we recognise that there are many organisations who offer high-quality training and learning opportunities without using regulated qualifications. Our Quality Licence Scheme has been designed specifically for you to recognise your commitment to high-quality courses and to offer you the freedom to develop courses which meet the needs of your learners. Being recognised by our Quality Licence Scheme demonstrates to the people you work with that you are committed to delivering quality learning and that you have been endorsed by a leading national awarding organisation. Our Quality Licence Scheme is available for all organisations operating outside of the regulated qualifications market both in the UK and internationally, whether you are seeking recognition for your courses for the first time or if you wish to transfer your current non-regulated provision from another quality recognition scheme.

4 How it works The organisations we work with through our Quality Licence Scheme are known as our Providers. Our Providers pay an annual licence fee which enables them to have any number of their courses endorsed under the Quality Licence Scheme. In order to become an Approved Provider, you will need to go through a straightforward application process and a quality audit to ensure you meet our standards. The courses which are approved by the Quality Licence Scheme are owned by you, the Provider, and your learners will receive a jointly branded certificate on completion of their course to recognise their achievements. Benefits Endorsement from a leading national awarding organisation Open and transparent pricing model Friendly and efficient customer service Use of the ABC Awards Quality Licence Scheme logo Supporting statements to help you advertise your status to your learners Include any number of programmes and courses, with a quick, easy and cost-free process for adding new ones Order jointly branded learner certificates instantly using our easy-to-use secure online portal and we will post them on the same working day Access to management information reports to analyse your provision Included in a list of Approved Providers on the ABC Awards website Expert Quality Licence Scheme Manager who will support you with your application and continue to work with you once you are a Provider Annual audit by a dedicated specialist who will provide feedback on your areas of good practice and suggestions for improvement

5 STANDARD & GUIDING PRINCIPLES We have developed a Quality Licence Scheme Standard and Guiding Principles which set out the high standards we expect you to meet and a structure which you will be audited against annually. STANDARD We will review you against the following requirements which make up our Standard: 1. Leadership and Management 2. Resources 3. Quality of Courses 4. Delivery and Quality Assurance These requirements are used to quality assure your provision and ensure that you meet the high standards we expect of a Provider associated with ABC Awards. GUIDING PRINCIPLES Our Quality Licence Scheme has been designed with the following Guiding Principles which form the foundation of our agreement with you and outline how we will support you: 1. Providers are willing to share good practice with ABC Awards in order to support raising the quality and standard of the non-regulated market. 2. The ownership of course design and content remains with the Provider and ABC Awards will not divulge details to a third party without the Provider s prior consent. 3. Providers are responsible for ensuring high standards exist within any satellite locations and with any re-sellers of the approved courses. 4. ABC Awards will seek to work with Providers offering similar courses to ensure that Providers can promote provision which meets the diverse needs of non-traditional learners.

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7 We offer a simple and transparent pricing model with no hidden or added fees. Our one requirement is high-quality courses we don t have any minimum requirements for the size of your organisation, the number of courses your offer or the number of learners you deliver to. ANNUAL LICENCE FEE: 2000 The annual licence fee includes a site visit, annual audit and access to your online portal, as well as the inclusion of any new courses. LEARNER CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT: 8 per certificate Replacement certificates are charged at the same rate. Certificates are issued the same working day as ordered. Please note that neither the annual licence fee nor learner certificates are subject to VAT or any other additional costs.

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