Recognition is the formal process, operated by Ofqual, whereby applicants who wish to offer regulated qualifications can demonstrate that they meet the Recognition Criteria. It is a robust gateway into the regulated market place. Only those applicants that meet the Recognition Criteria in full will be recognised. This provides assurance to learners, users and the wider public about regulated qualifications.
Ofqual recognises organisations to award regulated qualifications. A recognised awarding organisation will be able to offer and award regulated qualifications - this provides confidence that the qualifications meet robust requirements.
Surrender of Recognition is the statutory process, which an awarding organisation must use, to voluntarily and formally surrender their recognition for some or all of its qualifications. This section sets out how the statutory provisions work along with the relevant provisions of the General Conditions of Recognition and the process that awarding organisations must follow should they wish to surrender their recognition for some of all of their qualifications.
There are five key steps to becoming a recognised awarding organisation, the first of which is for an applicant to undertake an evaluation to assure itself that it can meet all the requirements that will be placed upon it.
We published the General Conditions of Recognition and the Recognition Criteria on 16th May 2011. We invited questions on the conditions and the criteria to be submitted to us by 9th June 2011.
We received a large number of questions, but there was much overlap and duplication. We have arranged the questions and answers in the order of the conditions.
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The Regulatory Information Technology System (RITS) allows you to upload documents for accreditation and monitoring, and submit details of regulated units and qualifications.
