Open Awards
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Open Awards is a national Awarding Body and Access Validating Agency with headquarters in Liverpool. They are regulated by Ofqual, Qualification Wales and are an Access Validating Agency. They create and award educational and vocational qualifications from Entry Level to Level 4 (education), as well as Access to Higher Education Diplomas. They offer qualification across England and Wales. They also offer unregulated units.[1]
The company is registered with the Quality Assurance Agency,[2] and with the Ofqual, the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation.[3] The awards are offered by schools, colleges, businesses and offender learning institutions across England.[citation needed]
Open Awards were previously known as Open College Network North West Region. An assessment from Warwick University indicated these awards were successful at widening participation[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Qualifications". Open Awards. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ^ "Open Awards". QAA. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ^ "Comparing Courses". OFQUAL. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ^ Cullen, Stephen. "A report to the LSC on the second phase of a project to evaluate the impact of OCN and OCNW provision" (PDF). 2005. Warwick University. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
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