Forms for approval to run NCFE Qualifications


Please select the form you wish to download by clicking the appropriate link below.  Once you've completed the form, please email it to info@ncfe.org.uk.  We'll process your application with 5 working days of receipt.

 

**Important notice**

The majority of our NQF qualifications are currently being replaced by QCF versions, so you need to make sure that when seeking approval to offer qualifications, that you're seeking approval for the most up to date version of the qualification. If you have any questions about this, please contact the Research and Product Development team at NCFE.

 

Existing NCFE Approved Centres

 

Centres already approved by NCFE will gain automatic approval to run additional product(s). They will be required to complete an Application to Offer an Additional Product(s) form and upon receipt of this form, they will become automatically approved to run the product(s) they have requested.

 

Non NCFE Approved Centres

 

Centres interested in applying to become an NCFE approved centre will be required to complete an Application to become an NCFE Approved Centre. If you're already approved by another recognised UK Awarding Body, we'll probably not need to carry out an approval visit.  If you aren't already approved by another recognised UK awarding body, we'll need to carry out an approval visit to check you have the appropriate system and procedure in place to meet the NCFE Approval Criteria.  This applies if your centre approval application with another Awarding Body is in progress.

 

If you're unsure as to whether or not you're currently working with a recognised UK awarding body, the simple steps outlined below will help you identify which are recognised UK awarding bodies.

 

Step 1 - Log onto the website The National Database of Accredited Qualifications (NDAQ)

Step 2 - At the top of the page click on the Advanced Search Tab.

Step 3 - The next page gives you a range of fields to search.

Go to the awarding body field and click on the drop down box. This will scroll through all of the current (approx 115) recognised UK awarding bodies.

 

If the awarding body you're looking for isn't in this list then it's not a recognised UK awarding body. A report commissioned by the Qualification and Curriculum Authority (QCA) last year by Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC) entitled: The Market for Qualifications in the UK reported that whilst there were currently 115 recognised UK awarding bodies there was somewhere in the region of 900 unrecognised awarding bodies.

 

If your centre is only approved by one of the unrecognised awarding bodies you'll need to complete the Application to become an NCFE Approved Centre and have an approval visit by an NCFE Approval Advisor to make sure that you can meet the NCFE Approval Criteria to become an approved centre.

 

Annual Administration Fee

NCFE charge a £400 Annual Administration Fee to all centres approved to offer our qualifications, excluding centres offering our IIQ Licence or Customised Award service only. This annual fee is charged on 1 September or is calculated on a pro rata basis from the date that a new centre gains approval to deliver our qualifications.

Please note that this is a single charge per centre, and is not affected by the number of learners or variety of NCFE qualifications delivered by a centre.