This is a means of ensuring that a qualification meets national requirements. Also that an awarding body is competent to award a qualification and that a candidate’s achievements are recognised. Accreditation is given through OfQual in England or SQA (Scottish Qualifications Authority) in Scotland (see: Course Accreditation and Awarding Bodies), and the qualification concerned is then placed on the Qualifications Curriculum Framework which then may attract funding for training providers.
You may come across qualifications which state that they are accredited by a specific organisation and this is usually where the organisation has gained agreement from an insurance company that cover would be provided on completion of training, or that the qualification is accepted for CPD purposes by that particular organisation.
