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Is my awarding organisation recognised?

Search the Ofqual Full Register snapshot held in R2. Recognition and qualification counts are useful evidence, but they do not by themselves give anyone permission to practise.

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351 awarding organisations

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DatasetOfqual
52,749 qualifications counted
Source snapshot: Projection generated: Coverage: England qualificationsAnswer type: recognition evidence
Evidence behind the answer
Primary sourceSnapshot 28 Aug 2026

Ofqual Full Register

Organisation recognition, status, recognition dates and qualification ownership.

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Safe projection351 organisations

Organisation fields only

Names, recognition numbers, public website, status, broad office location and qualification count.

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Important limitNot a licence to practise

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A recognised qualification may be only one step. Registration, visa, insurance and local rules remain separate checks.

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Awarding organisations.

351 organisations. Showing 97–120. Status is from the dated snapshot.

Confederation of Tourism and HospitalityRN5131 · CTHRecognised · 118 qualification recordsView organisation →Constructing Excellence in Learning LimitedRN5253 · CELLSurrendered · 16 qualification recordsView organisation →Construction EPA CompanyRN6089 · Construction EPA CompanyRecognised · 37 qualification recordsView organisation →Contaminated Land: Applications in Real EnvironmentsRN5292 · CL:AIRESurrendered · 0 qualification recordsView organisation →Cornwall Council (Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service)RN6082 · CFRSRecognised · 4 qualification recordsView organisation →Council for Awards in Care, Health and EducationRN5121 · CACHESurrendered · 118 qualification recordsView organisation →Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and AssessmentRN5123 · CCEASurrendered · 579 qualification recordsView organisation →Counselling and Psychotherapy Central Awarding BodyRN5231 · CPCABRecognised · 32 qualification recordsView organisation →Crossfields InstituteRN5358 · CFIRecognised · 90 qualification recordsView organisation →Cskills Awards, part of the NOCN GroupRN5230 · Cskills AwardsSurrendered · 453 qualification recordsView organisation →CYMCARN5224 · CYMCASurrendered · 144 qualification recordsView organisation →Defence Awarding OrganisationRN5232 · DAORecognised · 191 qualification recordsView organisation →Dental Team QualificationsRN6027 · DTQRecognised · 2 qualification recordsView organisation →DNA AwardingRN6146 · DNA AwardingRecognised · 20 qualification recordsView organisation →DSA Qualification Awarding BoardRN5293 · DSAQSurrendered · 1 qualification recordsView organisation →DSW AwardingRN6006 · DSWRecognised · 74 qualification recordsView organisation →Education & Media Services Ltd trading as ITECRN5149 · ITECSurrendered · 75 qualification recordsView organisation →Education for Industry AwardsRN6107 · EFIARecognised · 17 qualification recordsView organisation →Education Qualifications and AwardsRN5339 · EQ AwardsSurrendered · 81 qualification recordsView organisation →Elevate AwardingRN6135 · Elevate Awarding LtdRecognised · 13 qualification recordsView organisation →Elite Awarding LimitedRN6066 · Elite AwardingRecognised · 7 qualification recordsView organisation →EnableRN6145 · ENBLRecognised · 11 qualification recordsView organisation →Energy & Environment AwardsRN6138 · EEARecognised · 64 qualification recordsView organisation →Energy & Utilities Independent Assessment ServiceRN6028 · EUIASSurrendered · 44 qualification recordsView organisation →
Methodology

Real records.
Careful boundaries.

This release projects organisation-level fields from the Ofqual Full Register. It removes personal contact fields and does not convert qualification recognition into a legal practice decision.

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01Identity firstMatch the organisation name, acronym or recognition number exactly.
02Freshness visibleThe source snapshot and projection date remain visible beside the result.
03Separate decisionsUse the relevant professional regulator for permission to practise; this register cannot answer that alone.
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What does recognition status mean?

The August 2026 Ofqual snapshot includes recognised, surrendered, withdrawn and never-recognised entries. See the dated counts, status boundaries and next checks.

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Coverage & limits

A useful evidence check,
not a practice decision.

This release covers the Ofqual awarding-organisation register. It does not yet contain every professional regulator or jurisdiction.

Always confirm the qualification and your personal registration route with the relevant professional regulator before starting work.

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