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All sections must be completed. A full list of all required supporting documentation is contained on the Submission Checklist located at the end of this application form
SECTION 1:Centre details
National Centre Number(UK PRN)(if applicable):
Department for Education Number (if applicable):
Ofqual allocated UK region[1]
(if applicable):
Centre Name:
Centre address(where the qualification will be delivered):
Company Name (Contractual/legal name, if different from above):
Company address:
Invoice billing address(please tick one box):
Business/Charity/Organisation registration number:
A copy of your Business Registration Certificate (or equivalent) must be included with this application. Applying centres must also submit evidence to demonstrate their financial solvency.
Main contact telephone number (including country code):
Main contact fax number
(including country code):
Main contact email address (please provide your official centre email address rather than a personal email address. The email address must include a domain name specific to your centre, for example: . Email addresses such as Yahoo, Gmail, Hotmail etc. are not acceptable):
Email address to be shown on NCC Education website (if different to above):
Centre website:
FE College / / Hospital/Health Service / / Government/Local Authority /
Independent (Private) School/College / / Voluntary Organisational/Charity / / Adult/Community Provider /
Prison / / State School / / Employer /
Sixth Form College / / Higher Education Institution / / Private Training Provider /
Other (please specify)
All centres must demonstrate they are operating legally and hold any and all required government licences. Copies of these licences must be submitted alongside this application.
Total number of students currently at the centre:
Total number of teaching staff currently employed at the centre:
Please confirm the name, contact details and job title of staff members who will handle each area of responsibility and the related tasks listed below. All staff must be appropriately qualified and copies of CVs must be submitted alongside this application(please refer to the submission checklist located at the end of this application form for further details on supporting documentation).
Key staff and roles for NCC Education qualification delivery: / Name / Contact Details / Job Title
EXAMPLE
Head of Centre:Person with overall operational control and accountability. / Mr John Smith / email:
tel: 0123456789
fax: 0987654321
mob: 0129384756 / Principal
Head of Centre: Person with overall operational control and accountability. All invoices and statements will be sent to the Head of Centre. / email:
tel:
fax:
mob:
Centre Co-ordinator: Responsible for the day-to-day running of NCC Education qualifications. / email:
tel:
fax:
mob:
NCC Education must be notified immediately of any changes to the above positions.
Details of satellite centres (a satellite centre is a site which is part of your centre but operates from a different address to your main centre address.[2])
If you intend to deliver NCC Education qualifications in satellite centres, please provide details of the satellite centres below:
NB each additional site must complete a copy of this form
National Centre Number (if known) / Centre/Site Name: / Centre/Site Address: / Tel No: / Fax No:National Centre Number (if known) / Centre/Site Name: / Centre/Site Address: / Tel No: / Fax No:
Details of existing approval by other Awarding Organisations:
Are you an Accredited or Approved Centre for any other recognisedAwarding Organisation? /If Yes, please name up to five recognised Awarding Organisation and attach any inspection, visit or external verifier/moderator reports from the last three years (please see guidance notes for further details)
Have you ever been refused approval, or had your approval withdrawn, by a recognised Awarding Organisation?
(if you answer Yes it will not necessarily prevent you from gaining approval) /
If Yes, please state:
- Name of recognised Awarding Organisation
- Reason for refusal/withdrawal
- Date of refusal/withdrawal
Have you been subject to any written warnings or sanctions by any Awarding Organisation in the last three years?
(if you answer Yes it will not necessarily prevent you from gaining approval) /
If Yes, please state:
- Name of recognised Awarding Organisation
- Reason for sanction
- Date of sanction
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NBA recognised Awarding Organisation is one which complies with the criteria of the recognition process of the government and/or regulatory authorities of the country in which they are based. In the UK this includes the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual), the Welsh Government, and the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA). You can check a list of recognised UK Awarding Organisations at theRegister of Awarding Organisations
SECTION 2:Quality Assurance and Management Systems
All centres must ensure the following:
- Centre has a Malpractice and Maladministration Policy in place to minimise the risk of malpractice. There is a clear process in place to investigate and deal with suspected malpractice in an open, fair and effective manner
- Centre has procedures in place to ensure the secure and fair delivery of assessments
- Centre has policies and procedures in place to support candidates requesting special considerations
- Centre has procedures in place for candidates to formally complain and to enquire, question or appeal assessment conditions
Please describe the quality assurance and management systems which you have in place and submit copies of all relevant quality assurance polices as outlined above alongside your application (please refer to the submission checklist located at the end of this application form for examples of suggested evidence):
Has your institution been granted any national/international accreditation or recognition by either government, university or other organisation? If yes, please provide details below:
Do you need to obtain government approval,or approval from any other official body,for example, a regulatory or funding body to offer the NCC Education qualifications you wish to be accredited for? If yes, please provide details below and attach evidence of accreditation or registration alongside this application. If you don’t have the evidence please explain how and when you expect to receive this. Copies of evidence must be forwarded to NCC Education once received.
If available, please attach a copy of the most recent inspection report from Ofsted, ISI, the QAA or any similar external quality assurance body alongside this application.
SECTION 3:Projected Entries
Please list the NCC Education qualification(s) you wish to offer. For each qualification, please estimate numbers of students for the next yearQualification / Year 1
SECTION 4:Facilities
Examination Venues:
Is there a room on the premises of your centre which is suitable (in terms of size, layout etc.) for written examinations?Can you provide similarly appropriate facilities for computer-based examinations?
Assessment Security Facilities:
One of the following arrangements for storing exam papers and confidential materials is expected, please tick the appropriate box(es):
Administrative Facilities:
The following facilities are needed at the centre to support administration:
- broadband internet access to facilitate electronic transactions with NCC Education
- computer systems and/or physical storage facilities to keep student records and copies of assessments submitted for the required period of time.
- access to a scanner for administration purposes (a multi-page scanner is recommended)
Please refer to the NCC Education Accredited Partner Facilities Requirements document (available on the NCC Education website: ) for further details on what facilities are required for each NCC Education qualification.
Please provide details of all rooms/venues available at your centre to support learning (including details of what equipment and resources are available):
Type / Approximate student capacity / EquipmentEXAMPLE
Classroom / 24 / Interactive Whiteboard
EXAMPLE
Computer Lab / 20 / 20 PCs, 4 printers, multi-page scanner
All computers should meet the hardware and software requirements listed in the Accredited Partner Centre Facilities Requirements document available on the NCC Education website:
Compliance with health and safety legislation:
All centres are required to comply with local health and safety legislation. Please ensure that a copy of your Health and Safety Policy (or equivalent) is submitted along with this application.
SECTION 5: Teaching and Resources
Please provide a CV for each member of your teaching staff who will be teaching the NCC Education qualifications and send them with this form.
The following information must be included in each CV:
Name; qualifications obtained with dates; place(s) of study; length of teaching experience (if any); other employment experience; units to be taught. Please refer to Guidance Notes: Teacher Requirements for more information.
Do you have staff dedicated to the welfare of students?
Do you issue candidate feedback forms for each module/unit on a programme of study?
Do you have a system where teachers observe each other?
Please note each NCC Education centre must demonstrate that they have a way of collecting feedback from candidates to help identify areas of improvements in the student learning experience (please refer to the submission checklist located at the end of this form for suggestions of possible evidence).Please include any further relevant details relating to your learning and teaching development policies below:
Please provide details of what resources are available to your students to support learning (for example, on site libraries or details of available online resources. If your centre has arrangements for students to use the library or resources of other universities or colleges please provide details below):
SECTION 6:Important Information
1) The NCC Education Equality and Diversity Policy must be adhered to and a copy of this is available on the NCC Education website
2) All centres offering NCC Education qualifications must abide by the NCC Education regulations which relate to the qualifications and academic delivery. These regulations can be found in the NCC Education Academic Regulations together with the polices listed in this applicationon the NCC Education website
3) All centres offering NCC Education qualifications must abide by the NCC Education Centre Regulations at all times, which are located on the NCC Education website
4) You must NOT engage in any promotional activity regarding NCC Education qualifications until your application for accreditation has been successful and you have received written confirmation of this from NCC Education.
5) As an NCC Education Accredited Centre you agree to:
a)hold and transmit securely details of assessment outcomes to NCC Education
b)have the staff resources and systems necessary to support the assessment of units and the accumulation and transfer of credits
c)unless a learner chooses not to have one, obtain on behalf of our candidates a unique learner number (ULN) and a learner record (UK only)
d)where candidate consent is given, access the record of the candidate’s previous achievements in their learner record to ensure that opportunities for credit transfer and exemption are maximised (UK only)
e)have administrative systems in place to track the progress of candidates towards their target awards
f)where appropriate, have in place arrangements that support the recognition of prior learning (RPL)
g)provide NCC Education and the qualifications regulators with access to premises, people and records, and to co-operate with NCC Education’s monitoring activities
h)guarantee that all staff involved in the delivery, teaching and administration of NCC Education qualifications are appropriately qualified. NCC Education reserves the right to request CVs and/or confirmation of qualifications at any time.
i)have policies and procedures in place to prevent and investigate malpractice and administration and report all suspicions of malpractice to NCC Education in a prompt and transparent manner
j)co-operate with any requests for information from NCC Education in a prompt and transparent manner
k)abide by and implement any decisions made by NCC Education under the Candidate and Centre Sanctions Policy notwithstanding a centre’s right to appeal such decisions. The Policy is located on the NCC Education website
l)Ensure that all information in the public domain and given to candidates relating to NCC Education qualifications is accurate and not misleading.
6) As an NCC Education Accredited Centre you agree to abide by the current Fee List unless otherwise contracted.
7) As an NCC Education Accredited Centre you agree to abide by the Data Protection Transfer Agreement available on the NCC Education website and to comply with current Data Protection legislation.
Please read and sign the following statement:
I hereby confirm that I have read and understood all points of information in Section 6 and will ensure that the requirements are met.
I accept that if the Centre defaults on the commitments made in this application it may lead to the removal of accredited status in line with the sanctions policy of NCC Education.
I declare that I am authorised by the Centre to supply the information given above and, at the date of signing, the informationprovided on all submitted documentationis a true and accurate record to the best of my knowledge. I further declare that I am authorised by the Centre to sign this application on behalf of the Centre.
Signature:
Position:
Date:
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Supporting Evidence
Please list all supporting evidence/attachments which you are submitting with this applicationSECTION 6: Feedback
How did you find out about NCC Education? (please tick all that apply)
Previous knowledge and experience of NCC Education / / Referral from colleague in another centre /NCC Education events / / Press article/advert /
NCC Education literature / / Internet search/Website /
NCC Education contacted me directly / / Social networking site /
Other (please specify):
What were your main reason(s) for choosing to work with NCC Education? (please tick all that apply)
High quality of the qualifications / / Relevance of qualifications offered by NCC Education /Overall price of NCC Education’s service / / NCC Education’s excellent customer service /
Other (please specify):
NCC Education Ltd
The Towers
Towers Business Park
Wilmslow Road
Didsbury
Manchester
M20 2EZ
UK
Registration Number 2665165. Registered in England and Wales.
VAT: GB 115 1204 73
FOR NCC EDUCATION OFFICE USE ONLY
Head of Quality Assurance / Financial ControllerCentre Approved / Provisional Approval / Refused
(please circle) / Centre Approved / Refused
(please circle)
Comments:
/ Comments:
Name: / Name:
Signature:… …………………... / Signature:… …………….....
Date: / Date:
Guidance Notes
Teacher Requirements
All teachers must hold a minimum of a first degree in a related subject to the qualification/module(s) they will be teaching.
All teachers must hold a recognised local teaching qualification and preferably have at least one year of relevant teaching experience.
Teachers whose first language is not English must be able to teach in English at the level equivalent to IELTS 6.0.
A Programme Manager is required who has overall responsibility for the teaching of the programme and who meets the requirements above.
What happens next?
All centres must meet our approval criteria in order to successfully deliver NCC Education qualifications and we will need to see evidence from you that your centre meets these requirements.
Please see the submission checklist on the following page for a full list of the approval criteria and examples of evidence (or the equivalent) that must be submitted.
Once we have received all supporting documents we will check the information you have supplied and contact you directly.
Every NCC Education Centre must follow NCC Education’s regulations and procedures at all times to ensure the integrity and security of qualifications and teaching programmes is maintained and not brought into disrepute. This is a condition of approval.
Do I need an accreditation visit?
Yes, all centres applying for accredited status will require an accreditation visit from a representative of NCC Education; once we have reviewed your application a member of the team will contact you directly to make the arrangements.
Centre Accreditation Process Overview
Submission Checklist:
Have you remembered to submit all of the required supporting documents with your application form?Each centre must demonstrate that they meet the below listed criteria and submit appropriate evidence:
A: Centre Management and Governance
Standard / Examples of evidence / AttachedA1: Centre is solvent and financially sound. / Last three years audited accounts or
Bank reference letter /
A2: Centre is legally operating and holds necessary government licences. / Business Registration Certificate (or equivalent)
Licences to operate /
A3: Centre has all necessary government or regulatory approval to offer NCC Education qualifications. / Certificates of approval /
A4: Centre maintains high ethical standards with respect to equal opportunities and eliminating discrimination. / Equal Opportunities Policy /
B: Quality Assurance and Management Systems
Standard / Examples of evidence / AttachedB1: Centre has a Malpractice and Maladministration Policy in place to minimise the risk of malpractice. There is a clear process in place to investigate and deal with suspected malpractice in an open, fair and effective manner. / Malpractice Policy /
B2: Centre has procedures in place to ensure the secure and fair delivery of assessments. / Assessment security arrangements /
B3: Centre has policies and procedures in place to support candidates requesting special considerations in their assessments. / Special Considerations Policy /
B4: Centre has procedures in place for candidates to formally complain and to enquire, question or appeal assessment decisions. / Complaints Policy
Appeals Policy /
C: Facilities
Standard / Examples of evidence / AttachedC1: Centre complies with local health and safety legislation. / Health and Safety Policy /
C2: Centre has appropriate facilities and procedures in place to ensure the secure and fair delivery of assessments. / Independent Inspection Report /
C3: Centre has facilities appropriate to the mode of teaching/delivery of the qualification. / Independent Inspection Report /
D: Staff
Standard / Examples of evidence / AttachedD1: Head of Centre (who has operational control and accountability) must be appropriately qualified. NCC Education must always be notified of any changes to the Head of Centre. / CV /
D2: Centre Co-ordinator (the person responsible for the day-to-day running of NCC Education qualifications and teaching programmes) must be appropriately qualified. NCC Education must always be notified of any changes to the Centre Co-ordinator. / CV /
D3: Centre has enough qualified and competent staff to deliver and assess the qualification and programme. / CVs for all teaching staff /
D4: Centre has a way of collecting feedback from candidates to help identify areas of improvements in the student learning experience / Sample student feedback forms
Staff Development Policy /
Thank you for choosing NCC Education. Applying to be an Accredited Centre is the first step in delivering NCC Education qualifications and teaching programmes. If you are not sure how to complete any part of the application form, or if you need some more information about the approval process, please visit the NCC Education Centre FAQs at call the Customer Services Team on +44 (0)161 438 6200.