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This list is based on Joint Council for Qualifications - list of members. The above list includes the five awarding bodies for 'A' Levels and GCSEs (as listed QCDA website [http://www.qcda.gov.uk/qualifications/27.aspx 1] [http://www.qcda.gov.uk/qualifications/gcses/572.aspx 2]). | This list is based on Joint Council for Qualifications - list of members. The above list includes the five awarding bodies for 'A' Levels and GCSEs (as listed QCDA website [http://www.qcda.gov.uk/qualifications/27.aspx 1] [http://www.qcda.gov.uk/qualifications/gcses/572.aspx 2]). | ||
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==Joint Council for Qualifications== | ==Joint Council for Qualifications== | ||
Revision as of 00:39, 9 June 2011
Main exam boards
- Assessment and Qualifications Alliance (AQA)
- City & Guilds
- The Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA)
- Edexcel
- Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations (OCR)
- Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA)
- WJEC/CBAC
This list is based on Joint Council for Qualifications - list of members. The above list includes the five awarding bodies for 'A' Levels and GCSEs (as listed QCDA website 1 2).
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Joint Council for Qualifications
"The Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) consists of AQA, City & Guilds, CCEA, Edexcel, OCR, SQA and WJEC, the seven largest providers of qualifications in the UK, offering GCSE, GCE, Scottish Highers, Entry Level, Vocational and vocationally-related qualifications." 3
JCQ's role includes assisting "the awarding bodies to work together to create common standards, regulations and guidance" and working to "ensure examinations are sat under consistent regulations". 3
Other awarding bodies
There are a more than 100 other awarding bodies in the UK.
- see Register of Regulated Qualifications http://register.ofqual.gov.uk/Organisation/Browse
See also
