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Awarding bodies
There are 16 awarding bodies offering key skills qualifications, including the unitary awarding bodies in England (AQA, Edexcel, OCR), WJEC in Wales and CCEA in Northern Ireland.
AQA (Assessment and Qualifications Alliance - www.aqa.org.uk
ASDAN (Award Scheme Development and Accreditation Network) - www.asdan.co.uk
BHEST (
British Horseracing Education and Standards Trust) - www.bhest.co.uk
CACHE - www.cache.org.uk
CCEA - (Council for the Curriculum Examinations and Assessment) - www.ccea.org.uk
City & Guilds - www.city-and-guilds.co.uk
Edexcel - www.edexcel.org.uk
EAL (EMTA Awards Limited) - www.eal.org.uk
EDI (Education Development International) - www.goalonline.co.uk
ETCAL (
Engineering Training Council Awards Limited) - www.etcni.org.uk
HAB (Hospitality Awarding Body) - www.hab.org.uk
IMI (The Institute of the Motor Industry) - www.motor.org.uk
NCFE - website.ncfe.org.uk
OCR (Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations) - www.ocr.org.uk
VTCT - www.vtct.org.uk
WJEC - www.wjec.co.uk
Further details of the key skills work carried out by the unitary awarding bodies, including details of the key skills pilot and phased implementation, can be found through the contacts listed below: