City & Guilds is the leading provider of vocational qualifications in the United Kingdom. Our qualifications assess skills that are of practical value in the work place. They are recognised for their quality and are valued by employers in every sector of business.

OCR is responsible to the Government as one of the UK's leading awarding bodies providing qualifications to students at school, college, in work or through part-time learning programmes.

The Northern Ireland Open College Network (NIOCN) provides a comprehensive accreditation service within the Northern Ireland region. NIOCN is a federation of providers, across a range of sectors, which includes, statutory, community, voluntary, trade union and private sector providers. NIOCN is one of 28 networks operating in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, all of whom promote and support the concept of widening access to learning through the recognition of a diverse range of learning opportunities