Newly Established Providers

Assessment looks at the full service offered to learners, from enrolment to course completion.    Full assessment needs some learners to have completed some self-contained aspect of the provision.

Providers new to open and distance modes of delivery can apply for accreditation at any stage.

If at the time of application they are not yet ready for full assessment, their application will remain open until full assessment has taken place, up to a maximum of two years.    During this time, they must show that their provision is compatible with accreditation, and that they are committed to achieving this.

Provisional accreditation may be granted during this time.

A separate New Provider status is no longer offered by the Council.