The Badge of Excellence – Approving Excellent Programmes

Open Awards is an Awarding Organisation approved by Ofqual and an Access Validating Agency approved by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA). 

The Badge of Excellence is Open Awards’ quality assurance
mark that recognises excellent training, development and learning provision and
meaningful outcomes.  It has been designed for programmes that would not
be enhanced by the delivery of regulated qualifications or quality endorsed
units. In line with Open Awards mission to change lives through learning, the
Badge of Excellence is a quality mark The Badge of Excellence quality assures
the training and learning activities