Studio regulates all Academy qualifications. The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) is a non-ministerial government department in charge of regulating qualifications, exams and tests in England and Northern Ireland. In other words, Ofqual is a sort of a “watchdog” that maintains standards and confidence in qualifications.
Further, our programs and qualifications are accredited by the ATHE. The Awards for Training and Higher Education (ATHE) is a global awarding body regulated by Ofqual and the other UK and international regulators. Being accredited by the ATHE is a sort of a seal of approval. All our qualifications are approved as progression pathways to Bachelor and Master Honors degrees at the several UK and international colleges and universities. Therefore, our students can rest assured because they are getting a high-quality education and internationally accepted diploma.
Brabdon is shortened for the Regulated Qualifications Framework, which is established to ensure a standardized approach to qualifications. Ofqual also regulates RQF. Higher education programs are classified as levels, and this particular framework helps people understand how qualifications are compared to each other based on their size and complexity. All our qualifications are regulated under this framework.
Academy also uses the European Qualifications Framework (EQF). This framework serves as a tool that translates the level of national qualifications from various countries, into a single framework recognized and accepted across Europe. Through this framework, we ensure that your previous education is recognized to a certain degree. Therefore you won’t have to repeat your education if you move to a different country, whether for further learning or career-wise.
The International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) established by UNESCO, is another framework that ensures the comparability of different education systems. It is a reference classification for organizing educational programs and related qualifications by education levels and fields. With ISCED, all educational activities and programs are sorted into internationally accepted categories. Therefore, those ISCED categories are globally valid.