We have the power to apply an accreditation requirement to all qualifications of a particular description or to specified qualifications. The accreditation requirement could be applied for all purposes (i.e. in respect of all AOs offering the relevant qualification), or for the purposes of award by a specified AO.

Where we apply an accreditation requirement, an AO which is recognised to award the relevant qualification will be subject to an accreditation condition. This means that the AO can only award a form of the specified qualification if that form has first been accredited by us.

Any duty on an AO to ensure that a form of a qualification is accredited by us will be in addition to the requirements relating to its qualifications that are imposed through the general or special conditions on AOs’ recognition.