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Match courses to your learners
Compare UK qualifications against your strengths in management, education, vocational skills or academic progression.
BRITISH QUALIFICATIONS · GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS
Authorised Learning Centres
Connect your teaching provision with UK qualifications.
Support for schools, training providers and education institutions worldwide, covering learning-centre applications, course introduction and post-approval launch.
BUILD YOUR NEXT EDUCATION OFFERING
Build on your strengths
to develop new course provision
UKEC is an authorised learning centre for Qualifi, OTHM and Gatehouse Awards. Partnership pathways are designed around your teaching capacity, learners and market.
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Prepare a sound centre application
Review teaching, assessment and internal quality assurance, then prepare documents, policies and improvement plans.
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Organise delivery after approval
Within the approved scope, agree course arrangements, registration, assessment, admissions information and operating responsibilities.
WORK WITH THREE UK AWARDING ORGANISATIONS
Choose a partnership suited to your institution
Match awarding organisations and qualifications to your planned subjects, country and delivery mode.
Qualifi
Qualifications and university pathways
The organisation provides qualifications across disciplines, learning resources and centre support. Applications involve a needs discussion, submission, review and confirmation of approval scope.
Qualifi centre application information ↗OTHM
Multidisciplinary qualifications and teaching quality
Schools and training providers must meet centre approval requirements. Check the approvals for online, distance or blended delivery and additional qualifications separately.
OTHM centre application information ↗Gatehouse Awards
Academic, language and vocational qualifications
Centre applications proceed alongside at least one qualification application. Overseas institutions first check country and qualification eligibility, then operate within the approved scope.
Gatehouse centre application information ↗UKEC provides partnership and application support. The awarding organisation decides centre approval. Centre status, qualification approval and delivery mode are confirmed separately.
PARTNERSHIP OPTIONS
Choose a partnership based on your resources
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Learning-centre application
For institutions with teaching teams and existing provision seeking learning-centre approval.
- Initial institution and course review
- Documents, policies and supplementary evidence
- Approval scope and launch planning
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Teaching and course partnerships
For institutions with learners and teaching resources planning UK qualifications under clearly agreed responsibilities.
- Course positioning and teaching-resource review
- Registration, assessment and quality responsibilities
- Fees, admissions and operating plans
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Institutional introductions and referrals
For partners with school, training or education-sector networks who can introduce suitable institutions.
- Identify institution types and requirements
- Partnership opportunities and discussions
- Introductions and payments follow the actual agreement
FROM APPLICATION TO DELIVERY
Six steps from application to launch
Each step has defined tasks and outputs. Timing depends on preparation, improvements and awarding-organisation review; no fixed approval date is assumed.
Define your objectives
Review current courses, learners, country and planned delivery mode.
Produce an institutional requirements summaryCompare qualification pathways
Match the awarding organisation and qualification, then check partnership arrangements and application routes.
Produce a qualification and pathway shortlistPrepare staff and policies
Review teaching and assessment staff, internal quality assurance and policy documentation.
Produce a document checklist and improvement actionsProgress applications and review
Support submission, questions and additional evidence, and prepare for required reviews or visits.
Follow up applications and supporting evidenceConfirm the approved scope
Check approval documents, qualifications, territories and delivery modes, then agree responsibilities and costs.
Define the permitted activitiesSupport the first course launch
Coordinate registration, teaching, assessment and admissions materials, agreeing launch and operating responsibilities.
Produce a first-cohort launch worksheet
Course development built on continuing quality assuranceQUALITY BEFORE DELIVERY
Deliver courses with
the right team, processes and evidence
Teaching and assessment teams
Review relevant expertise, staff qualifications and responsibilities.
Internal quality assurance
Establish processes for assessment review, records, appeals and academic integrity.
Learner support
Define admissions, learning resources, feedback and issue-resolution arrangements.
Course and admissions information
Explain learning, fees and progression in line with the approved qualification.
FEES & TRANSPARENCY
Review readiness before agreeing the partnership budget
Institution readiness self-assessment
Free
View results without providing contact details. This helps organise preparation and is not an official approval decision.
UKEC support services
Quoted in a written proposal
Application preparation, additional evidence and launch support have separate scopes, outputs, payment dates and exit terms.
Awarding-organisation and operating costs
Listed separately
Potential centre application, annual renewal, qualification, learner registration and ongoing operating costs follow the relevant organisation's rules.
Fees and approval scopes are checked separately for the three organisations. Formal proposals and current official rules determine actual costs.
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Your questions,
clearly explained
Which institutions are suitable partners?
Schools, training providers and education institutions with courses, teaching resources or learners can discuss centre applications or course partnerships. Sector-network partners can discuss introductions.
How is UKEC connected to the three organisations?
UKEC is an authorised learning centre for Qualifi, OTHM and Gatehouse Awards. Permitted qualifications, territories and delivery modes depend on the approval scope and partnership documents.
Does a partnership automatically grant centre approval?
The awarding organisation reviews and approves centre status. UKEC can support preparation and progress; the organisation determines applications, reviews, conditions and decisions.
Does online delivery need separate confirmation?
Yes. Check centre status, qualification approval, delivery mode and local requirements separately. Existing centre status does not automatically permit every delivery method.
Can we enquire before appointing assessment or quality staff?
You can identify preparation gaps first, then plan staffing, training and policies. Compliance is determined through the relevant review.
How long does it take and what does it cost?
Plans depend on institutional readiness, qualifications, evidence and review requirements. Service, official and operating costs are separate; approval timelines are not guaranteed.
YOUR NEXT CHAPTER
Discuss an institutional partnership
Tell us your location, main courses and intended development areas so we can plan around your existing resources.
EMAIL UKECadmissions@ukec.hk
One contact method is enough to begin. Academic, language and budget details can follow. Do not submit identity documents, passports or full transcripts here.