In May 2011 Ofqual launched the Criteria for Recognition and the General Conditions of Recognition. The Criteria of Recognition specify the requirements that any organisation wishing to become recognised as an awarding body needs to fulfil. All awarding bodies currently recognised by Ofqual are required to notify Ofqual of their compliance with the Conditions by 5pm on 18 May 2012.

In preparation for the 18 May 2012 deadline to notify Ofqual of compliance with the Conditions, awarding organisations will be conducting self-assessment activity against the requirements of the Conditions. This self-assessment activity may result in the identification of changes that are required to ensure full compliance with the Conditions. Some of these changes may impact on the centres that awarding bodies work with.

To support awarding bodies in their work to comply with the parts of the Conditions that will impact on centres the Federation of Awarding Bodies(FAB) has produced a guide.  During the production of the guide FAB collaborated with AELP to ensure it provides information that is potentially of use to centres as well as to awarding bodies.

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