MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA
Full Membership
▪ The institution has full degree awarding powers, and could, upon request, provide documentary evidence of their entitlement, issued by the higher education (HE) recognition body for their country. For example, in the UK, the HEI must be recognised by the Office for Students (OfS), Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland equivalents and the Privy Council.
▪ The HE institution (centrally or at department level) supports the University Vocational Award Council's mission of championing higher level technical and professional learning.
Associate Membership
▪ Higher education institutions, university colleges and institutes of higher education without full degree awarding powers, recognised by the HE funding body for their country. Documentary evidence of the prospective member's validating partner institution may be requested.
▪ (UK only) Further education colleges (including those which deliver HE qualifications) recognised by the Department for Education (or Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland equivalents).
▪ Public or private tertiary education colleges recognised by the national education funding body for their country or by a recognised validating body for their country. A recognised validating body is any organisation which has powers to award nationally recognised qualifications.