AWARD BODIES
Award Bodies are organisations who give awards i.e City & Guilds, OCR, Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI). Award Bodies who give NVQ’s must first by approved by the Qualifications Curriculum Authority (QCA)
Hargreaves Training Services are accredited with a number of Award Bodies to offer NVQ’s. As part of this process Hargreaves Training Services undergoes regular assessment visits from the Award Bodies External Verifier who approves assessment centres and regularly monitors the operation to national standards. They also act as a quality assurance link between ourselves and the Award Body.
Hargreaves Training Services has accreditations to run courses through the following bodies:
| BSC | British Computer Society | European Computer Driving Licence |
| C & G | City & Guilds | Warehousing / Distribution / Transport NVQ’s, Skills for Life/Key Skills |
| CIEH | Chartered Institute of Environmental Health | Health and Safety Courses |
| CITB | Construction Industry Training Board | Plant/Construction Courses |
| CPCS | Construction Plant Competence Scheme | Plant/Construction Courses |
| OCR | Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations | Certificate of Professional Competent |
| IMI | Institute of the Motor Industry | Motor Vehicle NVQ’s, Skills for Life/Key Skills |
| IOSH | Institute of Occupational Safety and Health | Managing Safely, Working Safely Health and Safety Courses |
| JAUPT | Joint Approvals Unit Periodic Training | Driver Training, Driver CPC |
| Learndirect | Fork Lift Truck, Customer Services, ITQ, Skills for Life Courses and many others | |
| RTITB | Fork Lift Training Courses | |
| NDGTC | National Dangerous Goods Training Consortium | ADR Courses |
| SAFED | Safe and Fuel Efficient Driving Standard | Driver Training |
| SQA | Scottish Qualifications Authority | ADR Courses |
| RHA | Road Haulage Association | Young Drivers Scheme |
The above list is not exhaustive but outlines our main accrediting bodies.

Driver CPC