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.