Becoming an Access to HE Provider

If you know you want to apply to be approved to deliver Open Awards qualifications, simply complete the initial New Business Enquiry Form. A member of the team will contact you to discuss the next steps. 

For more guidance on the process, please download the guidance available on the left hand side of this page.

Why Choose Open Awards?

• We love Access to HE as much as you!
• We already have an established Open Awards Access to HE Family - A network of Access to HE Providers who regularly come together to share best practise and support each other.
• Our prices are competitive and due to the current situation, if you decide to deliver Access to HE with us, we will waive your annual fee.
• Complementary services such as: New Access to HE Programme Development / Validation, Revalidation of Programmes, Amendments to Programmes, Programme Transfer from another Access Validating Agency and Credit Transfer are all available free of charge to Open Awards Providers.
• We appreciate that you don’t have time for paperwork and are busy supporting your learners, so we have made our processes as simple and streamlined as possible. The majority of what we do is run via our quartz web portal which you may already be familiar with.
• We continue to develop new and exciting diplomas including: Forensic Science; Business Management in Maritime and Logistics; Early Years; Law and Criminology; Psychology and Mental Health
• We have many titles to choose from including our ‘core’ titles which include Humanities, Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Professions, Business Management, Health Professions and Social Science.
• We really are one big family! As a smaller AVA and Awarding Organisation, we are lucky enough to treat all our providers like family. We will get to know you just like we hope you get to know us. Learners are at the heart of all we do and together we can change their lives for the better!