Course Accreditation
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Course accreditation is a review process designed to assess whether a course, resource or training programme meets professional standards of quality, structure, learner support and educational value.

Accreditation helps provide reassurance to students, clients and employers that a provider has taken steps to have their course materials professionally reviewed.

Course Accreditation supports training providers, educators and professional service providers across a wide range of industries with accessible accreditation and quality-focused recognition.

Becoming accredited can help strengthen your credibility, support learner confidence and demonstrate that your course or resource has been reviewed against our internal standards.

We review areas such as course structure, learning objectives, course content, assessment methods, learner support, professional relevance, health and safety considerations where applicable, and overall educational quality.

No. Course accreditation is not the same as a regulated qualification. Regulated qualifications are usually awarded by awarding organisations and may sit on formal qualification frameworks.

Course Accreditation provides professional course recognition and quality assurance for training providers, but it does not automatically make a course a regulated qualification.

Yes. Course Accreditation can review course resources, training materials, manuals and learning content, depending on the nature of your submission and industry.

We support a wide range of industries including beauty, aesthetics, hairdressing, holistic, IT and computing, marketing, care giving, music, design, business, child care, personal development, hospitality, animal welfare, photography and video, lifestyle, educational services, health, hygiene and safety, sports and fitness, and wellness.

CPD stands for Continuing Professional Development. It refers to ongoing learning that helps professionals maintain, improve and develop their knowledge, skills and competence throughout their career.

Yes. Course Accreditation issues CPD Points through our own internal assessment framework.

CPD Points are awarded to help recognise structured professional learning and to support learners in evidencing their ongoing development.

If you would like to learn more about our internal CPD Points framework, click here .

No. Course Accreditation is no longer affiliated with CPD-Index.

CPD Points are now issued directly by Course Accreditation through our own internal assessment framework.

CPD Points are usually guided by the estimated guided learning hours attached to a course.

As a general indication, one CPD Point may represent approximately one hour of structured learning. However, we also consider course structure, learning outcomes, assessment requirements, learner engagement and the overall educational value of the course.

Guided learning hours help indicate the estimated structured learning time required to complete a course.

These hours can help inform how many CPD Points may be allocated. Final allocation may also consider course depth, learning outcomes, assessment requirements, professional relevance and overall educational value.

No. Acceptance of CPD Points may vary between employers, professional bodies, membership organisations, institutions and industry regulators.

Learners should always check individual CPD requirements where specific recognition is needed.

Educators, academies, training providers, online course creators and professional service providers can apply for accreditation across a wide range of industries.

Yes. Course Accreditation supports providers nationally and internationally. Training providers outside the UK can apply, provided their materials can be reviewed against our requirements.

Yes. You are able to submit multiple or unlimited courses for accreditation across different industries, depending on your plan and submission requirements.

Your course materials will be reviewed by our team. If amendments are required, you will be notified and given the opportunity to update your submission.

Once approved, you will be able to access your accreditation certificate and relevant accreditation materials.

Yes. If your course requires amendments, updates or changes, these can be reviewed so that your accredited course materials remain accurate and up to date.

Yes. Once your course has been approved, you will receive an accreditation certificate confirming your course accreditation status.

Yes. Where applicable, CPD Points can be displayed for accredited courses so learners can understand the professional development value attached to completing that course.

Yes. The Accreditation Directory is designed to help students find training providers, browse accredited courses and view information such as location, course details and CPD Points where available.

Accredited providers may be eligible to appear in the Accreditation Directory, helping students and learners discover training providers, courses and CPD Point information where available.

Membership gives training providers access to Course Accreditation services, allowing them to submit courses or resources for review according to the terms of their selected plan.

Membership cancellations depend on the terms of your selected plan. Please review your membership terms carefully before joining and contact our team if you need support with your account.

If a payment fails, your access or accreditation status may be affected until the payment issue is resolved. We recommend keeping your payment details up to date to avoid interruption.

Accreditation and membership may renew depending on the plan selected. Renewal terms, payment frequency and continued access should be checked within your account or subscription terms.

No. Course Accreditation does not directly provide, arrange, underwrite or guarantee insurance.

We may display insurance provider options for information only, but providers must be contacted directly to confirm suitability, eligibility and cover.

No. Accreditation does not guarantee insurance approval. Insurance providers set their own requirements, eligibility checks, accepted treatments, accepted courses, pricing and policy terms.

You should contact insurers directly to confirm whether their cover is suitable for your business and training activities.