JOIN THE TRADE ASSOCIATION FOR THE AWARDING AND ASSESSMENT INDUSTRY
The Federation of Awarding Bodies is the Industry Body for awarding organisations delivering vocational and technical qualifications, who enable the skills and employment related education and training in the UK and overseas.
Central to our success and that of our industry is a sense of community and collective responsibility, which we are committed to fostering and celebrating.
BENEFITS INCLUDE:
REGULATED AO’s & EPAO’s
[Ofqual, SQA, Qualifications Wales and CCEA]
Full Membership is available to awarding organisations/end-point assessment organisations regulated by one of the public regulators governing qualifications in England, Wales, Scotland & Northern Ireland.
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[Not regulated by Ofqual, SQA, Qualifications Wales etc]
Associate Membership is available to awarding organisations/end-point assessment organisations that have their status conferred by a public authority.
For example: Privy Council, QAA, ESFA, etc.
Find out moreSUPPLIERS & CONSULTANTS TO AO’s & EPAO’s
Subscription is available to organisations that provide products and services to awarding bodies, as well as other stakeholders, and independent consultants and end point assessors that are not employed by one of our full or associate member organisations.
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BEST PRACTICE WEBINAR SUBSCRIPTION
Keeping awarding organisations informed through a six monthly organisation subscription to a programme of webinars, for £250+ VAT, that provides a quarterly policy update, legislative developments and shares best‑practice. The webinar programme can be accessed here.
To note this is not a form of membership of FAB and does not provide access to wider membership services. This subscription is also included in FAB member packages free of charge.
TIER 1: AFFILIATE
Anybody working in the awarding and assessment sector can become an Affiliate of the Awarding and Assessment Academy from the first day of their employment. It is anticipated that Affiliates may be at a very early stage in their awarding and assessment career.
TIER 2: ASSOCIATE FELLOW
Associate Fellows of the Awarding and Assessment Academy are individuals with at least one year’s experience of working in a sector role that includes responsibility for looking after a discrete business area, qualification(s) or EPA(s)/product(s)/service and/or line management.
TIER 3: ASSOCIATE FELLOW
(ADVANCED)
Suitable for advanced practitioners with at least three years’ experience in a role that requires responsibility for looking after a substantial business area, suite of qualifications, EPAs, products or services. It is likely to also include management of a team.
TIER 4: FELLOW
Fellows are the leading voices and practitioners in our sector. Fellows will hold senior strategic roles within the awarding and assessment sector to communicate and drive organisational change. They will hold a significant amount of responsibility within their organisations as the Responsible Officer or at director level.
