Quality, Standards and Recognitions

You can be very confident about the quality of the qualifications as all OTHM qualifications are approved and regulated by Ofqual (Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulation). OTHM Board members and Management team comprises of academics from UK HEIs and industry experts to assure the highest possible standards of up-to-date qualification contents and assessment. All OTHM approved delivery centres have to go through a rigorous centre application process which ensures they offer high standards of teaching and learning resources.

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Flexible study options

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All OTHM qualifications use the RQF rules are made up of units. This provides flexible ways to get a qualification. Each unit has a credit value which tells you how many credits are awarded when a unit is completed. The credit value also gives an indication of how long it will normally take you to prepare for a unit or qualification. Learners can pursue individual units and slowly build up the whole qualifications.

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There are three different types of qualification:

• Award is achieved with 1 – 12 credits

• Certificate is achieved with 13 – 36 credits

• Diploma is achieved with at least 37 credits

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Pathway way to a British Degree/Masters programme

As OTHM is regulated by Ofqual (Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulation), UK universities recognise OTHM qualifications and allow OTHM graduates to join relevant Bachelor Degree Final year/Master/MBA top-up programmes. OTHM holds progression agreement with a number UK universities. That means learners can also join relevant programmes offered at Study Centres/Partner Colleges/Overseas Campuses of UK universities.