A body approved by the QCA and/or by SQA for the assessment, quality assurance and certification of NVQs/SVQs
An organisation accredited and regulated by the NTA to award specific qualifications; verify that assessment in approved centers is being carried out systematically, validly, and to national standards; and certificate candidates
Awarding Bodies work with NTOs to develop NVQ/SVQs Awarding Bodies award specific qualifications and also approve assessment centres, manage the external verification process and award certificates to candidates