Centre Recognition
Six Steps to Becoming a 1st4sport Recognised Centre and Delivering Your First Qualification
Thank you for choosing 1st4sport.
To deliver a 1st4sport qualification, your organisation must complete our approval process to become a recognised centre. This ensures that our qualifications are delivered by a well-qualified and experienced workforce in centres that are equipped with the necessary resources and expertise.
Becoming recognised and approved to deliver qualifications can be a daunting process – especially if you are new to it! But don’t worry, we will be there for you every step of the way to support you through the process. By the end you will be approved to deliver a 1st4sport qualification.
Before you start the process
Please identify one qualification to be part of your centre approval application. Once you're approved, you can then add further qualifications to your offer by applying for qualifications as an existing centre.
Below is our step-by-step guide outlining how you can become a 1st4sport recognised centre and be approved to deliver your first 1st4sport qualification.
If you are already recognised by another awarding organisation, you should find our processes very similar. The supporting documentation you already have in place for other awarding organisations can be updated and used with your application to 1st4sport.
For your convenience, most of our recognition and approval procedure is carried out online. However, we are always happy to help you with any queries and can be contacted by email via [email protected].
If you are already a recognised centre for 1st4sport and would like to add further qualifications into your provision, please see our Additional Qualification Approval Process.
If you're new to 1st4sport, the centre recognition and qualification approval process usually takes up to 3 months. So, if you have a date in mind for your first course, please make sure you allow enough time to complete the process. Following the steps below will ensure that we receive all the required information and can process your application promptly.
Choose the qualification you are interested in delivering.
If you’re not already a 1st4sport recognised centre, the first step to becoming one is identifying the qualification that you want to become approved to deliver. You can find all the regulated qualifications available in a range of categories by visiting the ‘Qualifications’ section of the website.
Before applying, please make sure you have reviewed the qualification specification and that you can evidence that your workforce and resources meet the requirements of the qualification.
Get in touch via our 'Contact Us' form selecting 'Becoming a Recognised Qualification/ Apprenticeship Centre' and identifying the qualification you are interested in delivering!
We’ll initially contact you to arrange an introduction call. During this call we will discuss application criteria, timescales and costs.
If you decide to proceed with an application after reviewing the criteria, you must pay a one-time Centre Recognition Fee
After the introduction call, we will invite you to complete your application and fill in our centre recognition application form.
You will need to submit several pieces of documentation discussed during the introduction call, at this stage alongside the completed form including:
- your policies and procedures
- evidence that your workforce is appropriately qualified to deliver and assess the qualification you wish to deliver.
The qualification specification document will contain all the evidence and information we need for qualification approval.
Your application will be reviewed by 1st4sport.
We aim to review applications within 5 working days of receipt. If we require additional information, we will contact you via email.
At this point, the New Centre Recognition Fee will be raised.
After our internal review is complete, we will confirm the next steps towards gaining Recognised Centre Status.
Once our internal review is complete, and this has been confirmed to you, you will be contacted by an external quality assurer (EQA) to arrange and conduct a face-to-face recognition and approval visit within 20 working days.
It will be your responsibility to facilitate this activity and work with your EQA to ensure your final approval does not get delayed.
The purpose of this visit is to confirm your compliance with the Recognition and Approval Criteria. Following the EQA visit, a report will be produced, quality assured and then shared with you alongside the final outcome of the application.
Outcome
Depending on the findings after the conducted EQA visit, we may require actions to be completed before conformation of approval status can be given. In this event, we will work with the applicant to make the required changes.
If conformation can be granted, it will be delivered via email alongside our 1st4sport welcome pack and learner portal guide. This will highlight key points of contact and provide needed information to get you started.
Now a 1st4sport recognised delivery centre, you will be able to register your learners, begin delivery, and also apply for additional qualifications
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