The certifications and affirmations you can obtain from UK-CCL»

• Certificate of Skills Endorsement
• What is Certificate of Skills Endorsement and who can have its benefit?

UK-CCL as the pioneer Professional & Vocational Qualification consortium is Assessors and Validators committed to recognising and appreciating human skills. UK-CCL offers confirmation of endorsement for working professionals, the Certificate of Recognition in their specific field of employment. This in return will elevate the candidate to a Professional Status giving them an opportunity to follow a Professional Qualification Programme and also an opportunity to apply for the Professional Membership from UK accredited Professional Bodies. Employers or the candidates themselves who feel that they are eligible for the award can request for these awards by approaching the relevant UK-CCL authorised assessors. This is to satisfy the fast changing world, where human skills shine in various positions, recognised by the clients and top hierarchy of management. The organisations willing to regularly appreciate their staff can join in on a regular basis, and nominate an internal assessor to work with UK-CCL in respect of preferment recording. Our Skills Endorsement Certification Programme provides a way for workers to benchmark their skills against the worldwide recognised standards and it provides motivation for further upgrading. The overall aims of certifying Professionals ensure that they are at the forefront of the technology and skills concepts.  Over time a greater credence would be bestowed upon the pool of certified professionals that this programme generates. Proficiency Award and Recognising Award are requested by employers for the suitable candidates in the organisation. The Skills Endorsement is a demand from the employee to show skills identity. These awards are only given to candidates who have gained sufficient work experience in their respective fields of employment. This certified award would enforce the standards required by any managerial staff of any establishment to meet the required code of practice.

This Certificate is an opportunity for all the employers to further motivate and improve the productivity of the employees by the appreciation of the services contributed by them to the organisation. To this facilitate this vision of promoting loyalty and admiration of the employees, UK-CCL has come about in awarding the Certificate of Proficiency on the recommendation of the employers. Multinational Companies presently accept this concept and generally award their employees internal letters of appreciation. But utilising the UK-CCL vision, the appreciation would be more meaningful. As an Independent Qualification Assessing Institution this award would also assist the candidates in having access to Professional Qualifications. This awarding will benefit not only the employees but also will help the employer to enhance the total productivity and quality of the organisation. Employees are one of the main resources for the success of any organisation. UK-CCL encourages all employers to consider this magnificent Certificate of Proficiency Endorsement to improve the quality of service of their organisation. The Certificate can be in any area of employment or services provided by the organisation. The recognition shall only be granted to those employees, who have achieved the standard acceptable to the organisations for which they work. UK-CCL assessors will determine whether the applicant is suitable for the award of the Certificate of Proficiency. The recommendation must come
either from the human resource manager or from the immediate supervisor.

This Certificate would further motivate any employee when appreciation is awarded for their services. Many companies presently accept this concept and use it as an avenue of increasing the employee’s productivity. This certificate also appreciates the loyalty of the employee in his service. It can be a form of the Employee of the Year or Month or a special recognition for a project work. Recognition shall only be granted to those employees who have achieved a standard acceptable to their organisations. UK-CCL assessors working around the world feel that in determining whether the applicant is suitable for recognition, the human resource manager and the immediate manager in the hierarchy shall, in addition confirm the achievement considered. Organisations wanting to appreciate their employees by recognition endorsement may contact the UK-CCL awarding executive assessors team for the Certificate of Recognition.

To qualify under this candidate should have more than three years work experience in the managerial capacity. The applicant must be over 25 years of age. The candidate should have good communication skills, must provide two referees to confirm his/her position and achievements; one should be the current employer and the other a non-relative professional. If required the candidate must be able to attend an interview with a UK-CCL assessor in person or by phone. The candidate should forward a brief of acquired work experience in 2000 words authenticated by the respective department head, along with a detailed CV. A copy of the current organisation chart of his/her employer should be attached. Fees payable would be as stipulated. A non-refundable registration fee and evaluation certification fee will be applicable. The certificate of confirmation is awarded by appropriate professional bodies with whom UK-CCL have the affiliations.

The UK Validated professional body has created an opportunity jointly with the Business Management Association (BMA) and UK Commission for Consistent Learning (UK-CCL) in obtaining a recognised UK Certified Professional Membership. This elite membership is awarded to all candidates who have successfully completed their study programmes of Bachelors, Masters and Doctorates in their respective countries. This award is examined and assessed by the UK Commission for Consistent Learning (UK-CCL) which is an independent assessor & examiner approved by and working jointly with the Business Management Association. To gain this unique and elite qualification, candidates must meet the following criteria, producing: - The Bachelors, Masters or Doctorates Certificate along with the Official Transcript & Examination Result Certificate. Both documents must be certified either by the British Council or Local Education Authority or by Qualification Professionals or by a Firm of Solicitors to confirm the authenticity by endorsement- as True Copies of the Original (Copy of the University enrollment letter to be enclosed). Two Professional references confirming good standing and having known the candidate for more than five years and an employer’s reference letter confirming the work experience, Qualification achievement, current status of employment and the appropriate application duly completed with a copy of a detailed CV and the stipulated fees should be submitted. Candidates meeting the above requirements can be assured of being granted the Certified Membership offered by the Business Management Association. This prestigious membership will enhance and elevate the candidate’s achievement to UK standards and will permit the candidate to use the official title of CerMgr CMBA or CDBA (UK) after their names. The Business Management Association and Commission for Consistent Learning will jointly award this prestigious membership. There will be a joining fee and thereafter, annual subscription membership for each grade. Opportunity for life membership is also available upon request.

Not only for the candidates who wish to follow the academic route but also for the individuals who has various educational qualifications and professional experience, we recognise their values to the international standards. We recognise and validate prior learning and experiences of candidates by awarding them with appropriate professional qualifications under a scheme of Affirmation of Prior Experience and Learning (APEL). This pathway opens to the individual to go to the international market with their prior learning and work experience in more recognised way. UK-CCL always respects the territorial standards and helps the individuals to improve and maintain them to international standards. UK-CCL is always pleased to assist to get a world recognition and validation for your prior experience and learning. Unlike many traditional education systems, our role is not simply that of classroom oriented training. Rather, we strive to provide quality learning that is related to the cutting edge research, industry and management practice. We translate our wide range of experience of working with management teams, into a learning experience that matches your expectations of a premier training institute.The opportunities UK- CCL provides for individuals to progress in higher education at all levels of study including undergraduate or postgraduate programmes offered by the Affiliated Universities and Professional Membership with recognised Professional Bodies. Learning can be certified, but most of the learning at work, home or in the community often is not. Taking this into account, UK-CCL has developed a methodology called Affirmation of Prior Experience and Learning (APEL) by helping you to recognise what candidates have learnt, by way of offering credit units towards the professional degree or other qualification.

Lifelong Learning and Continuing Professional Development are the two main phrases that are used to emphasise the changes taking place in educational and training arena. Adults who want a second chance; those who are returning to education after a career break or those who want to improve their career prospects can apply through the APEL scheme. At whatever stage you are in, the APEL path would support your personal and professional development. APEL encourages:
Learn from experience; grow with your company’s progress.
Develop your profession in learning while earning.
Change directions and have a breakthrough into a new career with the latest technology.

UK-CCL has developed a process that helps candidates to put together a claim to fulfil entry requirement or professional degree credit by matching their current and prior learning against the specific requirements of a particular award. The Universities and Professional Bodies affiliated to UK-CCL, make use of the Affirmation of Prior Experience & Learning (APEL) to evaluate skills, knowledge and experiences of a busy working professional. The Affirmation of Prior Experience & Learning is designed to encourage candidates to Recognise their skills, Reflect on learning acquired from paid and voluntary work, Review whether learning matches entry criteria or the requirements of modules within specific courses and Prepare aclaim for entry or credit.

Candidates, who wish to obtain a professional qualification, would be given individual advice, guidance and the opportunity available. The candidates are free to select the appropriate method, varied by cost & duration depending on involvement. The candidates would identify the subjects they want to study and the professional award that they would like to achieve. Advice would be rendered requesting students to decide on the discipline and the level of professional qualification that they desired.

UK-CCL does not forget the candidates with long career experience. Its vision is to give an opportunity to each and every individual in everyway. UK-CCL accredits the Career Progress Development (ACPD) which helps the candidates in all disciplines with any kind of career experience. UK-CCL never discriminates the human capital in the original way they are and always values then in proper manner and assists the candidates to lead themselves in the correct path with the resources they achieved already. Unlike many traditional education systems, our role is not simply that of classroom oriented training. Rather, we strive to provide quality learning that is related to the cutting edge of research, industry and management practice. We translate our wide range of experience of working with management teams, into a learning experience that matches your expectations of a premier training establishment. The opportunities UK-CCL provides for individuals to progress in higher education at all levels of study including postgraduate programmes offered by the Affiliated Universities and Professional Membership with recognised Professional Bodies. Learning can be certified, but most of the learning at work, home or in the community often is not. Taking this into account, UK-CCL has developed a methodology called Accreditation of Career Progress Development (ACPD) by helping candidates to recognise have they learnt and acquired and by offering credit units towards a professional degree.

Lifelong Learning and Continuing Professional Development is the two main phrases that are used to emphasise the changes taking place in education and training. Adults who seek an opportunity to enhance their career prospects can apply to come under the Accreditation of Career Progress Development (ACPD) scheme. ACPD could support your personal and professional development, with the Universities and Professional Bodies working as a consortium alongside UK-CCL. This scheme would be very suitable for the busy working professional candidates who have an abundance of knowledge, skill and ability. All candidates should possess evidence of this attainment/quality, before being considered for the award. Thus, high calibre and dynamic candidates, who have acquired and developed their skills through career progress development programmes, would be awarded professional degrees through the Accreditation of Career Progress Development (ACPD) scheme. In addition to the vast knowledge and expertise that they have acquired, the candidates would be required to submit a Project Paper in their area of work and expertise, to complete the final qualification. ACPD encourages:
Learn from experience; grow with your company’s progress.
Develop your profession in learning while earning.
Change directions and have a breakthrough into a new career with the latest technology.

UK-CCL has developed a process that helps candidates to put together a claim to fulfil entry requirement or professional degree credit by matching their current and prior learning against the specific requirements of a particular award. The ACPD is designed to encourage candidates to Recognise their skills, Reflect on learning acquired from paid and voluntary work, Review whether learning matches the requirements of the professional qualification and Prepare a claim for its application and award. The Universities and Professional Bodies affiliated to UK-CCL, acknowledge the validity and use of Accreditation of Career Progress Development (ACPD) to evaluate skills, knowledge and experience of a busy working professional.

Candidates, who wish to obtain a professional qualification, would be given individual advice, guidance and the options available. The candidates are free to select the appropriate method, varied by cost & duration depending on their work area and expertise. The candidates would identify the discipline and speciality that they want to develop further and the professional award that they would like to achieve. A decision would be made via the initial interview session wherein the candidate concerned would chose on the discipline and the level of professional qualification that they desire.

Why do you need a Letter of Comparability and Certificate of Equivalency? Today’s globalised business Professional & Vocational Education is fast becoming a focus point. Candidates are no longer tied to their own national educational courtyard, but frequently do take advantage of international knowledge opportunities. Educational mobility has great rewards for candidates and for educational providers. However it is not without problems such as the issue of the equivalency of qualifications, which continues to haunt candidates and institutions as to Qualification equivalency can influence educational institutions in various ways. This Letter and Certificate would be very invaluable to the international student undertaking further study and seeking credits transfers on his/her proposed course of study? Questions as to whether the overseas qualifications of the potential employees would be comparable with Europe Standard qualifications would be resolved.

Certificate Application Guidelines

In order to process any enquiry / request, UK-CCL will need the following documents: -

A letter of request from the applicant stating the purpose of this endorsement, including full contact details.
A letter of reference either from your current employer or from a qualified professional.
Detailed CV with a brief profile of your achievements.
A Certified photocopy of your Transcript(s) and Supporting Certificate(s) relating to academic, professional or vocational

qualifications, which would be evaluated.
A copy of a certified translation in English, (if applicable)
An appropriate fee to be included for this service. Once the fee is paid, it is not refundable under any circumstance.
(UK-CCL needs photocopies of the final qualification certificate/diploma, photocopies of the course record / transcript / mark-sheet. Please only send photocopies, which would be kept by UK-CCL. If you need the photocopies returned, please include a self-addressed envelope with the correct postage. The documents will be only kept for a period not more than 6 months) On receipt of the complete documentations and stipulated fees, UK-CCL would process your request. Upon successful evaluation and approval, UK-CCL would award the applicant with a Letter of Comparability and Certificate of Equivalency.

UK-CCL wishes to keep their cost to the minimum to make it affordable for the candidates originating from Commonwealth & Developing Countries. All payments must be made in UK Sterling Pound and the cost of the certificate of equivalency is £125.00 It is left to the discretion of the candidate as whether to proceed with the enquiry. Until and unless UK-CCL receives the complete supporting documents and payments, the application / enquiry will not be processed. UK-CCL would more than happy to answer any queries, should you require any further assistance.

The Letter of Comparability is a statement, which explains on how your qualification compares against European qualifications. The Certificate of Equivalency confirms the comparability of the qualification that the individual had obtained against his/her expertise, experience and achievements gained in the respective discipline and profession.

UK-CCL Certificate in English as a Fundamental Language (EFL) has been designed for students and mature candidates who need to improve and show an adequate command of English for academic and professional purposes. The aim of the course is to ensure that they become competent users of English as a Second Language. Upon completion of this course it will enhance applicant’s level of English for Business Advancement (EBA). EFL is equivalent to the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Strategic Characteristics of EFL are Reading and Vocabulary, Usage, Grammar, Punctuation, Spelling, Student Activities which will be included to the course and you will be mastered.

With our Academic Route Tutorial (ART) scheme we encourage the professional worldwide with the available resources through structured quality assessment, examinations, tutorials and training channels to achieve their objectives. For the individuals who cannot afford the expensive foreign University Courses we offer courses from the foreign universities in our affiliated territorial institutions and on the successful completion of the same we validate and recognise the candidates’ achievements to the international standards and they will be receiving their qualifications from the University. They will get the opportunity to participate in the graduation ceremony in London.

Accreditation / Validation is an imperative symbol of authorisation for any institution or organisation to confirm the creditability of their services by way of quality acknowledgment. Globally, many institutions and organisations are seeking for this endorsement to confirm the quality in the delivery of their said services. This endorsement will assist in improving their productivity and sales. The current global market is particularly interested with independent assessment and validation, in order to convince the institution’s stability, reliability and services. This accreditation / validation concept will tremendously elevate the Institutes’ and Organisations’ image. In this aspect the UK-CCL has designed a unique methodology in offering Institutes and Organisations different levels of accreditation / validation endorsement to meet the individual’s needs and facilities. To this effect, the UK-CCL has three levels of membership. The membership grades as follows: - Affiliate, Licentiate and Associate To this effect, the UK-CCL has designed two levels of membership for the Further Higher Education Providers. The membership grades are Affiliate and Licentiate.

This is the primary level of membership. The membership would be renewed on a yearly basis. This grade of membership would give the facility of using UK-CCL logo to confirm the alliance. It however does not permit the usage of the UK-CCL QMS 2005 logo, in any of their marketing materials. The applicants are permitted to publicise their grade of membership, in their website or letterheads. The applicant must be a legally registered educational entity or vocational organisation, permitted to conduct professional Qualifications and Training programmes with the appropriate level of professional facilitators. This membership grade is the preliminary level of UK-CCL accreditation / validation. Institutions or organisations should provide full information of their registration documentations, management and functional structure, aims, objectives and services delivered. Being the preliminary level of membership, the Executive Board of Assessors have sanctioned that the assessor is permitted to give an assurance as to the initial acceptance to the affiliate grade. But the applicant must provide all the information, which is requested by UK-CCL in order to be considered in offering this level of membership. The Assessing Board has the full right to refuse the membership application, if they are not satisfied with the information’s supplied. The UK-CCL will definitely obtain references in order to confirm the creditability. The Affiliate Grade is considered as the External Centres. Therefore all the assessment and validations are carried out externally by the duly appointed UK-CCL Representatives. Any institutions or organisations that wish to upgrade their membership may apply to the Executive Board of Assessors upon completion of first
year of Affiliate Grade acceptance. This grade of membership would also give the applicant the prime privilege of jointly offering the UK-CCL Skills, Proficiency and Recognition Endorsement Certificates respectively for any suitable candidates that they deem suitable.

This is the second level of membership. The entry research consistent to this level of membership is via the Affiliate Grade. The Licentiate Grade level permits the usage of the UK-CCL QMS 2005 logo. Qualifying members may apply to upgrade their membership. The Licentiate Grade is offered to Intuitions, who are facilitating Higher Professional Qualifications or Organisations who are providing in-house Vocational Training facilities. The intuitions or organisations must be a legally registered entity authorised to offer their dedicated services in their respective countries. The applicant must have adequate facilities along with management, administrative, tutorial, training staff and an appropriate level of professional programmes. The respective organizations and industries should also have their own Human Resource and Training Departments. The organisation must have their own Handbook and Category of the services that they render to the public. They must adhere to the laws of the land including providing Health and Safety facilities. For the Licentiate Grade Membership, there would be an initial site visit by the UK-CCL representatives and thereafter an annual visit would be carried out. The Licentiate Grade Membership would be valid for one year and is renewed annually. The advantage of this membership will be that the approved applicant would be authorised to use the UK-CCL Logo and the UK-CCL QMS 2005 logo to confirm their alliances. This authorisation would also grant permission to use the logo and the quality mark in their marketing materials and website or letterheads. They are permitted to publicise their grade of membership and to apply for the UK-CCL Joint award scheme. The additional benefit of this membership is that it would give the opportunity in appointing one person as the Head of Internal Assessors with the approval of UK-CCL Executive Board of Assessors. The position is reviewed on a yearly basis to maintain a high quality standard of assessment.

This Grade of Membership is specially designed for awarding bodies such as Universities, Corporate Training Institutions and Professional Bodies. All the applicants must have the UK-CCL Affiliate Membership for a minimum period of one year to be eligible. It is a vital grade of membership of the UK-CCL. This grade of membership will be granted the use of the Quality and Bench Mark Concepts. Therefore, the applicants must know the UK-CCL Quality and Bench Mark criteria and must consider whether that they are able to maintain the stipulated requirements. This high level of membership has the authorisation and privilege to use UK-CCL Logo, Quality Mark and Bench Mark to confirm their alliances. This authorisation also grants the usage of the logo and the quality mark in their marketing materials, website, letterheads and certification. This grade of membership is renewed on a biennial basis. The organisation will have three visitations by the UK-CCL Representatives on a yearly basis. This grade would also bestow Joint awards of UK-CCL and the authorisation to use the UK-CCL QMS 2005 in their respective awards.

The organisational structure, fiscal policies, and instructional philosophy of an Awarding Body must assure that their study programmes maintain quality and best practices. Areas of institutional support that are considered especially important include the following:

The Assessor is charged with several administrative and statutory duties. The primary duty and responsibility is to assess Qualification institutions, organisations, candidates and events at all levels. This would include Validated UK-CCL training Institutes for professional and vocational training, events authorised by UK-CCL such as workshops and seminars and evaluating candidates’ preferment. Assessors in the Assessors Panels are classified into three categories, identified as Gold, Platinum and Diamond. These identifications spell out the various authorities and responsibilities of UK-CCL authorised assessors in the specified group. In the special circumstances, the assessors in a lower group could be asked to perform assessment activity of the next higher level. This can only be authorised by the UK-CCL Head Office.

The Assessor-Gold category is responsible to maintain environmental delivery standards of learning programme, conducting internal examinations and internal assessment within the Qualification institutions. Therefore this title would be given to the internal assessors of Qualification Institutes and the In-house assessors of UK-CCL, having the responsibility to recruit Qualification Institutes as Commission for Consistent Learning Validated Institutions.

The Assessor–Platinum category is the external assessor for UK-CCL Validated Institutes, Lecturers, professors, and other Academicians working part time with the respective UK-CCL for conducting and assessing knowledge and learning, upgrading seminars & workshops in the region. Platinum level assessors would also responsible for proposing a suitable formula for the UK- CCL.

The Assessors-Diamond are the members of UK-CCL-EBEA (UK-CCL – Executive Board of Examiners and Assessors) monitoring the assessment processes globally. This group is responsible in reviewing the changes in different regions. Find “Unity in Diversity “within the different levels of assessor teams. They also take part in reviewing UK-CCL newsletters; entitled ‘Globalised Education’.

Institutions employ external examiners in a range of roles. Besides the primary role in the assurance of the professional standards of their programmes, institutions may ask external examiners to undertake additional roles. It is important that any additional role should not conflict with or compromise the primary role. Institutions should state clearly and communicate to all concerned the various roles; powers and responsibilities assigned to the UK-CCL external examiners. By providing clear guidance on the role and authority of different types of examiners within their assessment systems, institutions will help all parties concerned with the assessment processes, including students, examiners, academic departments/schools, and individual academic staff.

A clear understanding by external examiners of the ways in which their work underpins the institution’s quality assurance processes will help them to fulfil their role effectively. Institutions will have their own procedures to enable external examiners to endorse assessment outcomes. They normally provide specific guidance both on the significance of external examiners’ signatures on documents recording the final decisions of examination boards and on the arrangements for resolving a situation where an external examiner is unwilling to endorse the outcomes of the assessment processes. This is important if misunderstandings are to be prevented and confusion avoided. It is also helpful to make explicit the extent to which the decision of an examination/assessment board, endorsed by an external examiner, limits any further consideration of the marks or awards at any subsequent stage of the examination process and/or is taken to indicate that processes have been carried out in accordance with the policy and regulations of the institution.

In most cases, a test will be one part of a fully developed assessment plan. Tests are commonly used in association with cognitive goals in order to review candidates’ achievements with respect to a common body of knowledge associated with a discipline or programme. UK-CCL has traditionally used tests in assessment programming to measure whether candidates have acquired a certain process and content-related knowledge. Tests designed for a specific curriculum can often prove more valuable when assessing candidates’ achievement than commercial instruments. These tests focus on the missions, goals, and objectives of the study programme and permit useful projections of candidates’ behaviour and learning. A well-constructed and carefully administered test that is graded by two or more judges for the specific purpose of determining programme strengths and weaknesses remains one of the most popular instruments for assessing most majors.

Since 2001 a number of developments in UK higher education have encouraged the Assessment Agencies to begin a revision of Qualification standard and to review the structure of the sections and to replace the original ‘precepts and guidance’ structure with a “precepts and explanation” approach.The higher education community has identified as important for the assurance of academic quality and standards and which individual institutions are able to demonstrate they are addressing effectively through their own management and organisational processes. The accompanying explanations are provided to help institutions to understand why the precepts are important. How an institution chooses to address the precepts is for itself to determine, in the light of its own needs, traditions, culture, and decision-making processes. In the UK's system of higher education, institutions are responsible for the quality of the education they provide and the academic standards of the awards they offer. The education providers’ main principal in maintaining nationally comparable standards within autonomous higher education institutions and the external examiner being one of a number of independent and impartial advisers used by them. Enhancing academic standards will vary, depending on individual mission, size, curriculum structures and other factors. This will use external examiners to help them monitor the academic standards of all their awards, except those granted on an honorary basis. External examiners act as independent and impartial advisers providing institutions with informed comment on the standards set, and the candidate’s achievement in relation to those standards. External examining is therefore an integral and essential part of institutional quality assurance. It is the responsibility of each institution to establish criteria and guidance for external examining that enable its academic standards to be benchmarked and maintained.