Centre registration is done remotely (non-visit) and is carried out free of charge providing the following criteria is met:

Option 1 – Centre has a current or previous (last 24 months) registration with an awarding body who are Ofqual recognised or equivalent. The awarding body report must have no major issues or sanctions, investigations or uncompleted business, if this is the case a visit will be required at the appropriate cost to the centre.

Option 2 – Centres can provide 3 (three) exemplary references from 3 customers they have carried out work for at least 6 (six) months, we will contact asking them to complete a more in-depth review of your centre. If the references or reviews are not to our highest standards then a visit will be required at the appropriate cost to the centre. If references or  follow up is not to our satisfaction, a visit will be required at the appropriate cost to the centre.

All  trainers, IQA ,assessors  and qualifications are registered for free with all our centres. We strongly advise all centres to make sure all staff details are correct , as incorrect information will delay the application.

All annual accreditation for your centre will be free providing you meet our requirements of being an active centre and fully complaint with our quality assurance, procedures and administration to protect the professional integrity of the qualifications and learner experience. Please see our centre agreement and polices for full details.

Step 1 – complete the centre application form

Step 2 – Centre must complete the required polices, we have put together an exemplar document for polices to help you.

Policies and Procedures Required are:

• Complaints Procedure
• Appeals Procedure
• Reasonable Adjustments
• Malpractice Policy
• Safeguarding Policy
• Conflicts of Interests Policy
• Health & Safety including risk assessments
• Equal Opportunities Policy
• Internal Quality Assurance Policy
• Centre Contingency Planning Policy

Step 3 – Centre staff to complete the staff application form and submit all relevant qualifications.

Step 4 – Read & understand our centre agreementt and complete & sign it.

Please read the following documents

Centre Operation Manual

Our Customer Charter 

Our Complaints Policy 

Our Appeals Policy 

 

Contact our customer services team if you have any questions.

Step 5 – email your application securely to approvals@ptdq.co.uk, if file is larger than 10 mb we recommend you using the following free secure upload up to 2 GB. www.wetransfere.com.

We aim to have all accreditation applications reviewed with in 28 working days.