Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ)

Founder Member:

Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ)

Sector
Education: Assessments, Qualifications

Core Products / Services

The provision of standardised guidelines for assessment delivery, centre inspections, collaboration among members and the coordination of responses to sector-wide issues.

JCQ^CICcomprises AQA, CCEA, City & Guilds, NCFE, OCR, Pearson, SQA and WJEC – the eight largest providers of qualifications in the UK. The JCQ^CIC is a membership organisation and enables member awarding bodies to act together in providing, where possible, common administrative arrangements for the schools and colleges and other providers which offer their qualifications; and responding to proposals and initiatives in assessment and the curriculum.

Standardised Assessment Delivery Guidelines:

Providing guidelines for the consistent delivery of members assessments within the UK and for their qualifications delivered internationally.

Centre Inspection Service:

Ensuring consistent standards in assessment delivery and compliance with JCQ regulations across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

Assessment Administration:

Providing systems and processes to streamline common assessment administration functions (Access Arrangements and Special Considerations, Alternative Site and Consortium Arrangements, Managing Very Late Arrivals), reducing administrative duplication.

Strategic Collaboration and Unified Voice:

Facilitating collaboration among member organisations to address sector-wide challenges and coordinate responses to issues.
Enabling members to speak with one voice on matters of national importance in education and assessment.
Annual publication and national briefings on members qualifications outcomes.

Stakeholder Engagement: