Open Awards
Open Awards (formerly the Open College Network North West Region) is a not-for-profit awarding organisation and Access Validating Agency (AVA) licensed by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA). Registered as a charity (number 1113612) and a company (number 05462874), it is Ofqual-regulated and works with over 600 recognised providers across England. In 2023/24 it registered 33,292 learners, and around 20,000 Access to HE learners progress to UK university degree courses each year. It is one of the UK's leading providers of Access to HE Diplomas.
About Open Awards
Open Awards (formerly the Open College Network North West Region) is a not-for-profit awarding organisation and Access Validating Agency (AVA) licensed by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA). Registered as a charity (number 1113612) and a company (number 05462874), it is Ofqual-regulated and works with over 600 recognised providers across England. In 2023/24 it registered 33,292 learners, and around 20,000 Access to HE learners progress to UK university degree courses each year. It is one of the UK's leading providers of Access to HE Diplomas.
- Founded
- 2005
- Headquarters
- Estuary Commerce Park, 17 De Havilland Drive, Speke, Liverpool, L24 8RN
- Official website
- openawards.org.uk ↗
Open Awards qualifications at Lift College
13 online Open Awards qualifications, studied 100% online with full UK tutor support.
Access to HE
- Level 3 · Access to HE
Access to HE Diploma (Business)
Behind every brand, every growth strategy and every market entry decision is a business thinker who understands how organisations work and h…
- Level 3 · Access to HE
Access to HE Diploma (Criminology)
Every crime leaves a question. Who commits it, why, what circumstances allowed it, and what happens next, to the victim, to the offender, to…
- Level 3 · Access to HE
Access to HE Diploma (Education Professions)
Think of the teacher who changed your life. Every classroom has that person, the one who believed in a student before the student believed i…
- Level 3 · Access to HE
Access to HE Diploma (Engineering)
Engineers design the infrastructure of everyday life, the bridges, the power grids, the electronic systems, and the software that makes mode…
- Level 3 · Access to HE
Access to HE Diploma (Health Science Professions)
Behind every patient who walks again, regains grip strength, or returns to a job they love is an allied health professional who made it poss…
- Level 3 · Access to HE
Access to HE Diploma (Midwifery)
The moment a midwife places a newborn in a parent's arms is among the most profound in healthcare. Midwives hold that responsibility, clinic…
- Level 3 · Access to HE
Access to HE Diploma (Nursing)
Picture a busy ward, the rhythm of handovers, the weight of clinical decisions, the moments of human connection that make nursing unlike any…
- Level 3 · Access to HE
Access to HE Diploma (Psychology)
Why do people behave the way they do? What drives decisions under pressure? How does the mind store, distort, and reconstruct memory? Psycho…
- Level 3 · Access to HE
Access to HE Diploma (Radiography)
Picture the moment a patient receives a diagnosis that changes everything, and the radiographer who made it possible. Diagnostic radiographe…
- Level 3 · Access to HE
Access to HE Diploma (Science), Biomedical Pathway
Inside every blood test, every cancer biopsy, every genetic screen is a scientist who made the result possible. Biomedical science is the di…
- Level 3 · Access to HE
Access to HE Diploma (Science), Medical and Health Sciences Pathway
The wards, the laboratories, the consulting rooms, every corner of medicine and health science is shaped by the knowledge this diploma build…
Open Awards qualifications: frequently asked questions
What is Open Awards?
Open Awards (formerly the Open College Network North West Region) is a not-for-profit awarding organisation and Access Validating Agency (AVA) licensed by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA). Registered as a charity (number 1113612) and a company (number 05462874), it is Ofqual-regulated and works with over 600 recognised providers across England. In 2023/24 it registered 33,292 learners, and around 20,000 Access to HE learners progress to UK university degree courses each year. It is one of the UK's leading providers of Access to HE Diplomas.
Is Open Awards a recognised UK awarding body?
Yes. Open Awards is a UK awarding organisation whose qualifications sit on the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF), and where applicable are quality-assured by Qualifications Wales and CCEA Regulation in Northern Ireland.
How many Open Awards qualifications can I study at Lift College?
Lift College currently offers 13 online Open Awards qualifications, all studied 100% online with full UK tutor support and 0% finance.
How is a Open Awards qualification recognised by employers and universities?
Open Awards qualifications are nationally recognised regulated qualifications. They appear on the Ofqual Register of Regulated Qualifications and are valued by UK employers, professional bodies and universities for entry to higher education and career progression.
When was Open Awards founded?
Open Awards was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Estuary Commerce Park, 17 De Havilland Drive, Speke, Liverpool, L24 8RN.
How do I enrol on a Open Awards course at Lift College?
Pick a course from the list above, click View course, then click Enrol. You can study online any time, with full UK tutor support and 0% finance available on every course.