e-assessment.org.uk

AQA

The Assessment and Qualifications Alliance (AQA) is the largest of the three English exam boards, awarding 49% of full course GCSEs and 42% of A-levels nationally. In total, students take over 3.5 million exams with us each year.

E-Portfolios: Trialling
E-testing: Yes

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Contact: Bob Penrose
Email: rpenrose@aqa.org.uk
Phone: 0161 958 3747

BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT

• e-testing (both practical tasks and knowledge-based eg. multiple choice, short answer, hot-spot, drag and drop etc). All tests are delivered onscreen and marked by the assessment engine.
• e-portfolio
• On-demand testing

BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT is a leading professional body and awarding organisation for IT. We have engaged around 2 million learners in the UK via our IT user skills qualifications. This has seen us facilitate over 8 million electronic tests across a 10 year period.

We work closely with a number of partners in the e-assessment sector as well as having our own well-established and highly respected e-assessment and e-learning platform.

Through the delivery of the ECDL qualifications in the UK, BCS has built a considerable reputation and experience as a leading e-assessment provider.

Our qualifications serve all age groups and we have a diverse mix of centre types. We work closely with partners in the education sector and with employers to ensure that our qualifications continue to meet the needs of all stakeholders.

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Contact: Jeremy Barlow
Email: jeremy.barlow@hq.bcs.org.uk
Phone: 01793 417417

Cambridge Assessment

E-testing
E-portfolio/repository
E-marking
E-assessment accessibility
Adaptive testing
On-demand testing
Research – digital assessment
Research – validity and reliability
Research – comparability

Cambridge Assessment is the University’s international exams group, comprising three exam boards as well as the largest educational research capability of its kind. It plays a leading role in researching, developing and delivering educational assessment to eight million learners in over 150 countries every year. Established in 1858, Cambridge Assessment is an integral part of education and training worldwide, and constantly seek out new technologies and share best practice that will benefit learners and education systems.

Cambridge Assessment has over 20 years experience in researching the development of e-assessment solutions and is fully committed to the development of e-assessment options across its qualification offer. Concepts including virtual learning environments, on-screen testing and marking systems and electronic portfolios have now become integral in modern education, helping to drive personalised learning.
Cambridge Assessment’s three exam boards are;

OCR (Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations)
Cambridge ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages)
University of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE)

E-Portfolios: Yes
E-testing: Yes

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Contact: Patrick Craven
Email: expertview@cambridgeassessment.org.uk
Phone: +44 (0)1223 553311

C&G City & Guilds

City & Guilds Group is one of the UK’s leading vocational awarding organisation. They employ over 1000 people and award 1.8 million certificates every year.

E-Portfolios: Yes
E-testing: Yes

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Contact: Andrew Stone
Email: Andrew.Stone@cityandguilds.com
Phone: 0207 294 2592

CACHE Council for Awards in Childrens Care and Education

E-Portfolios: Yes
E-testing: Yes

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Contact: Mike Partridge
Email: Mike.partridge@cache.org.uk
Phone: 01727818664

EDEXCEL

Edexcel, a Pearson company, is the UK’s largest awarding body offering academic and vocational qualifications and testing to schools, colleges, employers and other places of learning in the UK and internationally.

E-Portfolios: Yes
E-testing: Yes

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Contact: Alan Read
Email: alan.read@edexcel.org.uk
Phone: 0844 576 0031

EDI

EDI is an accredited Awarding Body and leading international education company with a wide range of products and services including vocational and professional qualifications both within the UK and internationally through LCCI, Goal online assessments for schools, approved training programmes for employers, an electronic assessment delivery system, electronic portfolio package and specialist business broadband service.

E-Portfolios: Yes
E-testing: Yes

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Contact: Karen Lawlor
Email: karenlawlor@ediplc.com
Phone: 02476516500

EMPA Awards

E-Portfolios: Yes
E-testing: Yes

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Email: info@empaawards.com
Phone: 01480479267

GQA Glass Qualifications Authority

Glass Qualifications Authority Ltd (GQA) is the only awarding body offering glass and glass related qualifications. GQA qualifications are based on approved National Occupational Standards for the needs of the organisations it serves.

E-Portfolios: Yes
E-testing: Yes

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Contact: Mick Clayton
Email: mick@gqaqualifications.com
Phone: 01142720033

ICM Institute of Credit Management

The Institute of Credit Management (ICM) is the largest professional credit management organisation in Europe. It represents the credit profession across trade, consumer and export credit, as well as in related activities such as collections, credit reporting, credit insurance and insolvency.

E-Portfolios: Piloting
E-testing: Yes

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Contact: Christine Robinson
Email: chris@icm.org.uk
Phone: 01780722909

NCFE

E-Portfolios: Yes
E-testing: Yes

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Contact: Heather Dalkin
Email: Heatherdalkin@ncfe.org.uk
Phone: 0191 239 8085

OCR

OCR (Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations) is a leading UK awarding body, committed to providing qualifications that engage learners of all ages at school, college, in work or through part-time learning programmes to achieve their full potential.

We offer a wide range of General and Vocational qualifications that equip learners with the knowledge and skills they need for their future.

We work with a range of education providers including schools, colleges, workplaces and other institutions in the public and private sector. Over 13,000 Centres choose our A Levels, GCSEs and vocational qualifications including OCR Nationals, NVQs and Basic Skills.

E-Portfolios: Yes
E-testing: Yes

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Contact: Patrick Craven
Email: Patrick.craven@ocr.uk
Phone: 02746 470033

SQA

• e-testing
• e-portfolio
• Research & Development in e-assessment
• Games Based Assessment
• Learning assessed by social software

The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) is an executive non-departmental public body (NDPB) sponsored by the Scottish Government Schools Directorate. It is the national body in Scotland responsible for the development, accreditation, assessment and certification of qualifications other than degrees.

The overall aim of the SQA is to manage the qualifications system below degree level to allow students to fulfil their potential to participate in the economy, society and communities of Scotland.

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Contact: Martyn Ware
Email: Martyn.Ware@sqa.org.uk
Phone: 0845 213 5383

WJEC Welsh Joint Education Committee

WJEC is one of the UK’s leading exam boards and providers of educational services, based in Cardiff and operating in England and Wales.

Qualifications include: GCSEs, AS/A levels, Entry Levels, Project and Extended Project; in England Functional Skills and in Wales Key/Essential Skills, selected lines of Principal Learning and the Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification.

E-Portfolios: Yes
E-testing: Yes

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Contact: Andrew Morse
Email: Andrew.morse@wjec.co.uk
Phone: 02920 265 338