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ACTVET Awarding Body

ACTVET Awarding Body


In 2014, the National Qualifications Centre (NQC) and the Vocational Education and Training Awards Council (VETAC) of the UAE have authorized Abu Dhabi Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (ACTVET) as the first Awarding Body in the United Arab Emirates. 

ACTVET Awarding Body oversees the quality assurance of qualification development and delivery processes for Abu Dhabi and the Northern Emirates. 


ACTVET Awarding Body:

​The Awarding Body develops policies and procedures to guide all Accredited Training Provider (ATPS) to deliver credit-bearing Technical and Voc​ational Education and Training Qualifications endorsed by the National Qualifications Centre (NQC). 

ACTVET Awarding Body provides sufficient resources for ATPs to administer and deliver National Qualifications efficiently and effectively as regulated by the NQC, and oversees the quality of delivery, assessment and internal verification of National Qualifications through periodic external verification visits to maintain high standard of NQC and VETAC.


​ACTVET Awarding Body offered services:

1. Registration of candidates: 

ATPs are required to register candidates with ACTVET, which are submitted through ACTVET CRM system within 30 working days of learners enrolment at the ATP

2. Amend Candidate: 

ATPs can modify candidate record if required 

3. Deregister candidate: 

This service is provided in order to withdraw candidate registration from a qualification  

4. Claim for Certificates: 

ATPs have to claim for learner's certificates after the successful completion of qualification delivery and the internal verification activities at the ATP. ACTVET team will conduct an external verification visit to the ATP to ensure the compliance of the ATP with VETAC Standard

5. Issuing a replacement certificate for a damaged / lost learner certificate: 

The service offered provides duplicate certificate service for the re-issuance of damaged or lost learner certificates. The service will provide a replacement certificate from the original details from ACTVET advanced CRM system

6. Formative External Verification / Consultation Service:

This service provides quality assurance of National Vocational Qualifications confirming compliance with statutory regulation, quality standards and the expectations of the NQC. The service has two variations, Formative EV visit and Summative EV visit. Formative visits should be performed after at least two internally verified assessments have been carried out. The consultation service provides training establishments and ATP’s with advice and guidance to comply with statutory regulation, and NQC expectations. This service is used by LTP’s or Training Centres who wish to become an ATP to support the application for ATP approval or improve quality. 


NQC Qualifications:

Please contact AWB for information at AWB@ACTVET.gov.ae

•NQC Endorsed National Qualificataions.