Become a RoSPA Centre
As an Awarding Organisation, RoSPA Qualifications must comply with a strict set of guidelines and conditions. You can therefore be sure that our processes are robust and fair and courses are of the highest standard. We offer a range of qualifications in the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF).
Organisations, such as employers or training providers who meet our centre recognition requirements, can become RoSPA Qualifications Centres.
Centre Prerequisites
- The necessary level of financial, technical and staffing resources to support the delivery of RoSPA qualifications
- Staff with the appropriate competence and experience to undertake the delivery of the qualification.
Centre Policies and Procedures*
- Equal Opportunities and Diversity Policy
- Learner Appeals Procedure/Policy
- Complaints Policy
- Arrangements to prevent and investigate allegations of malpractice and maladministration
*RoSPA Qualifications can assist with ensuring these policies & procedures are in place
N.B. Each qualification has a specification which outlines delivery arrangements and requirements that prospective centres must have in place to deliver each qualification.
- RoSPA's reputation has been established over 100 years of experience in the UK health and safety market – so being a RoSPA Approved Centre will offer credibility to your organisation
- Qualifications are developed with stakeholders, employers and technical experts, ensuring all our qualifications are fit for purpose and promote equality
- Access to our range of regulated levelled vocational qualifications
- Access to a RoSPA Qualifications Centre Logo to use with course material and marketing
- On-going support from subject experts with a wealth of experience and knowledge
- Access to a 24/7 online qualifications management system (QMS)
Fees
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Member
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Non Member
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Centre recognition
- Includes centre recognition visit*
- Support from the RoSPA qualifications team and
ongoing external verification visits, including one
visit (site or remote) in the first year**
Annual Qualification Licence Fees can be found below. |
£500
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£550 |
Standard Qualification Fee
Includes quality assurance and electronic certificates (e-certs) for successful learners |
Qualifications
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Cost
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RoSPA Level 3 Award for Manual Handling Trainers
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£35 per learner
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RoSPA Level 3 Award for Safer People
Handling Trainers
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£35 per learner
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RoSPA Level 2 Award in Safe Moving & Handling
in the Workplace
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£15 per learner
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Hard copy certificate or replacement hard
copy certificate
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£25 per certificate
plus delivery fee (signed for)
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Additional external verification visit
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Remote Visit
£800 per day
Site Visits
£800 per day plus expenses
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Additional moderations due to sanctions
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£800 per day
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Investigations into suspected centre
malpractice/maladministration
RoSPA Qualifications reserve the right to make addition
external verification visits if necessary (for example in cases
of suspected malpractice/maladministration or concerns in
assessment delivery).
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Remote investigation
£800 per day
Site Visit
£800 per day plus expenses
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All costs are excluding VAT.
If you are interested in delivering our qualifications outside of the UK or would like to become a centre
please contact us at [email protected]
*Some organisations may require a site visit before centre recognition being approved. A decision will be made
on a case by case basis. In the event of a site visit, extra charges will apply and be quoted based on location,
duration and expenses.
**RoSPA Qualifications reserve the right to conduct additional moderations or external verification visits where
necessary, extra charges will apply.
Annual Qualification Licence Fees
New centres or existing centres adding new qualifications to their portfolio will be invoiced for the
qualification annual licence fees pro-rated for the remaining period of the financial year.
The annual licence fee is to facilitate the provision of an on-going range of services:
• Quality assurance and moderation
• Qualification Management Systems and administration
• Customer support
• Technical advice
• Standard centre visits
Qualification
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Annual Qualification Fee
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Regulated Qualification
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£500 ( per qualification)
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Customised Award
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£250 ( per qualification)
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