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ODLQC is the UK guardian of quality in open and distance learning. Set up originally by government in 1968, we are now independent. Accreditation is open to all providers of home study, distance learning, online or e-learning, and other open learning or flexible learning courses.
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ODLQC Standards guarantee quality in all open or distance learning, including home study, correspondence courses, e-learning, blended and work-based learning. The Standards were first adopted in September 1998, and revised in 2000.
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DfE is establishing the online education accreditation scheme (OEAS) to incentivise online education providers to meet high standards of education and safeguarding arrangements their students and, through public reporting, to share best practice across the sector. We consulted on this scheme in September 2019, with our response to the consultationp...
Ofstedacts as the quality assurance body for the OEAS. Between November 2021 and January 2022, Ofsted consulted on its role as quality assurance body for the online education accreditation scheme. It has now published its response to that consultation, alongside an inspection handbookto support providers in understanding how inspectors will approac...
The scheme works in the following way: 1. Providers apply for accreditationby submitting relevant information online to DfE. 2. DfE will pass application details to Ofsted to carry out suitability checks. 3. Subject to the outcome of suitability checks, Ofsted will carry out an accreditation visit to assess compliance with the standards. 4. Followi...
The scheme is open to providers that: 1. teach online only on a permanent basis 2. provide a full curriculum or represent a child’s main or only source of education 3. have at least one full-time pupil of compulsory school age on roll based in England (irrespective of the number of learners based overseas) 4. have a physical presence in England, re...
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Mar 22, 2023 · Instructor involvement directly aligns with federal definitions for whether a course is correspondence or distance learning. This important distinction can affect students’ financial aid eligibility.
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