The Qualification Partnership (Qualshare for short) is the name for a partnership between Laser Learning Awards (LASER) and OCN London (OCNL).
Both awarding organisations come from the Open College Network background and share similar aims and values in relation to widening participation and supporting the progression of individuals who may not have been able to take full opportunity of their educational experiences.
By teaming up to offer some of each other’s qualifications we can provide a wider range of products and services to our centres and save you time and expense by not having to work with two separate awarding organisations.
Key benefits
Centre recognition for multiple awarding organisations is an additional administrative and financial burden so we have designed this partnership to work with a minimum of bureaucracy.
- Fast tracking of centre recognition – reduces administrative burden
- One payment of a £75 admin fee gives access to a wide range of qualifications from OCN London – no need to pay full centre approval and recognition – a saving of over £1,200!
- Retain your existing LASER Quality Reviewer for verification – some exceptions if subject specialists are needed
- Choose from a more extensive range of qualifications to meet your learners’ needs
A wide range of qualifications now available
We have teamed up to avoid duplication of qualifications so that LASER centres can choose from a wide range of qualifications to complement LASER’s own qualification offer. Exclusions include any qualification where LASER has its own or a very similar version available and some specialist qualifications or services. Please ask about any specific qualifications. Subject areas available include:
Click here for other OCN London qualifications and just ask us if they can be offered under Qualshare!
Further Information
For centres not approved by either LASER or OCN London, please contact us and you can submit a centre application to LASER that will then enable you to take advantage of both Qualshare and our own full range of LASER qualifications and other services.
For more information contact Annette Welfare our Curriculum Development Manager at a.welfare@laser-awards.org.uk or call 07850 771 040.