How can my company qualify for CATS points for our Certificated Courses?

Question

I work for a company called Westminster Explained, providing Parliamentary Training for Civil Servants. We provide several certificated courses and I am looking into how to qualify for CATS points for some of these courses, to make them more valuable for delegates and more easy to sell. CATS (Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme) works as a cross-institutional academic points system, and I want to find out what requirements we need to offer these on our courses, how to get accreditation, and any general information surrounding these issues. Any advice would be very gratefully received, as I'm fairly new here and don't want to let the boss down!

Answer 1

I cannot find an accreditation board that governs the system onl general guide lines as attached It appears that you do not have to be accredited but work to a criteria. I have the Wikpedia explantion and Also Queen University link to thiers. I have also added the link to Queens University Student affairs office it may be worth calling them and asking I am sure they would be helpful or at the worst just say no to questions

Wikpedia: Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS) is used by many universities in the United Kingdom to monitor, record and reward passage through a modular degree course and to facilitate movement between courses and institutions.[1] Typically a university course of 10 to 20 2-hour sessions would, on successful completion, be worth between 10 and 20 CATS points, at one of levels 1 to 3.[2]
About 360 points need to be accumulated (120 points at each level) to qualify for award of an honours degree. A foundation degree is broadly equivalent to 240 points, and a 'pass/ordinary degree' to 300 points.
It is possible to equate CATS with the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework and the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System.

Queens PDR
http://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/AcademicStudentAffairs/FileStore/Filetoupload,53840,en.pdf


Queens Student afffairs
http://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/AcademicStudentAffairs/QualityAssuranceandPartnerships/