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Your Guide to Being a CACHE Centre 02: Becoming a CACHE Centre To apply to become a CACHE-recognised and approved centre, all you need to do is complete the Recognition Form on the CACHE website www.cache.org.uk and return it to the email address on the form. When this has been processed and you have completed your credit check you will receive a Centre number and a Centre Agreement contract that will have to be signed and returned in order to gain approval, at which point you will be allocated one of our Regional Development Executives (RDE) who will review your staffing profile, policies and procedures and discuss how you can achieve Qualification Approval. If you’ve already been approved by another recognised UK awarding organisation you may not need an approval visit. When you have been approved to deliver qualifications we will send you a Welcome Pack and a Certificate to show that you are a CACHErecognised and approved Centre. You will also be allocated a Customer Quality Advisor CQA), who will then support and guide you through the delivery of your chosen qualifications. For full details of our approval criteria visit www.cache.org.uk Online services The public CACHE website www.cache.org.uk includes up to date information that is available to everybody, such as news updates and case studies, information on qualifications and service, and links to other useful websites. Our online registration and certification service has been developed to make the task of administration easy, fast and more efficient. Our secure web area provides access to a personal Resource Centre with qualification support materials, documents and reports for qualifications including registrations and learner results. The Resource Centre will be your Centre’s management area (a document upload area where you can share documents between your Centre and CACHE). If you prefer to use hard copies of our materials from the Resource Centre, we have printing services that can provide your requirements: we aim to deliver all orders within 2–5 working days. You will be supported in accessing the online services, and if you have any questions you can contact our Customer Support Team. You will be able to add to your portfolio of qualifications at any time by applying through our secure online system. For any further information contact our friendly Customer Support Team – they will be happy to help. Our friendly Customer Support Team provides support from Monday to Friday, 8.45am to 5.15pm (excluding public holidays and the Christmas closure). Tel: 08457 347 2123 Fax: 01727 818618 Email: info@cache.org.uk “ You will be able to add to your portfolio of qualifications at any time by applying through our secure online system. “ 02

Your Guide to Being a CACHE Centre Personalised support You will be allocated a Regional Development Executive who will help you to identify a unique, tailored package of support to maximise your business potential. This can include qualification updates, portfolio development, and support related to recruitment and progression or attending graduation/open days. You will also be allocated a Customer Quality Advisor who will assist you with qualification delivery during on-site or remote quality auditing visits. They can undertake further qualification approval should you wish to add a qualification to your portfolio. You can also request support by email and telephone. Subject specialist support Besides personal support in the regions, we have a team of in-house subject specialists who will provide up-todate qualification expertise, should you require it. Training days, information days and bespoke activities We offer a wide range of training days that are listed on our website, specifically designed to help in the delivery of our qualifications. New events are introduced regularly to support new qualifications and, where there is a demand, events are held on a regional basis. We also hold themed events to introduce new qualifications and get customer feedback on our qualifications and services. Qualifications development Our Qualifications Development Team provide you with all the information you need to plan and deliver your CACHE qualifications and create specifications for tutors and assessors to inform and support your qualification delivery, assessment and quality assurance. Improving our services From Approval to Centre Quality Audit Registering learners We recommend that you register your learners with us through our online service as soon as they start their qualification, so that you can begin to access our support. Following a registration of your learners you will receive Personal Identification Number (PIN) that is unique to each learner and can be quoted in correspondence with us. The learner’s registration remains active for as long as the qualification is accredited. Assessors, internal moderators and quality assurers Your staffing profile will need to demonstrate that your assessors and internal moderators or quality assurers are occupationally competent and knowledgeable to assess, moderate or quality assure the units or qualifications. It is important to remember that the Internal Moderator or Internal Quality Assurer is responsible for the integrity of the qualification. Requesting extra support and reasonable adjustments for learners If you need to offer special consideration or adjustments for learners, please refer to the CACHE Good Practice Guide: The Application of Reasonable Adjustments and Special Consideration in Vocational Qualifications, available to download on the CACHE website. We are always keen to improve our qualifications and service to you and welcome your feedback. If you have any comments on our qualifications or services please email us at info@cache.org.uk We have a Virtual Panel of volunteers from our Centres who help to review our material. If this would interest you, please contact us on 0845 347 2123 or email us on development@cache.org.uk for further information. Or write to us at: Customer Support CACHE, Apex House, 81 Camp Road, St Albans, Herts AL1 5GB 03

Your <strong>Guide</strong> to Being a CACHE <strong>Centre</strong><br />

Personalised support<br />

You will be allocated a Regional Development Executive<br />

who will help you to identify a unique, tailored package of<br />

support to maximise your business potential. This can<br />

include qualification updates, portfolio development, and<br />

support related to recruitment and progression or<br />

attending graduation/open days.<br />

You will also be allocated a Customer Quality Advisor who<br />

will assist you with qualification delivery during on-site or<br />

remote quality auditing visits. They can undertake further<br />

qualification approval should you wish to add a<br />

qualification to your portfolio. You can also request<br />

support by email and telephone.<br />

Subject specialist support<br />

Besides personal support in the regions, we have a team<br />

of in-house subject specialists who will provide up-todate<br />

qualification expertise, should you require it.<br />

Training days, information days and<br />

bespoke activities<br />

We offer a wide range of training days that are listed on<br />

our website, specifically designed to help in the delivery<br />

of our qualifications. New events are introduced regularly<br />

to support new qualifications and, where there is a<br />

demand, events are held on a regional basis. We also hold<br />

themed events to introduce new qualifications and get<br />

customer feedback on our qualifications and services.<br />

Qualifications development<br />

Our Qualifications Development Team provide you with all<br />

the information you need to plan and deliver your CACHE<br />

qualifications and create specifications for tutors and<br />

assessors to inform and support<br />

your qualification delivery, assessment and<br />

quality assurance.<br />

Improving our services<br />

From Approval to <strong>Centre</strong> Quality Audit<br />

Registering learners<br />

We recommend that you register your learners with us<br />

through our online service as soon as they start their<br />

qualification, so that you can begin to access our support.<br />

Following a registration of your learners you will receive<br />

Personal Identification Number (PIN) that is unique to<br />

each learner and can be quoted in correspondence with<br />

us. The learner’s registration remains active for as long<br />

as the qualification is accredited.<br />

Assessors, internal moderators and<br />

quality assurers<br />

Your staffing profile will need to demonstrate that your<br />

assessors and internal moderators or quality assurers<br />

are occupationally competent and knowledgeable to<br />

assess, moderate or quality assure the units or<br />

qualifications.<br />

It is important to remember that the Internal Moderator<br />

or Internal Quality Assurer is responsible for the integrity<br />

of the qualification.<br />

Requesting extra support and reasonable<br />

adjustments for learners<br />

If you need to offer special consideration or adjustments<br />

for learners, please refer to the CACHE Good Practice<br />

<strong>Guide</strong>: The Application of Reasonable Adjustments and<br />

Special Consideration in Vocational Qualifications,<br />

available to download on the CACHE website.<br />

We are always keen to improve our qualifications and<br />

service to you and welcome your feedback. If you have<br />

any comments on our qualifications or services please<br />

email us at info@cache.org.uk<br />

We have a Virtual Panel of volunteers from our <strong>Centre</strong>s<br />

who help to review our material. If this would interest<br />

you, please contact us on 0845 347 2123 or email us on<br />

development@cache.org.uk for further information.<br />

Or write to us at:<br />

Customer Support<br />

CACHE, Apex House, 81 Camp Road,<br />

St Albans, Herts AL1 5GB<br />

03

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