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UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
DELEGACY OF LOCAL EXAMINATIONS
The University of Oxford Delegacy of Local Examinations provides two services
The Oxford Awards:
A comprehensive range of nationally recognised vocational qualifications. The Awards focus on individual improvement in the context of organisational development, and are suitable for organisations both in the UK and overseas. The Oxford Awards are available in the following occupational areas
* Customer Service
* Management
* Managing Energy Units
* Occupational Health & Safety Practice
* Occupational Health & Safety Regulation
* Personnel
* Car Credit
* Project Management
* Professional Trade Union Officers
* Quality Units
* Small Firms Business Support Services
* Small Firms Owner Management
* Training & Development
Validation Service:
Designed to support and give credibility to your in-house training and development programmes. Validation by the UODLE assures the quality of such programmes and provides individual certification bearing the University name. It brings access to the highest level of professional assessment and evaluation skills, and helps to ensure that your investment in training and development is cost-effective by producing results in the workplace. The Validation Service works in partnership with organisations to provide support and advice in a wide variety of ways including
* designing your Oxford validated Award
* clarifying training and development objectives
* designing appropriate training programmes
* developing assessment objectives and selecting assessment methods
* setting standards of performance
* developing methods to record achievement
* training internal mentors and assessors
* developing assessment and support materials
* inducting participants into the development programme
* designing monitoring and reviewing procedures.
The UODLE was founded in 1857 to provide examinations for candidates in their own locality. Since then it has developed extensive networks of subject experts and centres of assessment to run examinations both nationally and internationally. The Validation Service was established in 1987 and the UODLE became the first university-based Awarding Body for National Vocational Qualifications in 1993. In April 1995 the UODLE merged with the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES) to improve its service both to national and international clients, and move into the 21st century.
Further information can be obtained from:
UODLE,
1 Hills Road,
Cambridge,
CB1 2EU
United Kingdom
Tel: (+44) 01223 553311
Fax: (+44) 01223 460278
e-mail: uodle.vqd@ucles.org.uk
(Finance, Certification, Candidate materials)
ox.awards@ucles.org.uk
(All other enquiries about UODLE qualifications)