Get approved
To offer our qualifications, you’ll need to become an approved centre. If you’re already approved, skip over this section.
1 Get in touch
Let us know that you’d like to teach AQA qualifications by emailing centreapproval@aqa.org.uk. If you’re already with another exam board, please include your National Centre Number (NCN) in your initial email.
Once we’ve received your email, we’ll send you everything you need to apply for approval.
2 Check compliance
Please check that you comply with the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) regulations for approved centres and JCQ instructions for conducting exams.
Questions about compliance? Email us your questions at centreapproval@aqa.org.uk or, if you’re an exams officer, at eos@aqa.org.uk, or call 0800 197 7162 or +44 161 696 5995 (outside the UK) and we’ll talk you through it.
3 Apply for approval
Complete your forms and submit them to us using the guidance provided.
As the process can take a bit of time to complete, contact us before teaching the course (NB: you won’t be able to enter students for exams until your centre is approved).
Learn more about becoming a centre or find out more about the services and support we provide for exams officers.
Useful links
Below are some links to websites you might find useful – either as general sources of information and support, or for support and guidance specific to business.
Hachette Learning – AQA’s approved publisher for AS and A-level Business and GCSE Business
The Economics and Business Educators Association (EBEA) – The Subject Association for Teachers of Business, Economics and Enterprise