iTEC – FAQs

Complete and submit the Expression of Interest form on the Become a Centre page of this website. Once we have completed a few checks, you will be contacted by a Business Development Manager to discuss your plans. Following successful discussions, you will be invited to complete and submit a full application form, available from your Business Development Manager.

Following receipt of a full application form, and payment of the approval fee, arrangements for an approval visit can be made. As this process is determined by both centre and iTEC availability the timing for approval can vary dependent on individual centre circumstances.

Please complete the Application for Qualification Approval Form which you will find in the ‘Document Library’ after logging in to the iTEC system.

If you have any questions please email approval@itecworld.co.uk

You can perform a thorough mapping of the completed qualification against the learning outcomes of the units that you are requiring iTEC to RPL and forward this with the registration/enrolment form. You can enclose the certificate or diploma for the completed qualification if the units are the same as the units of the iTEC qualification.

The general rule is that RPL will most likely be accepted for any equivalent unit’s accredited at the same level on a qualifications framework containing similar learning outcomes. Certifications will not be accepted where they have been issued by training providers, Associations or manufacturer’s where there is no Government accreditation or external quality assurance involved. However, you may be able to exempt your learners from re-studying some of the learning outcomes once you have established the level and depth of any previous learning that has taken place, and allow them to only take the exams at the end.

Please remind your learners that where RPL is granted a pass mark of 60% is entered onto the iTEC system (as iTEC did not undertake the previous assessment) and may affect the overall aggregate mark.

• 3 years’ experience in the therapy you want to teach.
• An iTEC qualification in the therapy you want to teach or an approved equivalent qualification
• In order to teach in further or adult education in the UK, you will need to obtain a nationally recognised teaching qualification.

To book your theory and practical exams, log in to the Centre admin system. If you would like to request a login for this system please email approval@itecworld.co.uk (please note that requests for logins must come from registered centre staff and access is dependent on the job role of the person requesting the login).

You need to offer three alternative dates for your practical exam and provide the dates for your theory exam. For Internally assessed qualifications you will need to complete the Candidate Registration Form.

Centres can book examinations up to one year in advance and must send their booking request to us no later than 12 weeks before the first examination date. Click here for further information on available dates.

Pre-certification:

• If the error is on registration and is a clear typo (Davis to Davies) email registration@vtct.org.uk confirming the details
• If the error is on registration and is a profound name change (David to Steven) email registration@vtct.org.uk confirming the details, and include a photocopy of the accompanying documentation, e.g. Passport / Driving Licence

Post-certification:

If a name error was made upon registration you will need to return the certificate and unit transcript to us by recorded delivery along with a letter of explanation and accompanying documentation, e.g. Passport / Driving Licence.

Our postal address:

Aspire House

10 Annealing Close

Eastleigh

Hampshire

SO50 9PX

Note: fees apply, please refer to the Service fees document

iTEC are unable to provide phone numbers for our Examiners. If you would like an Examiners iTEC email address please email a request to exams@itecworld.co.uk

Please email exams@itecworld.co.uk or call +44 (0) 23 8068 4503 making sure that you provide the booking reference.

Notify iTEC immediately by completing an assessment enquiry form. iTEC will give instructions for the steps to take. 

Please view and follow our complaints process

You can find your lifetime registration number on any certificate that you have been awarded. If you do not know your number then you can contact customer support who will be happy to supply you with your registration number. The number is useful for requesting a replacement or e-certificate, or to ensure accurate registration should you change centres.

You will need to locate an iTEC approved centre (college, school, training provider). To Find your local iTEC registered centre use our centre finder.

Fees are set by the centre (college, school, training provider) that you attend. Please contact the centre that you would like to attend. You can locate your local centre using our centre finder tool.

Exam dates and locations are set by your centre (college, school, training provider) and only they are able to advise you about exam dates and locations.

Once you have completed all the specified assessments for the qualification and your lecturer has awarded a pass mark for all the evidence you have submitted, you will have a final external practical exam carried out by the iTEC examiner.

No. All result enquiries need to be directed to your centre (college, school, training provider).

Please contact your centre (college, school, training provider) who should be able to arrange a re-sit for you.

You will need to contact another iTEC Registered centre to find out if they have exams and that they are happy for you to attend. You will also need permission from your current centre to allow you to transfer to another centre.

Students can only appeal their grade if the centre (college, school, training provider) are in support of the appeal. If the college are in agreement to support the appeal they must read the iTEC Appeals Procedure found here and send all documentation to iTEC. If the centre do not support the appeal the student must re-sit the exam.

You will need to provide iTEC with the following:

• Your original certificate(s) and unit transcript(s)**
• A signed covering letter explaining why you are requesting the change of name
  • the letter must include a return address
  • the letter must include a contact number so that we can call you to take payment (there is a £37.50 fee per certificate for this service). If you have an email address please also include this so that you can be contacted should we be unable contact you by phone.
  • ** If you have lost the original certificate(s) please indicate this within the covering letter

A certified copy of your identification (do not send originals):

• Passport
• Birth certificate
• Driving licence

A certified copy of the legal documentation confirming the name change (do not send originals):

• Marriage / civil partnership certificate
• Decree absolute
• Change of name deed or deed poll
• Public announcement
• Police report (change of name due to personal safety)

How do I get a copy of a document certified?

The above documentation must be posted to us, recorded delivery recommended. Once received iTEC will make contact with you to take payment.

Where the above criteria has not been fully met, iTEC retain the right to refuse requests for name changes.

To request a replacement certificate/diploma, visit the Replacement Certificates page here. Replacement diploma requests are issued within 20 working days from receipt of request.

All replacement certificates will be annotated “Replacement” as agreed with the regulatory authorities. We cannot enter into any correspondence regarding awards which do not appear on our records.

If you have achieved a Certificate at levels 2-4:

iTEC Cert [and then the qualification name]

If you have achieved a Diploma at levels 2-4:

iTEC Dip [and then the qualification name]

iTEC qualifications are awarded by VTCT Skills, a leading awarding organisation with over 60 years’ experience of awarding qualifications both within the UK and Internationally. VTCT Skills is officially recognised by Ofqual – Recognition Number: RN5198. Ofqual are the UK Office reporting directly to the UK Parliament for qualifications and regulation.

Each VTCT Skills (ITEC) qualification bears a QAN number, which provides assurance of validity and authenticity and that it is on the RQF – Regulated Qualifications Framework. The UK regulatory framework articulates with the EQF – European Qualifications Framework for recognition of qualifications by international employers, governments and professional associations.

The European Union recognition of professional qualifications mapped to the EQF is enshrined in law through the Lisbon Recognition Agreement reference Article 13 Directive 2005/36/EC.

All iTEC branded qualifications are Externally Quality Assured/Examined by us and meet with our assessment strategy, which is audited and regulated by Ofqual.

All our qualifications found on our website, bear the QAN number and provide detail of the learning hours and assessment requirements.

It is strongly recommended that you contact the Embassy or High Commission of your intended destination country, as they will be able to advise you about the transferability of qualifications and any other evidence which may be needed to work and to gain insurance.

• About Ofqual 
• Check Awarding Body Recognition 
• Ofqual Register 

Notify iTEC immediately by completing an assessment enquiry form. iTEC will give instructions for the steps to take. 

You can access the iTEC Complaints Procedure. Students must first take up any complaint with their centre (college, school, training provider) and provide the centre with the opportunity to resolve it. If the centre’s response is unsatisfactory you will need to complete the Complaints submission form which is located within the Complaints Procedure.