About ASQ

Associated Sports Qualifications (ASQ) is a regulatory approved Awarding Body providing a qualification awarding and endorsement service to Governing Bodies, Lead Bodies  for sport and other sport-related organisations.

We are based on the site of The Belfry Hotel, near Sutton Coldfield, at the home of the Professional Golfers' Association: National Training Academy.

An Independent Limited Liability Partnership, ASQ provides a high quality awarding body service for qualifications and learning programmes

ASQ is regulated by:

  • SQA Accreditation (The Qualification Regulators in Scotland) Ofqual (Office of Qualifications and Exam Regulator for England)
  • CCEA (Northern Ireland Regulators)
  • QW (Qualification Wales)


We are required to maintain compliance via the SQA Accreditation Principles (2021) and the General Conditions of Recognition (QW, CCEA and Ofqual) to ensure high standard qualifications and cost effective quality assurance on behalf of our partners, customers and learners.

ASQ Vision


TO PROVIDE A QUALIFICATION AWARDING AND ENDORSEMENT SERVICE TO GOVERNING BODIES, LEAD BODIES' OF SPORT THAT HAVE AND SPORT ORGANISATIONS THAT HAVE:

  • A strong desire to influence the content and quality of qualifications and learning programmes within their own sport to ensure that they are fit for purpose.
  • A desire and capability to provide the necessary expertise to facilitate the development, implementation and ongoing monitoring of their programmes.
  •  willingness to underwrite the financial implications of their actions and forecasted uptake of the qualifications and learning programmes.
  • The capacity to deliver and assess the qualifications to the required ASQ and regulatory standards

Values

Our values guide the way in which we do business, make decisions, work together and support our customers and learners.

Trust: We believe in the abilities of all employees and build trust through responsible actions and honest relationships.

Support: We provide attentive and personable support to colleagues and clients, tackling challenges together and enabling learner success.

Collaboration: We actively collaborate with partners to grow, learn and ensure we always have the right people and skills to develop our programmes.

Value: We value our colleagues and partners and the experiences they bring to our business and deliver value to our partners through quality service and sensitive pricing.