BBS is keen on empowering students with the knowledge it provides them through different programs. BBS is an accredited organization as it provides high quality education to international students and maintains partnerships with many international educational authorities.
BBS partners include Qualifi and OTHM, both of which are recognized awarding bodies based in the UK and are assured quality in the professional certificates they provide. Through these partnerships with some of the top higher education organizations we are able to streamline our programs and provide all the necessary requirements for degree recognition, career employability services and in class presentation of information. Our leading programs are supported by experts from organizations such as Qualifi and OTHM which have accumulated years of experience in shaping the entrepreneurship of young students and engraving the business skills of students and employees looking to take their skillset to the next level.
From offering certificates in Operations Management to Business Law to Oil and Gas, our ranging strategy in strong collaboration with our partners Qualifi and OTHM is to tackle very specific problems in the business world and the international economic environment in order to provide more proficiency in technical skills. This is part of our efforts to increase the employability of our students or employees as the business environment expands more and the labor market sets forth new positions that address the continuing growth in demand of new products.
Barton Business School’s qualifications are delivered in partnership with UK-based awarding and regulatory organisations, giving our diplomas recognised standing in the UK and internationally. Below is an overview of each body we work with.
Qualifi is a UK awarding organisation regulated by Ofqual (the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation). Qualifi designs and awards vocational and professional qualifications from Level 3 through Level 8 across Business, Management, Leadership and Entrepreneurship, combining UK academic standards with content relevant to today’s global business environment. Choosing a Qualifi qualification means studying a programme regulated by Ofqual and recognised by universities and employers worldwide.
OTHM is an Ofqual-regulated UK awarding organisation offering industry-focused qualifications across Business, Leadership, Health & Social Care, IT, Finance and Logistics. OTHM qualifications are globally recognised and are specifically designed to support progression — many OTHM diploma holders go on to enter degree or Master’s top-up programmes at partner universities, making OTHM a key part of Barton’s postgraduate and specialist qualification offering.
EduQual is a regulated UK awarding body, approved by Qualifications Scotland Accreditation (formerly SQA-Accreditation), one of the UK’s national qualifications regulators. EduQual qualifications are credit-rated for the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF), which is mapped to other recognised frameworks including the Ofqual Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) and the European Qualifications Framework (EQF). This gives EduQual-awarded qualifications clear, transparent recognition across the UK and internationally, and they are accepted by universities and professional membership bodies.
The OSSD is the official secondary school diploma of the Canadian province of Ontario, issued under the authority of the Ontario Ministry of Education. It is internationally recognised as a rigorous, credit-based high-school qualification and is accepted for university and college entry requirements in Canada, the UK, the US, Australia and beyond.