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QAI is UK's private international awarding body that offers qualifications, assessments and certifications with a focus on success in the 4th Industrial Age.
Our programmes are available globally through a network of ‘Approved Centres’.
We are the leaders in credentialing of learning in a modular manner using the ‘Academic Badging’ method. In addition, we also specialise in the areas of recognition of prior and independent learning using a blended assessment system.
QAI works with schools, colleges, universities, industry and government to provide high quality, flexible solutions that are relevant, fit-for-purpose and that map to global standards.
We also offer consulting services.
Select academic qualifications of QAI, UK are externally moderated by Cardiff Metropolitan University, Wales, UK (Cardiff Met). This arrangement allows students to top-up their QAI, UK qualifications and gain a Degree from Cardiff Met.
The top-up options include:
The 4th Industrial Revolution is already here. It will be the biggest and most disruptive of all Industrial Revolutions and will profoundly affect us all. It will fundamentally alter the way we live, work and relate to one another.
QAI is one of the pioneer institutions that is working in area of Future Readiness and helping Schools, Teachers, Parents and Students be aware of this change and take their first steps to Future Readiness.
QAI has come out with a report ‘Future Readiness – Megatrends…and the way forward’, a simple but informative report that also provides some practical and simple tips on taking the first steps towards future readiness. The QAI Future Readiness Initiative also includes a self-assessing survey for Schools, Teachers, Parents and Students that will provide them with their ‘Future Readiness Index’ (FRI Level).
QAI works with schools to undertake a pre-planned and customised Future Readiness and Improvement Plan to help schools succeed and prepare ‘Future Ready Students’.
Our Vision is ‘to help turn challenges into opportunities with acquisition and certification of knowledge skills’.
Our Mission is ‘to provide pathways to future readiness and prosperity in the 4th Industrial Age through assessment and credentialing of learning’.
In accordance with our mission and vision, QAI offers a range of qualifications, certification and consulting services.
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Qualifications and Assessments International (QAI) is UK's private international awarding body created with a mission to provide pathways to future readiness and prosperity in the 4th Industrial Age through assessment and credentialing of learning; and a vision to help turn challenges into opportunities with acquisition and certification of knowledge skills.
QAI offers:
QAI works with schools, colleges, universities, industry and government to provide high quality, flexible solutions that are relevant, fit-for-purpose and that map to global standards.
QAI develops and provides updated, Future Readiness Indices and Frameworks to fulfil its mission. It also offers a range of consulting, support services and comprehensive improvement programmes to assist individuals and educational institutions become leaders in the 21st century.
QAI is the leader in credentialing of learning including certifying prior learning and independent learning with assessments and academic badges.
QAI qualifications and assessments are developed in consultation with specialists from various sectors, employers and other user groups. All qualifications and assessments are up-to-date as they are reviewed and revised from time to time so that they include current trends and reflect the changing needs of the world. This helps attain the objective of creating professionals for the 21st century.
QAI programmes are available worldwide through a network of ‘QAI Approved Centres’. QAI is a modern and technology driven awarding body that has invested into technology based learning solutions, such as Cloud Campus – a Learning Management System (LMS), QAI online – a Centre Management System including Portfolio management, On-line Examination system – a secure computer / internet based testing platform including online marking facility. It continues to invest in upgrading the platform, with customisation for use on Post-Laptop, mobile and handheld devices.
The GETS trade mark including the GETS Scale of English is owned by QAI, UK.
John Kerr, former CEO of Edexcel Foundation, the largest awarding body in UK, leads QAI. He is trained as a lawyer and has held positions with the London Stock Exchange and Financial Services Authority as an expert in the financial regulation and company authorisation. After leaving Pearson, John was the Operations Director with the large educational charity the Edge Foundation and commissioned 2 City academies and the Edge Hotel School. John is also an advisor and strategy consultant for a number of Government and private education bodies, both internationally and in the UK. He is an acknowledged expert in harnessing the latest technology to deliver global education solutions for the 21st century.
Prof. M. M. Pant is an internationally renowned expert specialising in pedagogy, technology and the development of tools and curricula for 21st century education. He has been known for developing, working models that enhance the pedagogy using latest available technologies. He is especially noted for his efforts in leveraging social media for improving learning and bringing the mobile into the classroom where it has been traditionally banned.
Prof. Pant's current work and interests revolve around the development, delivery and promotion of educational products, processes and services that cater for the needs and interests of future learners, a framework that is named "Learning 221".
His past roles include being the Former Pro-Vice Chancellor, Indira Gandhi National OpenUniversity (IGNOU) and being on the faculty of IIT, Kanpur (the premier engineering institution in India), MLNR Engineering College and Faculty as well as Visiting Professor, University of Western Ontario, Canada.
He has been a visiting scientist at European research centres in Italy, England, Germany and Sweden. Prof. Pant is the founder of the LMP Education Trust, an organisation that promotes new age learning and supports under privileged learners.
Prof. Pant has been associated with many educational organizations as member of committees or working groups, such as the NCTE, NCERT, CBSE, NIOS, NUEPA, CEC, UGC, AICTE, AIMA and several Universities. He has been closely linked with the IIT system, having got his Ph.D from IIT, Roorkee, a faculty member at IIT, Kanpur and a member of the Board of Governors, IIT, Delhi.
Professor Peter A. Jones has enjoyed a varied professional career, in a range of army, industry and higher education appointments. Serving in the Army Catering Corps he retired as Commander of the Army Catering Service in BAOR. His academic career has included Head of Schools in Bournemouth and Thames Valley University’s and as CEO / Principal of the Blue Mountains Hotel Schools in Australia.
He is a published academic and has edited a number of academic and professional journals. He has chaired and been a member of professional and government bodies in both the UK and Australia and is currently Chair of the Qualifications Review Panel of the Institute of Hospitality and a Director of HOSPA, The Hospitality Professionals Association.
He has held a number of external examining appointments across a range of international universities and higher education institutions including in Hong Kong, Switzerland and Australia as well as within the United Kingdom. His most recent educational activities have been in the development of an innovative concept of professional higher education incorporating “learning by doing” in a commercial operational setting and in developing a new framework of professional qualifications for the Institute of Hospitality.
Specialising in hospitality educational developments his recent and current associations include :
In 2007, he was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the Queens Birthday Honours List for his contribution to the hospitality industry.
Prof. Jones is also a director of Wentworth Jones Ltd, an international hospitality management company.
Bari Malik is the founder and Managing Director of Corporate Media Associates Limited an international corporate research and marketing communications consultancy headquartered in London with associate international offices in Europe, Middle East and South East Asia.
Bari Malik is a Fellow of the prestigious Royal Society of Arts United Kingdom, Visiting Professor and Senior Research Fellow at National Center for Maritime Policy Research and Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Enterprise and Business Innovation at the University of Greenwich Business School in London.
An applied physicist by training, he is an award winning professional who has been particularly successful in international business development and works with many public, private and non-governmental sector counterparts around the world, providing analysis, advice and recommendations on formulation of strategy and evaluation for market development & entry strategies in sectors such as Security, Oil & Gas, Pharmaceuticals and Transport & Logistics.
Zita is a creative Hungarian native speaker who is keen on sport and is a bit too enthusiastic when it comes to languages, literature and culture. As a result, she has experienced life in several countries, learnt several languages and collected various degrees, diplomas and certificates in English Language and Literature, Applied Linguistics and TEFL. For almost fifteen years now, Zita has been living and working in the UK.”
As regards her experience in EFL, over the past 22 years, Zita has worked for several reputable schools and institutions, such as International House WO and Cambridge Assessment English, and has held the following roles: EFL tutor, translator and interpreter, teacher- and examiner trainer, university lecturer and examiner, English language examiner and assessor, director of studies, item writer and assessment specialist, academic team leader as well as CELTA trainer and centre manager for Trinity English Language Exams, OET and CELTA. She works as a Qualifications and Assessment Specialist for Qualifications and Assessments International (QAI), UK.
He has the experience and understands the importance of academic excellence and social value of the profit and non-profit sector. With a 30 years of experience in the industry, his responsibilities has taken him from Business Development in an MNC to Internationalization of companies towards partnerships and collaborations. His experience has taught him to build strong relationships with stakeholders in both the commercial and academic sector and now focuses to contribute to the academic enhancement with a “High Tech and High Touch”
In a 38 years career in education, consulting, and training in Organisation Behaviour, Change Management and Human Resource Management, Mr Vijay Thambimuthu has successfully developed undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, for numerous local private colleges. He has served as Course Consultant for the University of Wales programmes since 1994, which involved multiple roles, as Academic Director and Chairman, Board of Examiners, for University of Wales, in collaboration with local private colleges in Malaysia.
Mr Vijay’s achievements include the successful development of in-house training programmes in the current practices of Organisation Behaviour, Change Management and Human Resource Management. His primary training & development involvement includes grooming management trainees for Sunway Group, and other organisations, in the current practices of Human Relations and Human Resource Management.
In addition, in his position as Director of Box Hill Institute for Technical and Further Education Extended Campus, he has designed Business Consultancy, Management and Executive Development programmes for Consultants locally.
Mr Vijay Thambimuthu holds an M.A in Human Resource Management, from the University of Lincoln,UK, and is an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators, Australia and also holds an Associateship in Corporate Governance, Australia.Currently he is a visiting Consultant and a Senior Visiting Lecturer in Malaysia.
Mrs. Payal Mathur, is a professional with a blend of Academics and Management primarily, an English Language professional with Post graduate qualification in Teaching of English, Mrs. Mathur has been associated with the University of Cambridge – ESOL Examinations, UK, University of Bradford, UK and Oxford Brookes University, UK as Examiner for their examinations in the area of English for Academic Purposes.
She has served IDP: IELTS Australia, as the Examiner Support Coordinator (ESC) for Africa, Middle East, South Asia and Europe for the IELTS Test, which is a very coveted academic role in the IELTS fraternity.
With sound knowledge the NQF, QCF and SCQF, she has been trained as an Assessor and Internal Verifier for Edexcel and Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA). In addition she has been providing training and implementation support to new vocational centres as Master Trainer for India, Nepal and Bangladesh. Mrs. Mathur is also associated with Planet EDU and part of their training and academic delivery arm and is on the Strategic Group of Planet EDU.
She is associated with the development and accreditation of new programmes and courses, Master Trainer, Centre Inspector, Academic Quality Assurance professional and External Verifier for QAI.
Sanjay has interest in the critical importance of human-computer interface and the customer/user experience with focus on helping young individuals to develop skills required to be successful in the 4th Industrial Age.
In the last over 3 decades, he has carved out a niche space in transforming delivery of education globally, across School, Higher education and Life-long learning.
He is spearheading innovation in all elements of the educational landscape arising from the paradigm shifts caused by the disruptive impact of emerging technologies with specific focus in the Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR) environments and integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML) and Learning Analytics into the development and deliveries of Assessments and Tests.
He was able to benefit from the changes brought about during the 3rd Industrial Revolution to progress rapidly in an IT enabled world. With specialised skills in Computer based systems analysis, Project design and Implementation, he has been a serial entrepreneur with several start-ups nurtured to successful businesses. He currently leads Planet EDU, a leading Educational Assessments company in India and Qualifications & Assessments International, an international Certificating and Assessing body based out of London, as its promoter and director.
Sanjay has also setup a not-for-profit trust called 'The Future Foundation' to support the ecosystem of the 4th Industrial Revolution of humans and intelligent machines coexisting in a symbiotic relationship, in particular by setting up an innovation and incubation centre for emerging technologies and entrepreneurship.
He spends his time in strategic thinking and planning, Identification of new business opportunities, International networking and collaboration.
Sanjhee Gianchandani is a university position-holder with a Master's degree in English Literature from the prestigious Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi. Before joining QAI, she has had hands-on experience in developing content for competitive exams. Her passion for English language teaching led her to pursue the Cambridge English Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA) which has equipped her to delve deeper into the field of designing language learning content. At QAI, she is working on curriculum development, preparing content for training workshops as well as assessments. Sanjhee is developing her expertise in the areas of Academic Language Proficiency and English needs in the Fourth Industrial Age.
We offer a variety of qualifications mapped to the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF), UK. The QAI qualifications are practical, current and job oriented that are developed with inputs from the industry and are continuously updated.
Our academic qualifications are typically 120 credits and are ‘Externally Moderated’ by Cardiff Metropolitan University, Wales, UK with credit transfer and top-up options. Our academic qualifications are available in the following domain:
Our professional qualifications include Certificate, Diploma and Advanced Diploma programmes that are developed using a module approach. The qualifications are flexible and can be pursued by an individual at their own pace. These qualifications are designed to benefit working professionals and individuals looking to start a career and those who are looking for recognition and credentialing of their knowledge and learning to be successful in the 4th Industrial Age. Our professional qualifications cover the following domains:
QAI offers Certificated Professional Development Programmes for teachers that include short courses (1 to 3 days), workshops and seminars. Professional development programmes cover the following topics/modules:
We work with corporates and institutions to conceptualise, develop and offer customised courses that are mapped to the QCF, UK.
We offer a wide range of assessment products for Students, Teachers and Professionals. We also undertake the study and development of customised assessment to suit the specific needs of a corporate or an institution.
The QAI range of assessments include:
These assessments are suited for school students in grades 3 to 10. The assessment is based on the concept of CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning), BICS (Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills) and CALP (Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency). The assessment battery covers General English, Subject English and Oral Presentation Skills in an academic school environment.
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The GETS Higher is designed for young adults, students and professionals 16 years and above. The assessment covers the key English language skills i.e. Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking in an academic and business environment.
The Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK uses the GETS Higher test results delivered as Cardiff Met – GETS Higher test.
GETS Higher scores are based on the GETS Scale of English and the reports provide an equivalency of the GETS scores to CEFR and IELTS levels.
Visit the GETS website for more details
A research based assessment that focusses on mapping an individual’s potential, attributes, attitudes, knowledge, skills and values that will enhance their readiness to be effective in the workplace. The ERT can be used as a diagnostic tool for demonstrating the proficiency in job related skills and to receive valuable data that will enable the development of a self-improvement plan.
ERT is designed for Job Seekers, Recruiting Organisations and Educational Institutions. The assessment covers the following key skills and domains:
We work with Schools to develop a customised annual programme for Future Readiness that includes Teachers, Students and the Parents, thereby ensuring that the school is a QAI Certified Future Ready School. All stakeholders undertake a self-analysing Future Readiness Index questionnaire. The outcome is then analysed and additional inputs taken from the school basis which a specific and focused programme is developed.
Activities are mapped to the research-based Future Readiness Framework developed by QAI linked to which is the Future Readiness Index. Details and outline can be found in the ‘Future Readiness – Megatrends…and the way forward’ report produced by QAI.
The activities would include focused programmes including:
All activities have a clear Future Readiness focus.
QAI undertakes consulting assignments for Schools, Colleges, Universities, Organisations and Governments. Consulting activities include the following areas: