How to register

Which providers must register with the OfS?

Latest on applying to register

From 16 December 2020, the Office for Students is open to new registration applications:

All applications must be submitted via the registration application portal. In order to access the portal, applicants will require an access key.
If you do not already have an access key, please send an email to [email protected] to ask for an access key request form. We will then send you a short form to complete and return to us, following which an access key will be generated and sent to you.
The OfS is in the process of contacting recent enquirers to provide them with the access key request form: if you have requested one from us we will respond shortly.

Read the current guidance on applying to register

A provider that does not wish to access any of the benefits may choose to apply to register, or not.

If a provider registers its own students and receives payment directly from students, or directly from the student support system on behalf of its students, it must register in its own right if it wishes to access the benefits.

This requirement for a provider to register in its own right is unaffected by whether or not:

The provider has its own awarding powers.
The provider’s courses are validated by another provider or awarding body.
The provider validates another provider’s courses.
The provider delivers subcontracted courses (where the subcontracting lead provider is receiving payment from, or on behalf of, students), if it also delivers its own or validated courses directly to its own students.
The provider is delivering some of its own courses through a subcontractual agreement with another delivery partner.

See conditions of registration

Published 17 November 2020
Last updated 16 December 2020 + show all updates

16 December 2020: Update to the latest information about applying to register with the OfS.

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