LASER Learning Awards
AVA Licensing
2007: Licence provisionally granted
2009: Licence confirmed
2015: Licence renewed
2017: Licence continuation confirmed
AVA Monitoring
February 2019: AVA annual monitoring activity completed; AVA licence continuation confirmed
May 2019: AVA annual monitoring activity completed; AVA licence continuation confirmed
September 2020- July 2021: AVA Extraordinary Regulatory Framework monitoring activities completed; AVA licence continuation confirmed
September 2021: AVA annual monitoring activity completed; AVA licence continuation confirmed
February 2022: AVA annual monitoring activity completed; AVA licence continuation confirmed
July 2022: AVA annual monitoring activity completed; AVA licence continuation confirmed
September 2022: AVA annual monitoring activity completed; AVA licence continuation confirmed
February 2023: AVA annual monitoring activity completed; AVA licence continuation confirmed
September 2023: AVA annual monitoring activity completed; AVA licence continuation confirmed
February 2024: AVA annual monitoring activity completed; AVA licence continuation confirmed
Current status
QAA informs each AVA of a risk rating based on our assessment of compliance with the Licensing Agreement and Licensing Criteria. We have decided to remove the risk ratings from our website while we review our licensing arrangements throughout 2024. We do not wish to mislead our stakeholders or the public regarding the meaning of the risk ratings and consider that these could be misinterpreted without understanding each AVA's context.
If you have a query about the regulatory compliance of any AVA, please contact ahe@qaa.ac.uk. If you have an issue or concern about an AVA you would like to raise with us, please view our Concerns Scheme.
Statistics
Total number of providers: 38
Total number of Access to HE courses available: 187
Total number of Access to HE courses running: 124
Total number of registered students on courses during the 2022-23 year: 1,797
Total Access to HE certifications in 2022-23: 1,161
History
LASER Learning Awards was previously known as Open College Network South East Region. Open College Network South East Region was formed through the merger of Open College Network Kent & Medway and Open College Network Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Surrey.
Contact details
Canterbury Innovation Centre
University Road
Canterbury
Kent
CT2 7FG
Telephone: 01227 811827
UKPRN: 10036646