Ascentis
AVA Licensing
1990: Licence first granted
2013: Licence last 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
August 2022: AVA monitoring activity undertaken; 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: 47
Total number of Access to HE courses available: 253
Total number of Access to HE courses running: 219
Total number of registered students on courses during the 2022-23 year: 9,462
Total Access to HE certifications in 2022-23: 3,833
History
Ascentis was previously known as Open College of the North West. Completed a merger by acquisition with AptEd on 5 November 2015. Ascentis also holds student records for Southern Area Access Validating Agency (SAAVA).
Contact details
Ascentis House
Lancaster Business Park
3 Mannin Way
Lancaster
LA1 3SW
Telephone: 01524 845046
UKPRN: 10026027