We are Gateway Qualifications

We’re a not-for-profit Awarding Organisation offering qualifications, End-point Assessments Access to HE Diplomas, ESOL, Digital Skills and more…

New NHS careers hub: Inspire the next generation of NHS professionals

Support your learners with engaging resources that showcase real NHS career pathways.

Preparing Centres for EQA sampling – On demand

Catch up with our latest webinar with the Quality Team and a Lead EQA as they explore all aspects of sampling to avoid potential delays in processing your learner's certificates.

Navigating our EPA Standards: Content Creator and Multi-Channel Marketer

Catch up and learn about more about the Content Creator and Multi-Channel Marketer EPA standards

Top Takeaways from the AELP National Conference 2025

From inspirational learners to industrial strategies, a round up of our top takeaways from the AELP National Conference 2025.

Essential Digital Skills Qualifications – Training and support webinars for approved EDSQ Centres

Everything you need to know about our approach to EDSQ.

Adversity to achievement for award-winning Access to HE learner

"Access to HE has changed the course of my life for the better."

Phone Line Provider Change

Phone service provider change on 1st July.

Supporting Ofqual’s Action Plan to prevent qualification fraud

Committed to safeguarding the credibility of the UK’s qualification system.

Policy update

Familiarise yourself with our Policies in regards to updates we have made.

Winner of The Gateway Qualifications Access to HE Tutor of the Year Awards 2025

A tutor whose energy, care, and teaching excellence make the classroom a place where students feel empowered to succeed.

At Gateway Qualifications our focus is on creating the highest level of in-demand qualifications which are accessible to everyone enabling all learners to thrive.

You know your learners best. At Gateway Qualifications, we don’t impose fixed learning approaches. We believe our role is to enable our Centres to provide learning experiences that are flexible, empower their learners, fit into their lives, and enable each and every one to thrive.

Around 400 qualifications offered

Flexible units & assessments

Easy to contact customer service teams

Recognised by Ofqual and the QAA

Some of our most popular qualifications

Access to HE

End-point Assessment

ESOL

Essential Digital Skills

Digital Functional Skills

Pathways to apprenticeships, employment and beyond

T Level Transition

FE Colleges

Training Providers

Adult and Community Learning

Prison Education Providers

Employers

The flexibility and adaptability of our qualifications make them ideal for a wide range of organisations that deliver post-16 education.

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We’re here to help you get the best from our qualifications and achieve the best for your learners.

SUPPORT

Access to HE

Guidance for completing admin tasks for Centres delivering Access to HE Diplomas.

Copies of all our published policies and procedures

End-point Assessment standard-specific support packs

SUPPORT

Diagnostic tools

Simple initial assessment tools for use with learners considering Essential Digital Skills qualifications (EDSQ) and Digital Functional Skills (DFSQ).

Qualifications being withdrawn

Units being withdrawn

SUPPORT

Funding

Key information about public funding available for our qualifications

SUPPORT

End-point Assessment

Access to our standard-specific EPA Support Packs

Registering Learners and Making Unit Selections

Claiming Results and Obtaining Certificates

Quality Assurance help & guidance

Quality Assurance – Processes and Procedures

View our Centre Handbook

More QA help & guidance

Resources to Support Delivery

Sample Assessments

How to find support materials

More resources to support delivery

Upcoming webinar

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Quick Start to EDSQ

July 17

11:30 am - 12:00 pm

EQAs

Your EQA's contact details are listed in Prism. Look for the AO Contact on the Qualification tab.

Teaching Resources

Teaching and learning resources can be found in Prism on the Documents tab of relevant qualifications.

If you need additional assistance, or would like to discuss how we can support you to deliver our qualifications please get in touch.

Webinars & events

Helping you keep up to date with new developments and best practice

Webinar

Quick Start to EDSQ

17th July, 11:30 am

The Quality team will host a 30-minute onboarding webinar to help and support approved EDSQ Centres to get started.

Webinar

Delivering and Assessing EDSQ

23rd July, 11:00 am

This webinar is available exclusively to our approved EDSQ Centres only, and will be introducing resources and standardising marking at both levels.

Webinar

Assessment & Internal Quality Assurance of Digital Functional Skills (Entry Level 3)

24th July, 10:00 am

This webinar is available exclusively to our approved DFSQ Centres, where the Quality Team will be introducing Surpass and focusing on standardising marking at Entry Level 3 only.

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Supporting Providers, Changing Futures

It’s the experiences of our learners and apprentices that motivates us all at Gateway Qualifications.

We believe that offering accessible qualifications and assessments to everyone, whatever their ability, changes futures.

Flexible approaches, that fit into people’s lives, meet them where they are and inspire personal progress mean everyone can thrive.

Our expert teams have been supporting providers and changing futures for more than 30 years.

Success stories

Reclaim your future with Access to HE

Sheree’s journey through unimaginable personal challenges to academic success is a powerful testament to resilience, purpose, and the life-changing impact of Access to HE.

From learning English to loving data

First ESOL then EDSQ and Data Analysis – the digital journey of a learner at New City College.

Tailored to students' additional needs

Erin faced significant barriers in traditional learning environments until a shift to flexible, project-based learning better aligned with her learning style and physical capabilities.

Fighting cybercrime with qualifications

How cybersecurity qualifications help learners to understand online risks and to be cybersafe for study, work, and beyond.

Holland & Barrett have found Gateway Qualifications to be a very supportive partner. Several members of the team have worked with us to develop our content and delivery into accredited qualifications that both increase the knowledge of our colleagues and support the requirements of our business.

Gerald Pearce

Director of Training and Development for Holland & Barrett Group

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We are Gateway Qualifications

At Gateway Qualifications our focus is on creating the highest level of in-demand qualifications which are accessible to everyone enabling all learners to thrive.

Around 400 qualifications offered

Flexible units & assessments

Easy to contact customer service teams

Recognised by Ofqual and the QAA

Some of our most popular qualifications

Our qualifications are delivered by

Talk to us today about your requirements.

Common admin tasks help & guidance

Quality Assurance help & guidance

Resources to Support Delivery

Upcoming webinar

EQAs

Teaching Resources

If you need additional assistance, or would like to discuss how we can support you to deliver our qualifications please get in touch.

Webinars & events

Supporting Providers, Changing Futures

Success stories

Reclaim your future with Access to HE

From learning English to loving data

Tailored to students' additional needs

Fighting cybercrime with qualifications

Talk to us today about your requirements