ABC Awards was formally established in 1998 and was one of the first vocational awarding bodies to be approved by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) for inclusion in the National Qualifications Framework. It brings together the previously independent examinations, assessment and accreditation services of AOSEC (Reading), CENTRA (Chorley), EMFEC (Nottingham) and Learning South West ( Taunton).

ABC Awards now offers some 270 qualifications on the National Qualifications Framework and a range of customised provision courses throughout the UK. These qualifications are recognised and approved by the Secretary of State for Education and Employment under Sections 96 and 97 of the Learning and Skills Act of 2000 for the purposes of public funding by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC).

To offer a coherent portfolio of vocationally related qualifications refecting the national and regional skills needs of 14-19 and 19+ learners with customer support of the highest quality within a culture of continuous improvement.

• A Board of Directors consisting of the Chief Executives of the four participant organisations and two independent members
• An Executive Management Team comprising Executive Director, Director of Business Development, Director of Operations and Finance Manager
• A Business Development directorate comprising Qualifications Development, Marketing and Business Development
• An operations directorate comprising Quality, System Development & Administration - (office managers & qualification administrators based at all 4 offices)