Accreditation

IOPD is accredited by the British Accreditation Council (BAC). To qualify for this IOPD was required to meet rigorous standards across a broad range of inspection areas including:

  • Management, staffing and administration
  • Teaching, learning and assessment
  • Participant welfare
  • Premise and facilities

To read the full inspection report, visit the Directory and Inspection Reports section of the BAC website – https://www.the-bac.org

Quality you can trust

The BAC has been providing quality assurance for independent further and higher education in the UK for more than 35 years. Today students and governments all over the world recognise the BAC name as one the clearest indications of educational quality in the private sector. A full member of the European Association for Quality Assurance (ENQA) and the International Network for Quality Assurance (INQAAHE) the BAC currently accredits more than 230 leading institutions in 19 countries.

If you come from outside the EEA, applying to an accredited institution is a mandatory requirement for a successful short-term study visa application. Click here to download IOPD’s accreditation certificate.