Recreational Learning Courses

Turn your learners’ passions into a reality with our Recreational Learning Courses (RLCs). Focused on hobbies and crafts, this form of endorsement allows your learners to pick up skills in just about anything. Whether it’s mastering landscape painting or nailing the perfect cheese and wine pairing, we’ve got you covered!

What are endorsed courses?

Endorsed courses are alternatives to regulated qualifications. They’re developed by centres, rather than TQUK, and aren’t reviewed against Ofqual criteria or placed on the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF). But every centre that delivers one goes through our rigorous External Quality Assurance checks, meaning they provide the same high levels of learning we expect from all our recognised centres.

How are regulated and endorsed different?

Regulated
Endorsed

Developed by TQUK to meet national standards or skills gaps

Developed by centres or employers to address specific local skills gaps

Certificate issued by TQUK upon successful completion

Centre subject to annual EQA activity

Appears on the RQF

Why choose RLCs?

Our RLCs are for the creative types, the keen knowledge hunters and all-round learning lovers who want to enhance hobby skills at their own pace.

This form of endorsement lets your learners have fun whilst soaking up new-found knowledge, with a recommended tiered approach (beginner, intermediate and advanced) to guide their progress.

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What subject areas do they cover?

There’s plenty of choice when it comes to our recreational learning programmes. Covering a wide range of sectors, we can endorse courses in subject areas such as:

Music

DIY

Sports and fitness

Baking

Crocheting

Beekeeping

Courses for everyone

Our three forms of course endorsement are unique in their own ways, delivering specialist training, professional development and recreational enrichment.

Assessment

Hours/Duration


Units


Learning Outcomes


Assessment Criteria

Delivery

Certified Learning Courses (CLCs)

Formative, Summative, Holistic

At least 21 hours. Must take no more than two years to complete.

At least two

At least three per unit

At least three per learning outcome

Online, In-class, Blended

Professional Development Learning Courses (PDLCs)

Demonstration of skills
Summative assessment


No maximum hours. Must take no more than a year to complete.

At least one

At least three per unit

No assessment criteria required

Workplace, Blended

Recreational Learning Courses (RLCs)

Informal formative assessment (the creation of something)

Maximum of 150 hours. Must take no more than a year to complete.

1–5 units

At least three per unit

At least three per learning outcome


Online, In-class, Blended

Advertising and Titling

As a regulated awarding organisation, TQUK is subject to the Conditions of Recognition as set out by Ofqual. These Conditions don’t just extend to us; all our centres must adhere to them as well. When titling and advertising an endorsed course, centres must follow the advertising regulations and the titling regulations.

Get to know the ins and outs

Want to know more about our endorsed offering? Fancy unlocking a world of possibility? We’ve got everything you need in our handy endorsed brochure.

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