If you wish to become a registered international centre for Edexcel examinations, you will need to complete the International Academic Centre Approval form (below) and return it to your Regional Office or Regional Development Manager. Please ensure that you have read the 'Guide to becoming an Edexcel international centre for academic qualifications' (below) first.

In order to satisfy our criteria for the conduct of examinations in appropriate surroundings, a member of Edexcel staff - or a nominated representative from another organisation (the British Council or an examination authority, for example) - will make an inspection of your centre.

When your application has been approved, your centre will be classified as either a Teaching Institute (TI) or Private Centre (PC).

If at any time you wish to alter the portfolio of qualifications offered at your centre, please contact your Regional Development Manager or Regional Office to discuss your options before making any changes.

Which qualifications can a Teaching Institute offer?

Teaching Institutes can offer GCSE, International GCSE, Advanced Subsidiary and Advanced GCE examinations with coursework specifications.

These specifications are available to centres with appropriately qualified staff who are experienced in the delivery of UK specifications and coursework elements.

For Advanced Subsidiary and Advanced GCE examinations, some papers (Biology, for example) provide a written alternative to the teacher-assessed coursework, but otherwise the specifications are the same as those in the UK. Most of these specifications have a modular format enabling candidates to take individual modules over a period of time rather than taking all examinations in the traditional end-of-course fashion.

Which qualifications can a Private Centre offer?

This category of centre may best suit overseas schools who are not yet ready to deal with the coursework element in some of the qualifications. International GCSE qualifications (with the exception of ICT) can be taken on a purely examination basis and are recognised by UK universities and higher education institutions in exactly the same way.

Private Centres are always linked to an overseas authority (for example, a British Council).