International Curriculum and Assessment Agency Ltd. (ICAA Ltd.)
Registered office: 58-60 Berners Street, London W1T 3JS. Registration No. 2565585, VAT Reg No. 5666 506 14

The ICAA Group offers through its companies and their activities comprehensive educational services in the UK and overseas.  Established in 1989 it currently employs a core staff team managing and co-ordinating the work of a large number of part time specialist consultants; covering all aspects of educational needs from learning and assessment design, staff development and training, to certification, support, quality assurance and inspection.

ICAA Examinations Ltd. (ICAAE Ltd)
Registration No. 3899670, VAT Reg No. 793 0760 11

ICAAE Ltd is responsible for all aspects of assessment and certification.

ICAAE in association with Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) offer GCSE specifications in ICT, D&T, BS and BCS and Applied ICT and Applied Business.

ICAAE, as an awarding body, offer the nationally recognised qualification, ICAAE Certificate of Competence in ICT, which is at Level One of the National Qualifications Framework.

ICAAE has devised a flexible course which provides a route for all students to develop their ICT skills and which can be used to support the QCA schemes of work. The course is easily accessible and allows for individual and group work. It is less burdensome than a GCSE, and its format makes it suitable for all students at Key Stages 3 and 4 - particularly those for whom GCSE may be too difficult or not appropriate. Able pupils at Key Stage 2 may also follow the scheme, and adults too!

In December of 2005 ICAAE was granted QCA approval to pilot a series of Level One and Level Two vocational qualifications that use ICT to enhance teaching and learning across the curriculum. These qualifications can be delivered through single or cross-curricular materials.

Level 1 and Level 2 Qualifications:

• Communication and Presentation
• Handling Data and Information

Level 2 Qualifications only:

• Systems and Control
• Communications Technology

ICAAE have recently developed a Business Chinese qualification at VRQ Entry and Level 1 to fully support Chinese. This was developed in conjunction with the faculty of The University of Hong Kong and launched in June 2006. These specifications are vocational qualifications for non-native Chinese language students; it is aimed at people who will be working or interacting with Chinese clients, colleagues or businesses. The aim of the qualification is to enhance the competitiveness of companies by promoting the social inclusion of employees through the recognition and understanding of Chinese culture and language. These qualifications focus upon commercial opportunities as a motivating factor in learning Chinese.

The Information and Communications Technology Training Group Ltd. (ICTTG Ltd.)
Registration No. 3688501, VAT Reg No. 730 3632 65

This group deals with all aspects of staff development, training and support.

ICTTG was a national training provider for the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) New Opportunities Fund (NOF) Teacher Training Initiative.  This major programme of ICT development consisted of training packages, which included all subject specialisms at all key stages. It provided flexible whole school implementation in a variety of formats eg face-to-face, video, on-line, CD Rom and paper-based.

As part of this training ICTTG trained in excess of 34,000 teachers.

Bespoke Training
A Professional Development and Consultancy Unit has been successfully established providing a range of professional development opportunities for educationalists at all levels, including school leaders.

ICTTG is part of the delivery team for the Strategic Leadership of ICT (SLICT) programme, a programme designed for head teachers. SLICT focuses on the strategic role of head teachers in leading and developing ICT with an aim to improving the overall quality of management in schools.

ICTTG can deliver a service, tailoring courses to meet the specific needs of a group of staff or whole school. This could provide you with a cost effective and easy way to solve your training needs.

International Curriculum & Assessment Agency Property Ltd. (ICAAP Ltd.)
Registration No. 2565585

This company is a wholly owned subsidiary of the ICAA parent company. It has developed a number of property assets providing an income to the group.

The development of this company in 1994 reflected the interest in and need for sound quality assurance processes.

Chapel House Inspection Unit (CHIU)
CHIU has broadened its Quality Assurance activities in line with ever expanding ICAA activities and new government guidelines.

Overseas work of the ICAA Group
The ICAA has fostered many links overseas.

Developing and broadening connections overseas is a vital part of the group’s activities. It allows ICAA to view and experience good practice in other institutions and to enhance and develop that good practice through its own work.

Overseas links currently include Malaysia, where a major ICT Training Program is underway training 100,000 teachers, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, Germany, Cyprus, France, Spain, Singapore, South Africa and Western Australia.