About us

ECCTIS Ltd has three main sections:

UK NARIC - UK National Academic Recognition Information Centre
UK NEC - National Europass Centre for the UK
UK NCP - The National Contact Point for Professional Qualifications in the UK

To find out more about Ecctis please click on the following links:

Overview

ECCTIS Ltd has three main sections:

UK NARIC - UK National Academic Recognition Information Centre
UK NEC - National Europass Centre for the UK
UK NCP – The National Contact Point for Professional Qualifications in the UK

UK NARIC (National Recognition Information Centre)

UK NARIC are the National Agency responsible for providing information, advice and opinion on vocational, academic and professional skills and qualifications from all over the world. As the National Agency, managed on behalf of the UK Government, under contract to the Department Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) , we provides the only official source of information on international education and training systems and wide-ranging international qualifications and skills attained from outside the UK.

UK NARIC is part of the NARIC network. This is an initiative of the European Commission and was created in 1984. The network aims at improving academic recognition of diplomas and periods of study in the Member States of the EU, the EEA countries and the associated countries in Central and Eastern Europe and Cyprus. It is also the UK National Agency in a wider network of the European Network of Information Centres (ENICs).

The contract to deliver the management of the UK NARIC on behalf of the DIUS includes:

  • The continuing provision of an advisory and information service on overseas qualifications
  • The development of electronic publishing services
  • The promotion of British qualifications abroad
  • The provision of an information and advisory service on the comparability of UK and international qualifications to individuals with international qualifications and organisations which advise or receive such individuals

The core NARIC service is provided through its two key components; an Information and Advice Service to individuals and Membership Services.

UK NEC (National Europass Centre)

The UK National Europass Centre (NEC) is the National Agency responsible for promoting Europass within the UK to individuals, Awarding Bodies, employers, education institutions and other stakeholders. The agency is jointly funded by the European Commission and the UK Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and sits within a network of 31 other Europass Centres within the EU / EEA.

The NEC is responsible for the coordination, management and promotion of all UK activities related to Europass and its documents.

UK NCP – The National Contact Point for Professional Qualifications in the UK

The National Contact Point for Professional Qualifications in the UK (UK NCP) is the UK Contact Point for recognition of Professional Qualifications.

The UK NCP will be able to help guide you through the process of obtaining recognition of your professional qualifications. The UK NCP does this by providing you with the contact details of the appropriate Competent Authority in the UK and in Europe, as well as providing clarity on the regulations surrounding your profession in the UK.

Company History

1989
ECCTIS Limited was formed when it successfully competed in a closed ndering exercise for the ECCTIS contract.

1990 - 1994
From 1990, ECCTIS Limited held a funded contract with the then Secretary of State for Education and Science. Prior to 1990 the Open University had held the ECCTIS contract which was 100% funded by the Government.

The remit for ECCTIS Ltd for 1990-1994 was to establish ECCTIS Ltd as a self-funding service, to progress its quality and develop its use by all who could potentially benefit. In 1990 ECCTIS Ltd was 70% funded by Government, by the end of 1994 ECCTIS was operating as a full self-funding service, serving over 750,000 students at 4,300 CD-ROM access points.

Early 1994
The then Department for Education recognised the progress of ECCTIS Ltd by awarding a 10 year unfunded contract for the continuing management of ECCTIS Ltd.

Late 1995
A total of 4,800 access points were achieved and ECCTIS Ltd paid its first royalty to the Government from subscription revenue.

April 1997
ECCTIS Ltd took over the management of the UK NARIC operated under the contract to the Department for Education and Skills (DfES).

April 2000
The DfES re-awarded in the management of the UK NARIC contract to ECCTIS Ltd for a further 6 years.

April 2001
ECCTIS Ltd was awarded the management of the National Reference Point for Vocational Qualifications (UK NRP) operated under the contract to the Department for Education and Skills (DfES).

Early 2004
ECCTIS Ltd was awarded the management of the National Europass Centre for the UK (UK NEC) for coordination, management and promotion of all UK activities related to Europass and its documents.

2007
Department for Education and Skills re-awarded in the management of the UK NARIC contract to ECCTIS Ltd for a further 6 years.

January 2008
Department for Education and Skills and Department of Work and Pensions re-award ECCTIS Ltd the contract to manage and run the UK’s National Europass Centre until 2013.

December 2008
ECCTIS Ltd awarded contract to management the The National Contact Point for Professional Qualifications in the UK (UK NCP) operating under contract to the Department of Innovation Universities and Skills (DIUS).

Annual Report

The latest annual report will be published here when it is available.

Corporate Objectives

The latest Corporate Objectives will be published here when available.