An international accreditation body specializing in international accreditation and the quality control of academic, professional, and technical training. It provides international professional accreditation and membership for training institutions, trainers, training packages, and examinations. The body issues and accredits certificates for participants in courses and training activities across most training fields.
Who is the OAB-UK Authorized Representative?
He is the agent of OAB-UK and an actor Exclusive to the OAB-UK in the region (city, country) whose coverage is approved by the agent. He acts as the Authority’s partner in his area and performs some of its tasks. He is considered the link between the Authority and individuals and institutions wishing to benefit from the accreditation services and certificates issued by the OAB-UK.
Determinants of the OAB-UK agent
Training Centers Expertise
The agent must be knowledgeable about and familiar with training centres (e.g., training centres, consulting centres, educational institutions, educational services institutions, etc.).
Regional Coverage Expertise
He must be able to fully cover the region he represents, including training institutions, trainers, and educational institutions.
Advertising Campaign Implementation
The Authority’s agent implements advertising campaigns within his area through social media sites and Google (no less than $1,200 annually)
Accreditation Committee Nominations
The agent of the OAB-UK Commission nominates 1-3 people to appoint one of them to membership of the Accreditation Committee. So, applications for accreditation within the representation area are presented to members of the Accreditation Committee for approval by other members.
Termination of Agency Rights
The management of the OAB-UK has the right to terminate the agent’s duties if the agent does not comply with the agency's terms and procedures or fails to achieve the minimum required annual credits.
Task Execution Capability
The agent must be able to carry out the tasks required by the OAB-UK Commission
website
The OAB-UK agent must have a website
Duties of the agent of the OAB-UK
- Although applications (accreditation, certificate, and others) are made electronically, the role of the accreditation body agent in the representation area is crucial in activating the role of the OAB-UK Corporation and benefiting from its services within the representation area by attracting trainers and training centres to fill out the accreditation application and obtain accreditation.
- Follow up with centres and accredited trainers, conduct evaluations, and follow up on courses when needed.
- Participate in resolving problems between trainees and accredited people within the representation area.
- Coordination to hold various training activities such as training workshops, conferences and training exhibitions
- Sponsoring various training activities such as training workshops, conferences and training exhibitions on behalf of the OAB-UK Corporation
- Coordinating with the management of the OAB-UK Commission and its partners to achieve the vision and mission of the accreditation body
Advantages of an Oxford British agent
- Adding a professional account for an Oxford British agent that carries the badge and logo “Oxford British Authority agent”, documenting that he is an accredited agent within his region and using it in his advertisements and literature.
- The options on the trainer accreditation application and the training institution accreditation application now include the name of the OAB-UK Authority agent.
- The name of the Authority’s agent appears on the OAB-UK’s home page, with the possibility of going to its website and social media pages.
- Nominating a member, chosen by the accredited agent, to sit on the accreditation committee. This committee is responsible for approving candidates for accreditation as trainers and training centres.
- Nominate honorary members of the accreditation committee from famous trainers to help representatives attract training institutions and trainers to obtain accreditation.
- The Oxford agent receives a financial return from representing the Authority as its agent within the city or country in the amount of 15% of the fees for issuing any certificate of participation in the training courses whose training packages are approved.
Specifications of a member of the Accreditation Committee
- Experience in one of the training fields of at least 10 years
- To apply for trainer accreditation to the OAB-UK University
- The OAB-UK University must accredit him with the rank of international consultant trainer
- The name and photo of the accreditation committee member will be published on the OAB-UK Commission website
- He rises for reviewing accreditation applications, expressing his opinion on accreditations, agreeing on the application to accreditation standards, and making placements as a member of the accreditation committee by approving accreditation, rejecting accreditation, or requiring documents not attached.
Obligations of the OAB-UK agent
- Adding the OAB-UK website to the authorised agent’s website on the home page
- to provide a Liaison officer With the OAB-UK to coordinate with the Authority regarding training activities and management Affairs of accredited persons and communicate with them when needed
- Reaching out to trainers and various training institutions to attract them to obtain accreditation while committing to a minimum annual outcome (20 training centres, 60 trainers sponsoring and 10 training activities) through relationships and advertising campaigns.
- Implementing advertising campaigns through social media sites and Google at a total annual minimum cost of $1,200 in coordination with the regional representative.
- Coordinating various training activities within the agent representative area, including workshops, conferences, and exhibitions. This will also facilitate access to training opportunities organised and funded by other institutions on behalf of OAB-UK. The aim is to deliver at least ten training activities annually.
- The agent accreditation fee is $500 annually, and the minimum advertising campaign costs are $500. The annual accreditation fee is refundable if the Oxford agent achieves the required results.
- An employee of the OAB-UK Corporation or a member of the accreditation committee trains the liaison officer and a member of the accreditation committee on accreditation standards and procedures. The agent covers the accommodation costs of the OAB-UK Corporation representative during the training period
Liaison employee specifications
- An administrative employee capable of managing public relations efficiently
- To be a trainer or administrator within the training management or human resources management team of the Oxford Authority agent
- The liaison officer is the point of contact between the Authority, its representative, and accredited entities and individuals.
- It follows up on trainers, accreditors, and accredited training institutions, communicates with them, coordinates with the manager to receive and send invoices, and collects exporting and export fees for accreditation certificates, participation certificates, and training activity certificates.
- Receiving communications from potential clients, including trainers and training institutions, responding to their inquiries, informing them of accreditation procedures, and referring to Oxford Authority management when needed.
- Granting the liaison officer administrative powers on the Oxford British Authority’s Facebook page and other pages necessary to publish news of accreditation and those accredited.
- Delivering a list of trainers, institutions and training platforms that were contacted monthly (Excel list shared from Oxford)
- Conducting accounts through the Authority’s electronic accounts register and following them up to date with the regional representative.
- Coordinating training courses for trainers, workshops, and training activities within the region represented by the agent
Fees and financial returns
- The OAB-UK’s agent receives 15% of the fees for issuing certificates of participation in training courses requested by accredited trainers and training centres within the accreditation area.
- The system for accrediting certificates for training activities prioritises sponsoring various training activities (training workshops, conferences, symposiums, forums, exhibitions, etc.) in exchange for certificates. If there is a financial allowance for certificates of training activities, the agency’s agent receives 15% of the fees for issuing these certificates.
- The Authority’s agent accounts are added to the invoices issued by the Authority for payment to facilitate customers.
- The Authority’s agent accounts are added to the invoices issued to accreditation applicants to pay the certificate fees after deducting the agent’s percentage. Every month, an account statement is sent to the Oxford Authority, including the costs that must be transferred to the Authority’s accounts.
- The Oxford Authority agent is committed to financing advertising campaigns to promote the accreditation activities of the OAB-UK in his region via social media and Google, with a minimum of $1,200 annually, after the Authority approves the content of the advertising campaign (text, image, video) before its launch. Statements for the advertising campaigns are attached every month.
- The authority’s agent may not be a training centre. If it is a training centre, it will be accredited as a training centre (he registers with a different email and submits a request for accreditation of a training centre) according to the third package, and he gets his percentage of the certificates issued to participants. He gets a 50% discount on the fees for issuing certificates. Subsequent accreditation for each trainer associated with him or his training package ($25 instead of $50)
Physical transaction procedures
- When completing the accreditation application, the applicant for accreditation (trainer, training centre) selects the name of the accredited agent within his region.
- Invoices are issued by Oxford University and sent to accreditation applicants and certification applicants.
- Invoices issued to those approved by the Authority’s agent shall be added to the payment methods available to the Authority’s agent so that payment is made to the Authority’s authorised agent.
- Certificate issuance fees are transferred to the Authority’s authorised agent and recorded in the electronic accounts register provided by the Authority.
- The liaison officer notifies the Authority of receipt of the fees
- After deducting the percentage of the authorised agent, the liaison officer transfers the amounts due to the Authority to the Authority’s approved accounts at the end of the month, according to the electronic accounts register.
Procedures for accrediting an agent of the OAB-UK Commission
Contact us
Contact us via WhatsApp or email to obtain initial approval, and then provide you with the registration link (Oxford Authority agent registration)
Receive registration link
After receiving the registration link, registration takes place on the OAB-UK website Note: Registering as an agent using a different email than registering as a training centre
Submit an application
Submit a request from the OAB-UK agent and include the application attachments
approval
Obtain final approval from the accreditation committee for the application and send an invoice for the accreditation fees
Activate account
Activate the Oxford Professional Agent account on the Authority’s website from the design section, which includes all the agent’s features