Joint Council for Qualifications

Joint Council for Qualifications
Abbreviation	JCQ
Predecessor	Joint Council for General Qualifications (1998–2003)
Formation	January 2004
Location	Millbank; London, SW1;
Membership	AQA; CCEA; City & Guilds; Edexcel; NCFE; OCR; SQA; WJEC;
CEO	Margaret Farragher
Affiliations	Federation of Awarding Bodies; UCAS; Regulators in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales;
Website	www.jcq.org.uk

The Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) is a community interest company acting as a single voice for the eight largest qualification providers in the United Kingdom offering GCSE, GCE, Scottish Highers and vocationally related qualifications: AQA, CCEA, City & Guilds, Edexcel, NCFE, OCR, SQA and WJEC. The JCQ closely monitors examination administration, invigilation of examinations (exams) at individual schools and other centres, and the activities of examinations officers.