Professional Certification and Course Endorsement
Independent review, endorsement and professional certification for suitable short courses, professional programmes and continuing professional development.
Professional CertificationProfessional Certification, Assessment and Education Consultancy
IQB helps education providers, professional bodies, employers and awarding organisations build credible learning, assessment and quality-assurance solutions.
We provide professional certification and course endorsement, independent assessment services and specialist education consultancy in the United Kingdom and internationally.
Clear Support Across the Learning Journey
International Qualifications for Business supports organisations that want their education and training to be credible, assessable and professionally recognised. We work from initial course review and assessment design through to certification, quality assurance and regulatory compliance.
Our Services
Independent expertise for organisations developing, delivering or quality-assuring professional education and assessment.
Independent Assessment Services
Assessment design, secure delivery, marking, moderation, quality assurance and certification for organisations that need reliable external assessment support.
Assessment Services
Education Consultancy
Specialist consultancy for qualifications, assessment, academic quality assurance and Ofqual compliance, delivered by Andrew Carlsson as an independent education consultant.
Education ConsultancyWho We Work With
IQB works with organisations across professional education, workplace learning, assessment and regulated qualifications.
Professional and membership bodies
Education and training providers
Employers and workplace-learning organisations
Existing recognised awarding organisations
Continuing professional development providers
International education organisations
Why Choose IQB?
Specialist Knowledge
Expertise across certification, assessment, qualification development, quality assurance and regulatory compliance.
Independent Perspective
External review and practical challenge that strengthen credibility, consistency and decision-making.
Proportionate Solutions
Clear systems, documents and controls matched to the organisation, programme and level of risk.
Flexible Delivery
Support for defined projects, independent reviews, assessment cycles or ongoing service arrangements.
Independent Consultancy Led by Andrew Carlsson
Andrew Carlsson is an education quality-assurance, assessment and regulatory-compliance specialist with more than 36 years of experience across the United Kingdom and South Africa. He supports awarding organisations, assessment bodies, professional bodies and education providers.
Andrew is available for independent consultancy and contracted Responsible Officer appointments for suitable existing recognised awarding organisations, subject to scope, authority, access, capacity, due diligence, suitability and conflict checks. Regulatory accountability remains with the awarding organisation.
Strengthen Your Programme, Assessment or Compliance Arrangements
Talk to IQB about professional certification, independent assessment or specialist education consultancy.