Know What You Receive
International Certification Hub
Every Blue Ocean programme clearly shows which credential you will receive: an official external qualification, preparation for an external exam, or a Blue Ocean Certificate of Completion.
Three types of credential
What will you receive?
Every course is labelled with one of these three types, so you always know who awards your certificate.
Official external qualification
- Who teaches
- Blue Ocean, as an approved centre
- Exam / assessment
- Set and checked by the awarding body
- Who awards it
- The awarding body
- Examples
- Only where Blue Ocean holds a current, verified approval
- How to verify
- With the awarding body
External exam preparation
- Who teaches
- Blue Ocean (classes and mock tests)
- Exam / assessment
- You sit the official exam with the exam body
- Who awards it
- The exam body
- Examples
- PMI, Cambridge, IELTS, Goethe, Cisco
- How to verify
- With the exam body
Certificate of Completion
- Who teaches
- Blue Ocean
- Exam / assessment
- Blue Ocean assessments
- Who awards it
- Blue Ocean International Qualifications
- Examples
- Short courses, skills tracks, language levels
- How to verify
- Ask Blue Ocean with the certificate number
Awarding & exam bodies
Our certification pathways
Each body is shown with its real status today.
Pearson Education
UK Awarding Body
International vocational and academic qualifications (BTEC Level 3, HNC, HND, Level 7).
City & Guilds / ILM
Leadership & Technical
Technical, vocational, leadership, customer service, and management awards.
Cambridge Assessment International
Secondary Schooling Pathway
O Level, AS & A Level curricula preparation and structured examination readiness.
Cambridge English
English Language Standard
English preparation and external testing pathways (IELTS, Cambridge English).
CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development)
Global HR Authority
HR, organizational development, and people-management professional certification pathways.
PMI (Project Management Institute)
Global Project Management
PMP, CAPM, Agile and project governance exam preparation and training.
Qualifi & NCFE
Regulated UK Qualifications
Additional UK-regulated qualifications and diplomas for academic progression.
PeopleCert / ITIL
ITSM Standard
IT Service Management and professional governance certification tracks.
Microsoft
Cloud & AI Ecosystem
Azure Cloud, Power BI, Power Platform, Microsoft 365, and AI Fundamentals certification.
Cisco Systems
Network Architecture
Networking fundamentals, CCNA exam preparation, and cyber infrastructure.
CompTIA
Cyber & Security Benchmarks
Security+, Network+, Cloud+, and Cyber Security Analyst (CySA+) certification pathways.
HRCI / SHRM
HR Excellence
HR professional certification preparation for international human resources leaders.
Goethe-Institut
German Language Official Standard
German language examination pathways (A1 to C2 Goethe-Zertifikat).
Instituto Cervantes
Spanish Language Authority
Spanish DELE / SIELE language examination preparation pathways.
Not sure what a course leads to? We will tell you.
Ask us about any course and we will explain the credential, who awards it and the exam route.