All of our current programmes are Validated and awarded by the University of Wales.
After successfully completing your studies for the programmes at Robert Kennedy College, you will receive the degree from the University of Wales. The University has been Founded by the British Government in 1893 and is duly recognised by means of a Royal Charter.
The UoW is duly listed within the United Kingdom's Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills list of recognized UK awarding institutions
University of Wales degrees are recognised worldwide.
The University of Wales defines validation as the process by which an awarding institution judges that a programme developed and delivered by another institution is of an appropriate quality and standard to lead to its award.
While the majority of the University's students study in Wales, the University's very successful and highly regarded international validation operation is also an important dimension of its work. This enables overseas institutions to offer the University of Wales degree at an equivalent standard to the degree offered in Wales itself.
Validation is important in fostering links between Wales and other countries and many of the University's graduates are now in positions of influence overseas. Last year, more than 15,000 students were registered on validated courses of the University of Wales and nearly 2,500 graduated with the University's degree. Altogether, more than 35,000 students have been awarded degrees since the validation operation began in 1975.
The maintenance of academic standards is of paramount importance for validated courses, as it is for courses offered within Wales. The University is rightly regarded as a role model in this respect. Its processes compare very favourably with those of other institutions in the UK and the positive report received following a recent independent review, favourable audit reports from the Quality Assurance Agency and the University's reputation overseas attest clearly to the high esteem in which its validation work is held.
The University's validation operation is managed and operated by its Validation Board and Unit, which evolved from a special Board established to approve degree schemes for the training of school teachers in Wales.
Degree and Diploma programmes are validated following an extensive process of evaluation and all validated programmes are subject to rigorous quality assurance mechanisms to ensure that they are operating at the requisite academic level.