THE CAMBRIDGE ACCESS VALIDATING AGENCY (CAVA)
AVA LICENSING
1991: Licence first granted
2013: Licence last renewed
2017: Licence continuation confirmed
2026: Licence awarded under revised Recognition Scheme
AVA MONITORING
February 2019: AVA annual monitoring activity completed; AVA licence continuation confirmed
May 2019: AVA annual monitoring activity completed; AVA licence continuation confirmed
September 2020 - July 2021: AVA Extraordinary Regulatory Framework monitoring activities completed; AVA licence continuation confirmed
September 2021: AVA annual monitoring activity completed; AVA licence continuation confirmed
February 2022: AVA annual monitoring activity completed; AVA licence continuation confirmed
July 2022: AVA annual monitoring activity completed; AVA licence continuation confirmed
September 2022: AVA annual monitoring activity completed; AVA licence continuation confirmed
February 2023: AVA annual monitoring activity completed; AVA licence continuation confirmed
September 2023: AVA annual monitoring activity completed; AVA licence continuation confirmed
February 2024: AVA annual monitoring activity completed; AVA licence continuation confirmed
September 2024: AVA annual monitoring activity completed; AVA licence continuation confirmed
February 2025: AVA annual monitoring activity completed; AVA licence continuation confirmed
September 2025: AVA annual monitoring activity completed; AVA licence continuation confirmed
CURRENT STATUS
No regulatory concerns published.
If you have a query about the regulatory compliance of any AVA, please contact ahe@qaa.ac.uk. If you have an issue or concern about an AVA you would like to raise with us, please view our Concerns Scheme.
STATISTICS
Total number of providers: 32
Total number of Access to HE courses: 116
Total number of registered students on courses: 2,473
Total Access to HE certifications: 1,787
HISTORY
Cambridge Access Validating Agency merged with the East Anglian Access Consortium in 1999.
CONTACT DETAILS
Unit 1b
23-25 Gwydir Street
Cambridge
CB1 2LG
Telephone: 01223 302148