1. 0 EDI Monday 4 June 2007

2. 1 Introducing EDI  What we do  Who we are  What we offer  Our vocational qualifications product range  Sector coverage  Key Skills  Working in Partnership  EDI – Your Awarding Body

3. 2 What We Do A broad-based international education services company. We operate in the following business areas:  UK Vocational Qualifications – over 200k registrations and 120k certificates  International Qualifications – 200k candidates in over 80 countries  UK School Assessment Services – 700 Schools – 500k on-line tests  Service Contracts for ‘back office’ qualifications services – 15 contracts

4. 3 Who We Are In the UK:  The second largest provider of programme funded vocational qualifications  The preferred awarding body for our customers Why? Because we deliver:  Personalised customer service  Advice, guidance and support from our verification team  Industry leading and dedicated account management and customer relations teams  Accessibility of the EDI management team  Flexible in our approach

5. 4 What We Offer Working in partnership with our UK vocational qualifications customers we provide:  Broad range of qualifications – a ’one-stop-shop’  Innovative on-line assessment and administration solutions  Workshops with centres to improve operating efficiency  Forums to share qualifications delivery ‘best practice’  Joint development projects to deliver customer specific requirements

6. 5 Our Vocational Qualifications Product Range  119 NVQs across 15 Sectors  43 VRQs across 10 Sectors  19 technical certificates across 9 sectors  All key and core skills tests  Skills for Life assessments including literacy, numeracy and ESOL

7. 6 Sector Coverage SectorNVQVRQTechnical Certificate Administration  * Child Development and Wellbeing  * Cultural Heritage  Customer Service  * Education and Training  Financial Services  Health and Social Care  * Hospitality and Catering  * ICT and Contact Centres  Management  Manufacturing Technologies  Publishing and Information Services  Retailing and Wholesaling  * Transport Operations and Maintenance  Warehousing and Distribution  * Available on-line

8. 7 Key Skills On Line  First AB to offer Key Skills on line  40k EDI Key Skills tests taken pa  Uses tried and tested technology used to deliver 500k tests to schools  Unlimited practice tests – same tests  2 practice tests for each Key Skill (from September 07)  Detailed reports – individual and group

9. 8 Overseas Qualifications  London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI)  200K registrations in over 80 Countries  Regional Offices in Asia & Cyprus  30 Country offices – Sales & local Administration  Agreements with Ministry of Education  UK Vocational Qualifications  Deliver UK Vocational Qualifications  Use resources/support from UK centre’s  Candidates received full UK NVQ certificate

10. 9 Mapping & Accreditation Working closely with organisations to accredit their own internal training programmes :  Mapping internal training programmes across to NVQ’s  External accreditation  Technical certificates (VRQ’s)

11. 10 … Mapping  Training programmes mapped across to NOS  EDI carry out mapping exercise  Costing based on numbers  EDI take forward to QCA (5 working day turnaround)  Candidates receive unit certificate based on mapping

12. 11 … Accreditation  Training programmes mapped across to NOS  EDI carry out mapping exercise  Costing based on numbers  EDI take forward to QCA (5 working day turnaround)  Candidates receive unit certificate based on mapping

13. 12 … Technical Certificates (VRQ’s)  Map across to specification (internally)  Complete on-line test  Results within 24 hours  Nationally recognised certificate (QCA accredited)

14. 13 Examples Mapping: BP – Retail Arriva – Customer Service (CS) Level 2 Coop – Retail Cancer Research – Retail & CS Sainsbury – Retail & Bakery Rural Payments Agency – CS & BA BHS - Retail Accreditation: BP – Retail Arriva – Customer Service (CS) Level 2 Coop – Retail Cancer Research – Retail & CS Sainsbury – Retail & Bakery Rural Payments Agency – CS & BA BHS - Retail

15. 14 Working in Partnership EDI can offer:  Strategic relationship  Innovation  Joint Business Development  Improved operations through the use of technology for: Administration E-portfolios Assessments …. and your commercial imperatives  ‘Can do’ culture

16. 15 EDI – Your Awarding Body James Wingerath – Business Development Manager 024 7651 6500 07970 380816 jameswingerath@ediplc.com