At AQA, we’re committed to advancing education and we’re committed to our people. As the largest provider of academic qualifications in the UK, we mark over 10 million exam papers each year and it’s our people who make this happen.

Register Your Interest: Help Shape the Future of Vocational Education

Futures start here. So could yours.

Do you have vocational qualification experience and are passionate about helping every learner realise their potential? Whether your experience comes from teaching/lecturing, training, assessment, quality assurance, qualification development, curriculum leadership, awarding organisations, consultative sales, marketing, publishing, or research & development, we'd love to hear from you.

Vocational education is changing, creating new opportunities to help every learner find the right route to their future. As the UK's most chosen awarding organisation for general qualifications, we've spent more than 120 years helping educators deliver with confidence. Together with VQA (formally TQUK)'s specialist vocational knowledge, we're bringing that trusted expertise to the next generation of vocational qualifications.  

Why join our vocational talent community?

Over the coming months we will be hiring for a range of vocational roles. Registering your interest should take around 10 minutes and means we can notify you of relevant vacancies.

It is not guaranteed that you will be notified of all applicable roles. We recommend regularly checking AQA’s career site for the latest listings.

How to register your interest

Click Apply and follow the steps. As part of the application, you'll answer a few short questions about your experience and career aspirations, and upload a copy of your CV. This helps our recruitment team understand your skills and interests so they can contact you about suitable opportunities as they arise.

Why AQA? 
Every student deserves a future that works for them. 

We're developing the next generation of V Levels, Foundation Certificates and Occupational Certificates. You could help shape qualifications trusted by employers, valued by learners and recognised across the UK.

You’d be joining an independent education charity, everything we do is driven by one ambition – helping every learner realise their full potential. Our income from providing qualifications is reinvested into education for the benefit of learners and teachers.

You’ll benefit from:

• a 35-hour working week with flexible, hybrid working;

• a generous pension scheme with combined contributions of up to 18.5%, available from your first day;

• access to employee assistance and wellbeing programmes;

• up to five paid volunteering days each year;

• an inclusive, values-led culture supported by employee networks including LGBTQ+, neurodiversity, empowering women, wellbeing, ethnic diversity and interfaith communities.

If you're passionate about vocational education and want to use your skills to make an impact on a national scale, we'd love to hear from you.

Leverage your skills and help open more doors to future careers.

Diversity and Inclusion Statement

At AQA, we're committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels they belong and can do their best work. We value the different perspectives, experiences and backgrounds our people bring, knowing they strengthen our culture, decision-making and impact. We foster an inclusive environment where everyone is treated with respect, has access to opportunities to grow and contribute, and feels able to be themselves. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and lived experiences.

 

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Recruitment Agencies

We have a preferred supplier list (PSL) in place.

Unsolicited CVs will be treated as a gift. We will not be subject to or liable under your terms and conditions for agency fees.

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Register your interest in vocational opportunities at AQA