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Online Teaching Course Accreditation Committee (OTCAC)

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Sourced observations about Online Teaching Course Accreditation Committee (OTCAC) from public records. Where a value is missing it is shown as N/A.

Section 1 of 5

Identity and legal status

We looked for the legal entity behind the website on the home, About, Contact, Pricing, Complaints and Queries pages. The site names the organisation as the "Online Teaching Course Accreditation Committee (OTCAC)", describes it as "a non-governmental organization founded in 2019" and displays "UKPRN: 10098483" in the footer. It does not name a registered company or display a company number on the pages reviewed. UK Companies House name searches for "Online Teaching Course Accreditation Committee" and "OTCAC" did not return a company of those names. We looked for connected businesses on the pages reviewed and did not identify any. Accessed 28 October 2026.
Companies House number
No
Incorporation date
Not found
Legal entity identified
Not identified
Legal form
Not identified
Register status
Not applicable
Number displayed on site
Not applicable
Filings consistent
Not assessable
Connected businesses
None identified

References

  1. 01
    Home and footer otcac.com · accessed 28 Oct 2026
  2. 02
    About otcac.com · accessed 28 Oct 2026
  3. 03
    Companies House name search find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk · accessed 28 Oct 2026
  4. 04
    Companies House name search (OTCAC) find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk · accessed 28 Oct 2026

Section 2 of 5

Contactability

The footer gives a location of "Kingstown Ind. Estate, Carlisle, United Kingdom" without a street number or postcode, and an email address ([email protected]). The Contact page carries two enquiry forms and repeats the email address. We looked for a telephone number on the home, About, Contact, Pricing and Complaints pages and did not find one. The About page names a Lead Accreditor, an Accreditation Manager and two accrediting consultants; we looked for a named individual identified as the contact for clients or complaints and did not find one. Accessed 28 October 2026.
Website
https://otcac.com/
Live chat
No
Address published
Not found
Telephone published
Not found
Email published
Yes
Named contact published
Not found

References

  1. 05
    Home and footer otcac.com · accessed 28 Oct 2026
  2. 06
    Contact otcac.com · accessed 28 Oct 2026
  3. 07
    About otcac.com · accessed 28 Oct 2026

Section 3 of 5

Published information

The Eligibility page publishes eligibility criteria, the Non-TEFL Standards page publishes course standards, and the Queries page links the OTCAC Standards for Accreditation and other policy documents. The Pricing page publishes fees in pounds sterling, including initial course accreditation of £499 for a 60-120 hour course, annual renewal of £349 for the same band and re-accreditation every five years at £649, with a refund policy and payment terms. The About page states annual membership per course "costs just $159", and the Institutions page states "$179". We looked for terms and conditions and a privacy policy; neither is linked in the navigation or footer, and /terms/, /terms-and-conditions/ and /privacy-policy/ returned not-found pages. A Complaints page publishes procedures for complaints against accredited courses and states that complaints against OTCAC should be made by email. The site is served over HTTPS.

The Accredited Courses page lists accredited courses by provider and offers an accreditation verification tool using a website address and verification code. The site states that successful providers receive an "official accreditation number" and that courses are accredited individually. The Accredited Courses page describes an annual online "stealth check" and states that re-accreditation "generally operates on a five-year cycle". ICO register searches for "Online Teaching Course Accreditation Committee" and "OTCAC" returned no entries; no full postcode is published. Accessed 28 October 2026.
ICO number
No
ICO registration date
Not found
Activities individually accredited
Yes (stated)
Review frequency
Annual check; re-accreditation every 5 years (stated)
Criteria published
Published
Pricing published
Published
Terms published
Not found
Privacy policy published
Not found
Complaints policy published
Published
Website secure (HTTPS)
Yes
Individual assessment stated
Stated
Accreditation number stated
Stated
Verification route
Published list
Review cycle stated
Stated
ICO registration
Not found

References

  1. 08
    Eligibility otcac.com · accessed 28 Oct 2026
  2. 09
    Non-TEFL course standards otcac.com · accessed 28 Oct 2026
  3. 10
    Queries (policy documents) otcac.com · accessed 28 Oct 2026
  4. 11
    Pricing otcac.com · accessed 28 Oct 2026
  5. 12
    About otcac.com · accessed 28 Oct 2026
  6. 13
    Why Accreditation otcac.com · accessed 28 Oct 2026
  7. 14
    Complaints otcac.com · accessed 28 Oct 2026
  8. 15
    Accredited Courses and verification otcac.com · accessed 28 Oct 2026
  9. 16
    Accreditation Process otcac.com · accessed 28 Oct 2026
  10. 17
    ICO register searches (name and, where available, postcode) ico.org.uk · accessed 28 Oct 2026

Section 4 of 5

Advertising and claims

The home page states: "The Online Teaching Course Accreditation Committee (OTCAC) is a UK-registered accreditor. We are registered with the UK government’s UKRLP branch, meaning that we have been verified against a recognised legal source." The About page states "We are a UK-registered learning provider (UKRLP) with UKPRN 10098483." The home page is headed "OTCAC IS UK-BASED" and describes the service as "Inexpensive Course Accreditation". Accessed 28 October 2026.

References

  1. 18
    Home otcac.com · accessed 28 Oct 2026
  2. 19
    About otcac.com · accessed 28 Oct 2026

Section 5 of 5

Regulatory record

We searched the ASA rulings database for "Online Teaching Course Accreditation Committee" and "OTCAC". Each search returned no rulings, informally resolved cases, mail order cases or database cases. We checked the ASA list headed "Non-compliant online advertisers" and did not find this organisation on it. We also searched the web for published ASA rulings and for ICO, Trading Standards and CMA enforcement action naming "Online Teaching Course Accreditation Committee" and "OTCAC" or "otcac.com". No published ruling or enforcement action naming this organisation was identified. Accessed 28 October 2026.
Published rulings
None identified

References

  1. 20
    ASA rulings database search: Online Teaching Course Accreditation Committee www.asa.org.uk · accessed 28 Oct 2026
  2. 21
    ASA rulings database search: OTCAC www.asa.org.uk · accessed 28 Oct 2026
  3. 22
    ASA non-compliant online advertisers list www.asa.org.uk · accessed 28 Oct 2026
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