Audit & Accredit: Turn Meaningful Service into Recognized Learning
An Exclusive Offering to Organizations in India
Add an accredited global-citizenship framework to the service-learning projects your school already delivers.
Why Now
Indian outbound students, with the "Big Four" (US, UK, Canada, Australia) absorbing 75%+ of that pool — an increasingly saturated, high-academic-parity applicant field.
1.3M+
US colleges rate extracurricular activities as important or very important in admissions (NACAC survey).
86%
US admission leaders said community service positively impacts acceptance decisions and 53% said it can be the deciding factor (61% at private institutions specifically)
58%
The Opportunity
Partnering with the Centre for Global Citizenship Studies (CGCS), our Audit & Accredit program helps schools turn existing service-learning or community-impact projects into structured, assessed global-citizenship learning experiences that lead to an accredited student certification.
The problem:
Schools already run meaningful service-learning, CAS, IAYP, volunteering, and community-engagement projects. But participation alone does not always demonstrate what students have learned or provide strong, structured evidence for university applications.
Our solution:
Audit & Accredit adds an independent educational framework with preparation, reflection, assessment, and formal recognition — without replacing the service-learning projects the school already runs.
How It Works
Nominate:
School identifies an existing service/community project
Audit:
CGCS reviews the project against its learning and accreditation framework
Approve
Project becomes an approved pathway toward the Diploma in Social Impact & Community Engagement
Learn & Act
Students complete structured online learning and take part in the project
Assess & Recognize
Students complete coursework and reflections and receive an Ofqual-regulated certification upon completion
About the Centre for Global Citizenship Studies
CGCS develops and assesses global-citizenship and service-learning programs.
The Diploma is a Level 3 qualification on the UK's Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF), delivered by CGCS as a NOCN-approved learning centre within the UK's Ofqual-regulated qualifications framework — the same regulatory ecosystem A-levels and the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) sit in.
In the Audit & Accredit model, the school owns and delivers the practical service project; CGCS provides the learning framework, assessment, and formal recognition.
The Diploma at a Glance
Level 3 qualification (RQF)
16 UCAS Tariff points
9 US semester credits
20–21 ECTS points
100% coursework, no exams
Program Structure & Delivery
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Prepare: Complete coursework related to service & community engagement basics, cultural awareness, ethics, safeguarding, and project planning
Act: Complete the school's approved service experience, collecting evidence of contribution and learning
Reflect: Wrap up the experience with guided reflection and assessed coursework, receiving feedback and approval from CGCS
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Everything else self-paced/asynchronous on the CGCS platform
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Semester model — 13 weeks × 2 hrs/week (standard CCA/club slot)
Year-long model — 26 weeks × 1 hr/week
Holiday/intensive block — concentrated delivery over a break or activity week
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Asynchronous Learning:
The school nominates the project, introduces it to students, and coordinates enrollment.
CGCS handles the online learning, materials, assessment, and learner support.
Students complete coursework on their own time within a given timeline.
School Led:
Schools embed the program into a CCA/ECA, global-citizenship club, service-learning pathway, CAS provision, school trip, or community project.
Schools use CGCS-provided lesson plans, discussion questions, student materials, and teacher training to facilitate the coursework.
For Schools
No new trips, providers, or service partnerships required
No curriculum rewrite — CGCS wraps its framework around your existing provision
Sits alongside CAS, Duke of Edinburgh, and NCS — adding UCAS-bearing recognition that those frameworks don't carry on their own
One audit validates a project for 3 years, covering multiple student cohorts
A clear, credible answer for parents asking, "Does this actually count?
The Benefits of Accredited Service Learning
For Students
Earns 16 UCAS Tariff points, 9 US college credits, or 21 ECTS points
Builds concrete, defensible evidence for personal statements and interviews — not just a line on a CV
Turns existing service work into a formally recognized, transcript-backed qualification
No exams — 100% coursework
For Teachers
No new assessment infrastructure or teacher training investment beyond short onboarding
Assessment, moderation, and certification handled entirely by CGCS academic staff — no additional marking load
Flexible delivery: teach it yourself (CGCS-trained) or let students complete independently via the platform
Fits directly into an existing CCA/ECA, club, or CAS slot — nothing new to build from scratch
For Parents
Converts vague advice ("get involved in community work, it matters") into an accredited pathway with a certificate, transcript, and UCAS points attached
One of the lowest-cost, highest-credibility additions available compared to test prep, consultants, or research mentorships already being considered
Pricing and Consultation
Two-Part Pricing
1. School Project Audit
A one-time US$1,500 audit fee reviews one existing service-learning or community-impact project. Once approved, the project remains valid for three years, allowing multiple student cohorts to participate.
2. Student Enrolment for the CGCS Social Impact Award
Students who choose to work towards the CGCS Social Impact Award pay a separate per-student fee for enrolment, online learning, assessment, and certification.
The student enrolment fee is not included in the school project audit fee.