FAQs for parents, carers or learners

The following Level 3 ASDAN qualifications carry UCAS points for learners applying for entry to higher education:

• Certificate of Personal Effectiveness (CoPE) - 16 points
• Award of Personal Effectiveness (AoPE) - 8 points 
• Extended Project Qualification - up to 28 points 
• Personal Effectiveness Qualifications (Award, Extended Award, Certificate) - up to 16 points (from 1st January 2026)

ASDAN cannot accept registrations directly from individual learners. Learners must be registered through an approved ASDAN member organisation, for example a school or college.

Individual learners interested in gaining extra UCAS points through an ASDAN qualification should contact their local school or college to find out if they are an ASDAN member organisation.

ASDAN works directly with education providers and does not accept applications from individual candidates. Learners access our courses through our network of centres, which include schools, colleges, pupil referral units and other providers. We recommend talking to your local school, college or other education providers to see if they offer ASDAN courses.

Our member offer is designed to be delivered by education practitioners in centres and is not suitable for parents home educating their children. 

We can organise replacement certificates at a charge of £14 for each certificate. Please email info@asdan.org.uk with the learner name(s), the course the certificate is for, the organisation the learner completed the course with and the moderation date if known, and the reason for the request.