CQAS and UK NEQAS schemes

We see no need for rivalry between CQAS and the major UK NEQAS schemes. We do not currently have the capability to service the number of participants that the UK NEQAS schemes can. Indeed, it would be detrimental to our rapid turnaround if we tried to do this. We offer a different service which complements UK NEQAS rather than competes with it. This is reflected by the fact that the majority of our participants are also registered with the relevant UK NEQAS schemes.

There is room for complementary EQA schemes to work together without one being detrimental to another. There is liaison between the schemes at both organiser and manager level.