IQ Level 7 Certificate in Injectables for Aesthetic Medicine withdrawn
Awarding organisation IQ Qualifications has been taken over by SFJ Awards after it surrendered its status as an Ofqual-recognised awarding organisation in March.
IQ’s assets were bought by SFJ Awards, when it also took over all IQ training centres and registered learners.
SFJ Awards is reviewing the existing suite of IQ qualifications and their long-term availability. In the meantime, the IQ Level 7 Certificate in Injectables for Aesthetic Medicine has been withdrawn with immediate effect, as of 1 May.
SFJ said it has decided it no longer wishes to award the qualification as it does not meet with its wider operating remit. No further registrations can be made on the course, and the last date for certifications for previously-registered candidates is 31 May 2022.
Industry training provider MATA (Medical & Aesthetic Training Academy), which is regulated by awarding organisation OTHM, is offering support to training academies and students affected. Training academies can contact MATA to discuss the possibility of a partnership opportunity, whereby the current IQ Level 7 Certificate would be transferred to MATA’s newer Level 7 Injectable Certificate.
Students currently registered on the IQ certificate also have the option of transferring their qualification or progressing onto MATA’s Level 7 Diploma.