What is an awarding body?
An awarding body (or awarding organisation) is an organisation with the recognised authority to set exams and issue qualifications or certifications. It's responsible for the standard those qualifications represent — and, therefore, for the integrity of the exams behind them.
Awarding bodies carry a heavy assurance burden: their credentials are only as trusted as their standardised, high-stakes exams. That's why they care so much about security, defensible grading and psychometric evidence. Many run their assessments on Synap — see high-stakes exams.