The accreditation body dissolved in 2016 after a period of instability in which several high-profile schools quit the organisation.
[3] For over 35 years, Drama UK (formerly the National Council for Drama Training) has been providing assurance for students, their parents and funders that courses that have passed their quality assurance process are adequately preparing students for careers in the drama profession.
There are 2 quality marks awarded by Drama UK： Accreditation is a quality mark which is only awarded to vocational courses which offer a conservatoire level of training.
Recognition is a quality mark which is awarded to performing and technical theatre arts undergraduate and postgraduate Higher and Further Education courses.
These are high quality performance courses which provide a pipeline of talent into the creative industries but that are outside the conservatoire level of vocational training.