Refers to a single location, such as a school or youth club, directly licensed by the Foundation to deliver the Award exclusively to its own students / members, run by a Coordinator.
If a centre wishes to deliver the Award to any young person willing and able to attend it is licensed and classified as an Open Independent Award Centre. The Independent Award Centre (IAC) is run by a Coordinator, may have multiple units, has no powers to sub-licence and reports directly to the Foundation.
Normally, IACs only exist where there is no National Award Operator.