▁qual ifications ▁taken ▁each ▁year . ▁The ▁board ▁also ▁wrote ▁sy ll ab uses ▁for ▁the ▁Cert ificate ▁of ▁Ach iev ement ▁( l ater ▁becoming ▁the ▁Entry ▁Level ▁Cert ificate ), ▁aim ed ▁at ▁students ▁working ▁below ▁GC SE ▁level . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁M EG ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Cambridge ▁Local ▁Ex amin ations ▁Sy nd icate ▁( UC LES ), ▁though ▁it ▁retained ▁its ▁separate ▁identity . ▁Ar ound ▁this ▁time , ▁U C LES ▁also ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁East ▁Mid land ▁Regional ▁Ex am ination ▁Board . ▁U C LES ' s ▁A ▁Level ▁division , ▁the ▁Oxford ▁and ▁Cambridge ▁Ex amin ations ▁and ▁Ass ess ment ▁Council ▁( O CE AC ), ▁took ▁over ▁both ▁the ▁Southern ▁Univers ities ' ▁J oint ▁Board ▁and ▁later , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁the ▁Oxford ▁and ▁Cambridge ▁Board . ▁The ▁Mid land ▁Ex am ining ▁Group ▁( ME G ) ▁headquarters ▁offices ▁were ▁then ▁in ▁Cambridge ▁at ▁the ▁U C LES ▁offices ▁in ▁Hills ▁Road , ▁although ▁some ▁M EG ▁subject ▁officers ▁and ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁exam ▁processing ▁were ▁still ▁based ▁in ▁B irmingham ▁in ▁the ▁T W ME B ▁offices ▁at ▁Mill ▁Wh arf . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁government ▁decision ▁to ▁establish ▁" unit ary " ▁exam ▁bo ards , ▁U C LES ▁announced ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁that ▁it ▁was , ▁with ▁the ▁Royal ▁Society ▁of ▁Arts ▁Ex amin ations ▁Board , ▁launch ing ▁the ▁Oxford ,