Our work in Northern Ireland

Links to our partner organisations in Northern Ireland

Want to compare the main qualifications in Northern Ireland to other countries in the UK and Ireland?

Take a look at the updated easy-to-use guide - Qualifications can cross boundaries - a rough guide to comparing qualifications in the UK and Ireland (PDF)

QAA works with the Department for Employment and Learning and higher education institutions to maintain the quality and academic standards of the higher education sector in Northern Ireland.

New activities in Northern Ireland

QAA has been asked by the Department for Employment and Learning to introduce Institutional quality and enhancement review (IQER NI) in full in colleges in Northern Ireland from academic year 2010-11. The review method aims to ensure that further education colleges in Northern Ireland maintain the academic quality and standards of the higher education awards they deliver on behalf of their awarding bodies.

A handbook detailing IQER NI and student guides to the review process can be accessed in the Types of review section >>

Information on the consultation for the Draft operational description for Integrated quality and enhancement review of higher education in colleges of further education in Northern Ireland, which took place from February to April 2010 >>

Review activities in Northern Ireland

The review methods currently operating in Northern Ireland are:

Further information

If you wish to discuss the work of QAA in Northern Ireland further, please contact Derek Greenaway (01452 557146) or Barbara Edwards (01452 557190).