Where practicable, the Institutional audit process covers provision offered by an institution in collaboration with other providers, both in the UK and overseas. However, where QAA decides that an institution's collaborative provision cannot properly be addressed as part of the standard Institutional audit model, either a separate audit of the institution's management of its collaborative provision will be conducted at a time to be arranged between QAA and the institution, or a hybrid Institutional audit will take place.
More information can be found in the Handbook for Institutional audit: England and Northern Ireland 2009.
Briefing documents for institutions:
- Audit of collaborative provision through a separate activity (PDF)
- Audit of collaborative provision through the hybrid model (PDF)
- Auditing collaborative provision. Summary table of the key features of the hybrid and separate models for considering collaborative provision (PDF)
- Audit briefing event presentation (PDF)
Academic Infrastructure documents relating to the review method
- Code of practice for the assurance of academic quality and standards in higher education
- The framework for higher education qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
- Subject benchmark statements
- Programme specifications
- Progress files
- Guidelines on the accreditation of prior learning
Archive
Circular letter 10/08 - Proposed changes to the Institutional audit process
Consultation on changes to the Handbook for Institutional audit: England and Northern Ireland 2006 - Changes to auditing of collaborative provision
Circular letter 16/04 - Supplement to the Handbook for Institutional audit: England: Collaborative provision audit
Circular letter 12/04 - Proposed Collaborative provision audit: Supplement to the Handbook for Institutional audit: England
Circular letter 01/04 - Proposed Operational Description for collaborative provision audit (England and Northern Ireland)
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