Institutional audit is the review process for higher education institutions in England and Northern Ireland. It was originally carried out in 2002-05 as part of transitional arrangements. A revised method was introduced in 2006.
The audit process
Handbook for institutional audit: England and Northern Ireland 2006 - HTML version | PDF version
Handbook for institutional audit: England and Northern Ireland 2006 - with additional commentary - HTML version | PDF version
Mid cycle follow up
Guidance notes for institutions
Frequently asked questions
Institutional audit: a guide for student representatives -
Second edition 2006 - HTML version | PDF version
Information for student representatives about their role in institutional audit.
Information format requirements
Details about how to submit information to us
QAA standards for institutional audit
These are our service standards for the institutional audit process
Procedures on representations
Available to an institution where a team has judged that it has 'no confidence' in the soundness of the institution's procedures for the present and likely future management of the quality of its programmes and the academic standards of its awards.
Review of aspects of Teaching Quality Information in England - Report to the Higher Education Funding Council for England - July 2006
CL 13/04 - Teaching Quality Information
Outcomes from institutional audit
Pointers to where features of good practice relating to particular topics can be located in the published audit report
Background briefing note: The classification of degree awards September 2006
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
All documentation relating to the development of Institutional Audit
