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Stage 2: Standards Assessment

The second stage in the process for institutional accreditation involves a summative assessment of the institution against national standards.  Like quality audit, this involves an internal process followed by an external review carried out by an independent panel.  The primary differences between ‘standards assessment’ and ‘quality audit’ are (a) that the judgments are made against specific external standards rather than an institution’s own strategic and operational intentions, and (b) the result is summative, i.e. the HEI will be judged to either have met or not met the standards.  If the standards are met, then the institution will become fully accredited.

These standards and the assessment process are currently under development.  Further information will be posted here as it becomes available.