Audit of Collaborative Provision 

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)

Key reference points 

The key reference points used in Audit of Collaborative Provision can be found in our section on assuring standards and quality. From 15 December 2011 the UK Quality Code for Higher Education will replace the Academic Infrastructure as the core guidance published by QAA.