QAA has a separate Scottish office, known as QAA Scotland, to develop and operate quality assurance and enhancement arrangements that reflect the needs of higher education in Scotland. The QAA Scotland Committee has overall responsibility for our work.
QAA Scotland Committee Terms of Reference
QAA Scotland Annual Report for academic year 2010-11
Corporate governance
Review and development services
Our work covers a broad range of review and development services aimed at supporting the assurance and enhancement of higher education in Scotland. You can learn more about our Enhancement-led institutional review method (ELIR) and our development and enhancement services in other areas of the website.
Much of our work is part of the quality enhancement framework and we support and make use of the UK-wide Academic Infrastructure while developing it specifically for the Scottish sector.
Working in partnership
A strong feature of our work is 'partnership'. We work closely with the Scottish Government, Universities Scotland, NUS Scotland, the Scottish Funding Council, the Higher Education Academy in Scotland, and with staff and students throughout the higher education sector.
Engaging with students is integral to what we do. Every ELIR team includes a full student member and students are represented on all our working groups and committees. We work closely with NUS Scotland and are one of the partners in student participation in quality scotland (sparqs).
We also aim to ensure that our work is informed by international perspectives and contributions, including developments in the Bologna Process and the creation of the European Higher Education Area.
Find out more about our partnerships
Find out more about other areas of our work
Quality enhancement framework
Academic Infrastructure
Complaints in Scottish higher education
Working in partnership
Working internationally