QAA membership agreement for higher education providers - England
Publication date: 01 May 2024
As a member, you have access to exclusive events, workshops and quality assurance resources, helping you stay ahead of sector challenges and demonstrate your institution’s commitment to quality. This support helps your institution work more efficiently, reduce risk and respond to regulatory and sector change with confidence. Our international packages also give you access to new collaborations, partnerships, training and opportunities to strengthen your global profile.
Discover what's included in your membership
The core membership offer provides guidance, tools and intelligence to enhance quality and academic standards.
Global Insights and the UK TNE Quality Scheme are optional complementary packages which focus on enhancing the international activities of institutions. Each has a distinct focus and together provide comprehensive support for internationalisation and TNE.
Membership
Helping you put quality into practice to build capacity, drive efficiencies and enhance the student experience
Global Insights
Holistic support for navigating and thriving in an evolving international higher education landscape
UK TNE Quality Scheme
Dedicated, sector-led and practical support for delivering effective, high-quality transnational education
QAA membership gives us clarity and confidence through trusted guidance and practical support, helping us meet sector expectations and deliver a high-quality student experience. Since engaging with QAA, we’ve been able to implement clear processes and guidance which has strengthened our programmes, improved consistency in teaching and assessment, and ensured compliance with sector expectations.
Jane Nickisson, Dean of Higher Education at Reaseheath College
The QAA membership year runs from 1 August to 31 July each year. Membership is available to higher education providers who are:
- a legal entity registered or established in the UK or a UK crown dependency, and delivering, or planning to deliver, UK qualifications at Level 4 and above of the FHEQ or Level 7 and above of the SCQF
- subject to one of the following: review by QAA; the quality or regulatory arrangements that apply to higher education in one of the UK nations; the oversight (for example, through a formal collaborative partnership) of a provider which itself is subject to the quality or regulatory arrangements that apply to higher education institutions in one of the UK nations; completed a contractual service with QAA within the last three years.
Further information about eligibility for membership is set out in our membership agreement document.
QAA membership terms and conditions - England
Publication date: 01 May 2024