QAA membership terms and conditions - Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Publication date: 14 May 2024
As a member in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, 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, uphold academic standards and improve the student learning experience. You also have Global Insights which supports you to gain clear visibility of international opportunities, challenges, and trends, as well as enhance strategic decision‑making, operational effectiveness and global engagement.
The UK TNE Quality Scheme is an optional package which complements Global Insights, providing dedicated, sector-led and practical support for delivering effective, high-quality 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
I use QAA resources to guide our daily work, from writing policies to shaping procedures and regulations. They inform the operating manuals we’re developing for collaborative partners and support our student partnership work. The visuals give an immediate overview of key considerations, saving time and providing a strong foundation for deeper engagement.
Dawn Martin, Head of Governance and Quality Enhancement, Queen Margaret University
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.