This document describes how expectations relating to the quality assurance of higher education, as set out in the UK Quality Code for Higher Education, accommodate and apply to existing and emerging UK models of apprenticeships involving higher education qualifications at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

This Chapter addresses the initial design and development of a programme and the processes which lead to a decision by the degree-awarding body that it may be delivered.

This Chapter focuses on policies and procedures related to the recruitment, selection and admission of students to higher education. It offers a framework for assuring quality and provides guidance on selection and admission.

This Chapter focuses on the learning opportunities that higher education providers make available to students, and on the staff who teach and who support learning.

This Chapter addresses the ways in which higher education providers enable students to develop and achieve their academic, personal and professional potential.

This Chapter covers student engagement at undergraduate and postgraduate level and focuses on the provision of an inclusive environment for student engagement.

This Chapter deals with the assessment of student learning, both learning which is achieved as part of a defined programme, and learning at the equivalent level achieved outside of this.

This Chapter is designed to ensure that external examining can operate in a way which is transparent, rigorous and as consistent as possible across all UK higher education institutions.

This Chapter discusses the mechanisms higher education providers use to monitor a programme once it is running, and to determine how it can be improved. It also addresses the closure of existing programmes.

This Chapter sets out principles for addressing academic appeals and complaints by students about the quality of learning opportunities at higher education providers

This Chapter is based on the key principle that the delivery of learning opportunities with others should widen learning opportunities without prejudice to the academic standards and quality of the award

This Chapter is about doctorates and research master's degrees. It is informed by a wider context in which UK research degrees are offered, including an environment of continuous improvement and the desire to learn from others' experiences.

This publication draws on apects of the former Code of Practice for the Assurance of Academic Quality and Standards in Higher Education and make reference throughout to Part A and Part B.