PART 2

REGISTRATION AND REGULATION OF TERTIARY EDUCATION PROVIDERS
CHAPTER 2

QUALITY ASSURANCE AND IMPROVING QUALITY

Assessment of quality in higher education

Assessment of quality of higher education
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1
The Commission must assess, or make arrangements for the assessment of, the quality of higher education provided—
a
by each registered provider;
b
on behalf of each registered provider (whether by another registered provider or by an external provider).
2
The duty in subsection (1) applies to the assessment of higher education relating to the provider’s category of registration.
3
The Commission may assess, or make arrangements for the assessment of, the quality of higher education provided in Wales by any tertiary education provider.
4
The Commission must publish a report of each assessment carried out under this section.
5
The Welsh Ministers may, by regulations—
a
require assessments under subsection (1) to be conducted at intervals specified in the regulations;
b
require reports under subsection (4) to be published before the end of a period specified in the regulations.
6
Before making regulations under subsection (5), the Welsh Ministers must consult the Commission.
7
In this Part, references to an external provider are references to a person who—
a
is not a registered provider, but
b
is responsible for providing all or part of a course of higher education on behalf of a registered provider;
and references to a governing body in relation to an external provider that is not an institution are references to the persons responsible for the provider’s management.
8
For the purposes of subsection (7)(b), the Welsh Ministers may make provision by regulations about the circumstances in which a person is (or is not) to be treated as responsible for providing a course (or part of it).
S. 54 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 148(2)
S. 54 in force at 4.9.2023 for specified purposes by S.I. 2023/919, art. 3(aa)
S. 54 in force at 5.4.2025 for specified purposes by S.I. 2025/432, art. 8(2) (with art. 8(4)(7))