IIEP Training materials

External quality assurance:
options for higher education managers

This material was developed for decision-makers and managers in government departments such as ministries of education, buffer organizations of higher education and quality assurance agencies whose task it is to design or develop the national framework for external quality assurance. These modules are intended to provide support for their decisions related to external quality assurance, while discussing those options and their implications which have been successfully tested in a variety of countries.

Accessible to all, the modules are designed to be used in various learning situations, from independent study to face-to-face training.

Module 1	Making basic choices for external quality assurance systems
Module 2	Conducting the proces of external quality assurance
Module 3	Setting up and developing the quality assurance agency
Module 4	Understanding and assessing quality
Module 5	Regulating and assuring the quality of cross-border providers of higher education