What's NEW!

• 20 More Experts Added to the Database of Consultants
• Presentations and pictures of the APQN 2011 Conference and AGM
• APQN 2010 Annual Report
• The Signing of MoA between MQA, Malaysia and NAAC, India
• Support for the Training of Trainers Workshop - IIEP/UNESCO Course on External Quality Assurance
• Support for participation in the APQN 2011 Conference and AGM
• Final report of the 3rd APQN online forum
• The Chiba Principles: A Survey Analysis on the Developments in the APQN Membership (Members Only)
• Brisbane Communique Initiative

Membership Criteria

Please provide the necessary documentation for the level of membership you are seeking. Requirements are as follows:

• Full members must provide evidence that they fulfil the requirements for all Criteria.
• Intermediate members must provide evidence that they fulfil the requirements for Criteria 1 and 2.
• Associate members must provide evidence to prove that they have an active interest in Quality Assurance.
• Institutional Institutional members must provide evidence to prove that they have an active interest in Quality Assurance.

APQN also offers Observer Status. Observers must indicate their interest in the region and state why they wish to become Observers.

	Criteria	Measures	Examples of documentation	Documentation provided
1	Nature of the operations of the agency	The agency is responsible for reviews at institutional or programme level of post-secondary education institutions or post-secondary quality assurance agencies	Legislation Letter of incorporation Work plan Annual report
2	Mission statement and objectives	The agency has formulated a mission statement and objectives which are consistent with the nature of the agency	Strategy Business plan
3	Agency staff Numbers Profile Roles	The profile of the staff is consistent with the Mission Statement	Annual report
4	Profile of reviewers	The profile of the reviewers is consistent with the Mission Statement	Annual report Evaluation manual
5	Independence	The judgements and recommendations of the agency’s reports cannot be changed by third parties	Legislation Review manual
6	Resources	The agency has sufficient resources to run its operations in accordance with its mission statement and objectives	Work record Work plan
7	External quality assurance criteria and processes	The description of the processes and criteria applied should be transparent and publicly available and normally include: self evaluation, site visit, public report and follow-up measure	Review manual Website: List of publications
8	Quality assurance	The agency has quality assurance measures in place and is subject to occasional review	Quality assurance plan Review reports Appeals procedures