Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 June 2017
561. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an assessment has been done on the teaching quality of a centre (details supplied) in comparison with similar centres; if so, the results of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28121/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraHigher education institutions have primary responsibility for the quality of their provision and its assurance. UCD have established their own quality assurance procedures, having had regard to QQI Guidelines. In addition to encompassing regular periodic reviews of study programmes, UCD is also encouraged to undertake quality reviews of academic, administrative and service departments and, depending on structure, unit-based reviews of schools, faculties and colleges. Institutions may also undertake thematic reviews of institution-wide issues. UCD is required to publish details of its quality assurance procedures and the internal reviews that it carries out. It would be an issue for UCD in the first instance to determine the need for an internal review that encompasses the centre referred to by the Deputy.
UCD provides QQI with an Annual Institutional Quality Assurance Report (AIQR). The AIQR provides QQI inter alia with a listing of the UCD cycle of internal reviews along with links to published review reports. The 2015/16 UCD AIQR will be published shortly by QQI.
QQI has established a Policy for the Cyclical Review of Higher Education Institutions. Cyclical Review takes place on a periodic scheduled basis.
