Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act 2012

57

Review by Authority of implementation of procedures for access, transfer and progression.

57.— (1) The Authority shall review the implementation by each relevant provider and each linked provider of the procedures established by the provider under section 56(2)

(a) at least once every 7 years from the date of establishment of the procedures, and

(b) from time to time as the Authority thinks appropriate.

(2) A relevant provider or a linked provider subject to review under subsection (1) shall pay to the Authority within one month of the completion of the review such fee (if any) as may be determined by the Authority under section 80.

(3) The Authority shall consult with An tÚdarás um Ard-Oideachas in carrying out a review under subsection (1) where—

(a) that review relates to a provider referred to in that subsection, and

(b) that provider is F55[a designated institution of higher education].

F56[(3A) The Authority shall consult with Solas in carrying out a review under subsection (1) where

(a) that review relates to a relevant provider, and

(b) that relevant provider is an education and training board or other body engaged in the provision of further education and training programmes, to whom moneys have been advanced under section 21 of the Further Education and Training Act 2013.]

(4) The Authority shall publish a report of its findings resulting from a review under subsection (1) in such form and manner as it thinks appropriate (including on the internet).

Annotations

Amendments:

F55

Substituted (10.11.2022) by Higher Education Authority Act 2022 (31/2022), s. 145 and sch. 4, S.I. No. 554 of 2022.

F56

Inserted (8.11.2019) by Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Act 2019 (32/2019), s. 24, S.I. No. 540 of 2019.