Access Regulation and Licensing Committee: Register of Interests
Publication date: 27 Jun 2024
QAA has been responsible for managing and maintaining the scheme for the regulation and quality assurance of Access to HE courses since 1997.
We licence and review Access Validating Agencies (AVAs), set requirements about the Access to HE Diploma and its assessment and work with AVAs and providers to improve their practice, and collect and publish statistics and other information about Access to HE. We also continue to promote the growth of Access to HE.
Our Governance
QAA’s Board is responsible for policy relating to QAA's Access to HE responsibilities. The Board is advised by the Access Regulation and Licensing Committee (ARLC) which has responsibility for oversight of the Recognition Scheme, the regulatory framework through which Access to HE courses are recognised and regulated. ARLC membership includes representatives from further and higher education, and former Access to HE graduates. It is chaired by a member of the QAA Board. For current membership details, please see the ARLC register of members' interests.
The Access Regulation and Licensing Committee (ARLC)
Access Regulation and Licensing Committee: Terms of Reference
Publication date: 08 Apr 2024
Our Funding
QAA is funded to maintain and manage the Access Regulation Scheme through fees from Access Validating Agencies (AVAs) and a contribution from QAA membership income. We also receive development and research funding from grants and other sources.
We have a number of policies and procedures that govern our activities. We publish these as part our commitment to working in an open and transparent way.
Our QAA team
Delivery support services are provided by staff with responsibility in the following areas: data and reporting, facilities, human resources, finance and planning, marketing and events, governance, policy and communications and information technology.
Access to HE: Organisational structure
Publication date: 20 Dec 2019