55OGrant of status of self-accrediting higher education provider

55O Grant of status of self-accrediting higher education provider

[Section 55O of Part 4 Inserted by No. 59 of 2007, s. 24, Applied:01 Jan 2008]

(1)  [Section 55O Subsection (1) amended by No. 9 of 2022, s. 83, Applied:01 Jul 2023] [Section 55O Subsection (1) amended by No. 15 of 2015, s. 69, Applied:29 May 2015] On receipt of an application under section 55N , the Board may –

(a) grant to the applicant the status of self-accrediting higher education provider; or

(b) refuse to so grant the status of self-accrediting higher education provider.

(2)  [Section 55O Subsection (2) amended by No. 9 of 2022, s. 83, Applied:01 Jul 2023] [Section 55O Subsection (2) amended by No. 15 of 2015, s. 69, Applied:29 May 2015] The grant of the status of self-accrediting higher education provider may relate to any field of study at any qualification level offered or to be offered by the applicant, or to a particular field of study or a particular qualification level, or both, as specified by the Board.

(3)  [Section 55O Subsection (3) amended by No. 9 of 2022, s. 83, Applied:01 Jul 2023] [Section 55O Subsection (3) amended by No. 15 of 2015, s. 69, Applied:29 May 2015] In determining whether or not to grant the status of self-accrediting higher education provider to an applicant, the Board is to have regard to –

(a) any national standards relating to the processes for awarding self-accrediting status to providers of higher education courses that are not universities; and

(b) the effectiveness and level of governance, decision-making processes, teaching, learning, scholarship and, if relevant, research; and

(c) the compliance with, or ability to comply with, the National Protocols for Higher Education Approval Processes; and