Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act 2012

Contents

1. Art. 1 Short title and commencement.
2. Art. 2 Interpretation.
3. Art. 3 Regulations.
4. Art. 4 Expenses.
5. Art. 5 Offences.
6. Art. 6 Repeals and revocation.
7. Art. 7 Establishment day.
8. Art. 8 Establishment of Qualifications and Quality Assurance Authority of Ireland.
9. Art. 9 Functions of Authority.
10. Art. 10 Reviews by Authority.
11. Art. 11 Review of Authority by Minister.
12. Art. 12 Grants to Authority.
13. Art. 13 Co-operation with Authority.
14. Art. 14 Directions of Authority as to provision of information.
15. Art. 14A Furnishing of information by Authority to other bodies
16. Art. 15 Chief executive.
17. Art. 16 Functions of chief executive.
18. Art. 17 Delegation of functions of chief executive.
19. Art. 18 Accountability of chief executive to Public Accounts Committee.
20. Art. 19 Accountability of chief executive to other Oireachtas Committees.
21. Art. 20 Staff.
22. Art. 21 Transfer of staff of dissolved body to Authority.
23. Art. 22 Superannuation.
24. Art. 23 Accounts.
25. Art. 24 Strategy statement.
26. Art. 25 Annual Report.
27. Art. 26 Gifts to Authority.
28. Art. 27 Quality assurance.
29. Art. 28 Obligation of providers to prepare quality assurance procedures.
30. Art. 29 Quality assurance procedures and previously established universities.
31. Art. 29A Condition precedent for provisions of Act to be invoked by specified providers - criteria specified in regulations to be met
32. Art. 29B Regulations specifying criteria concerning capacity and capability of providers and related criteria
33. Art. 29C Supplemental provisions in relation to sections 29A and 29B (including provision for refusals of applications, etc., where relevant criteria not shown to be met)
34. Art. 30 Quality assurance procedures and relevant providers, other than previously established universities.
35. Art. 31 Refusal by Authority to approve proposed quality assurance procedures.
36. Art. 32 Quality assurance procedures and designated awarding bodies.
37. Art. 33 Quality assurance procedures and linked providers.
38. Art. 34 Review by Authority of quality assurance procedures of relevant providers.
39. Art. 35 Directions of Authority following review of quality assurance procedures.
40. Art. 36 Withdrawal by Authority of approval of quality assurance procedures.
41. Art. 37 Review by designated awarding bodies of quality assurance procedures of linked providers.
42. Art. 38 Directions of designated awarding body following review of quality assurance procedures.
43. Art. 39 Withdrawal by designated awarding body of approval of quality assurance procedures.
44. Art. 40 Review by Authority of procedures of National University of Ireland.
45. Art. 41 Directions of Authority to National University of Ireland following review.
46. Art. 42 Quality reviews by Authority.
47. Art. 43 Framework of qualifications.
48. Art. 43A Offence to provide or advertise cheating services
49. Art. 44 Application for validation of programme of education and training.
50. Art. 45 Determination of application for validation of programme of education and training.
51. Art. 46 Review of programme validation.
52. Art. 47 Withdrawal of programme validation.
53. Art. 48 Arrangement between providers and awarding bodies other than the Authority.
54. Art. 49 Authority to determine standards of knowledge, skill or competence for awards.
55. Art. 50 Making of an award.
56. Art. 51 Joint awarding arrangement.
57. Art. 52 Request by provider for delegation of authority to make award.
58. Art. 53 Determination of request for delegation of authority to make award.
59. Art. 54 Review by Authority of delegated authority to make award.
60. Art. 55 Withdrawal or variation by Authority of delegated authority to make award.
61. Art. 55A Sections 55A to 55I (Interpretation)
62. Art. 55B Awards included within Framework (process by which awards acquire such status)
63. Art. 55C Listing of an awarding body - decision as to whether it is appropriate that such a body make a particular award and related matters
64. Art. 55D Decision that award is an appropriate one to be included in Framework
65. Art. 55E Policies and criteria for making decisions under sections 55C(5) and 55D
66. Art. 55F Duties of listed awarding bodies
67. Art. 55G Review of listed awarding bodies
68. Art. 55H Withdrawal or variation of listing of awarding bodies
69. Art. 55I Effect of deletion of awarding body’s name from list
70. Art. 56 Procedures for access, transfer and progression in relation to learners.
71. Art. 57 Review by Authority of implementation of procedures for access, transfer and progression.
72. Art. 58 Directions of Authority following review of procedures for access, transfer and progression.
73. Art. 59 Withdrawal by Authority of approval of access, transfer and progression procedures.
74. Art. 60 Code of Practice for provision of programme to international learners.
75. Art. 61 International education mark.
76. Art. 62 Annual charge for use of international education mark.
77. Art. 63 Review by Authority of provider’s compliance with code of practice and provider’s use of international education mark.
78. Art. 64 Interpretation and application of Part
79. Art. 65 Obligation of certain providers to pay annual charge into Learner Protection Fund
80. Art. 65A Existing enrolled learner protection arrangements - status and period for which such arrangements shall continue to have effect
81. Art. 66 Protection of Enrolled Learners Fund
82. Art. 66A Regulations in relation to payment of annual charges into Learner Protection Fund and related matters
83. Art. 67 (I) (II) Obligation on providers to furnish information to enrolled learners.
84. Art. 68 Appeals Panel.
85. Art. 69 Determination of appeal by Appeals Board.
86. Art. 70 Appeal procedures.
87. Art. 71 Dissolution of National Qualifications Authority of Ireland, Higher Education and Training Awards Council and Further Education and Training Awards Council.
88. Art. 72 Liability for loss occurring before establishment day.
89. Art. 73 Transfer of land and other property to Authority.
90. Art. 74 Transfer of rights and liabilities, and continuation of leases, licences and permissions granted by dissolved body.
91. Art. 75 Provisions consequent upon transfer of assets and liabilities to Authority.
92. Art. 76 Records of dissolved bodies.
93. Art. 77 Final accounts and final report of dissolved bodies.
94. Art. 78 Register of providers.
95. Art. 79 Database.
96. Art. 80 Fees.
97. Art. 81 Provider not to be described as “institute of technology” or “regional technical college”.
98. Art. 82 Charter of Institute of Technology.
99. Art. 83 Service of documents.
100. Art. 84 Transitional and savings provision for Act of 1999.
101. Art. 85 Transition for appeals under Act of 1999.
102. Art. 86 Amendments of other Acts.