Post Graduate Cert. in Higher Education Quality Management

• Strategy, Policy, Procedures and Practices (4 ECTS) 
• Probity and Internationalisation (4 ECTS) 
• Design development and approval of programmes and curriculum (2 ECTS) 
• Student centred learning, teaching and assessment (2 ECTS) 
• Student admission, progression, recognition and certification (2 ECTS) 
• Teaching competence (2 ECTS) 
• Learning resources and student support (2 ECTS) 
• Information Management and Ongoing Monitoring (4 ECTS) 
• Public Information (2 ECTS) 
• Research Paper (10 ECTS)   

• Prospective students who want to work in Quality assurance
• those already working in Quality assurance 
• those working in educational institutions who want to be transferred to work in quality assurance
• Quality Assurance Officer/ Manager 
• Managers of Educational Institutions 
• Audit Officers/Managers of Quality Assurance Agencies  
• Quality Assurance officers, Managers who require the professional skill of quality assuring through internal audits and be able to recommend enhancing quality. 

• A degree at EQF level 6 along with English proficiency at C1 level (IELT 6.5 to 7.5) OR  
• RPL for those who already have experiences in educational institutions with English proficiency at C1 level (IELT 6.5 to 7.5) OR  
• Maturity clause (student over 21 years of age) with English proficiency at C1 level (IELT 6.5 to 7.5). (These students have to pass from the first two modules in order to continue) 

26 weeks maximum (depending if student works on weekends or not). The course uses a modular delivery of 26 weeks for full time and a possibility of up to 1 year for part-time to allow the student at his own pace.  For full time there are 3 weeks each for the 3 modules with 4 credits making it in 9 weeks while the other 6 modules are estimated at 2 weeks each making it at 12 weeks leaving 5 weeks to finalise the research paper. Extensions can be given according to the Mitigating Policy and procedures as presented in the Quality Assurance Manual with reference to Policies and Procedures.  

The total fee is 1,500 Euros but residents of Malta will be eligible for  partial refund through the Get Qualified scheme ( 70% Tax credit on successful postgraduate certificate completion).

Each module will be assessed by means of Questions, discussions, analysis, comparisons and short writings. The Research paper will be assessed by means of a 5,000 word position paper. 

• The next start date will be 27th June 2022. 

• The session will take place on Mondays between 5 to 7pm, whilst a repeat session will be held on  Saturday mornings between 9 to 11am.

• Recorded sessions will be available for those students who miss any one of the above sessions.