The standards set and maintained by AVAs for their courses and expected for their awards. See also learning outcome, level descriptors and grade descriptors. Access to HE course Course leading to the award of the Access to HE Diploma.

See certification.

Reports produced every year by an AVA using their own information to assess their performance.

A group or sequence of documents collectively demonstrating that a particular quality assurance process has taken place.

Abbreviation of Access Validating Agency, an organisation licensed by QAA to undertake the development, validation, monitoring and review of individual Access to HE Diploma courses and, accordingly, to award the Diploma (or, where appropriate, credit towards the Diploma).

A qualification, or the allocation of credit to a student.

An organisation recognised by Ofqual to award Ofqual-regulated qualifications.

See provider.

Provision of a formal certificate to students testifying that they have been awarded the Access to HE Diploma, together with details of what they have achieved (achievement transcript). See also precepts and licensing criteria.

The formal approval of a specified Access to HE Diploma course which may be delivered by a particular provider/centre. For course recognition to be completed, the AVA confirms the course in QAA's Access courses database as a QAA-recognised Access to HE course. See also precepts and licensing criteria.