This Quality Assurance Manual (QAM) primary purpose is to incorporate the delivery of QQI, PHECC, SOLAS Safe Pass and NHP programmes in an easy to understand graphical format.
QQI Quality Assurance Guidelines cover the quality assurance on courses required by the Private Security Authority (PSA) for licence purposes, but the PSA has separate (TP1) guidelines for Approved PSA Training Organisations of which NCU Training is one. In addition, as an Approved Training Organisation for the delivery of SOLAS Safe Pass, NCU Training has to comply with the SOLAS code of conduct for ATO’s.
The NCU Training QAM is based on the QQI Core Statutory Quality Assurance Guidelines and in particular the QQI Sector-Specific Statutory Quality Assurance Guidelines. The Quality Assurance Manual (QAM) is guided and constructed around the seven sections within the QQI Sector-Specific Statutory Quality Assurance Guidelines and incorporated the PHECC Quality Review Framework to create our framework.
1. Governance
2. Administration
3. Information and Communication
4. Institutional Research
5. Academic Management
6. Teaching and Research Provision
7. Additional areas
1. Quality Standards
2. Self-Assessment
3. External Evaluation
4. Improvement Plans
5. Teaching Faculty Framework
6. Training & Education Standards