Quality assurance principles

Freshart College is committed to meeting the requirements and the scope of the European Standards and Guidelines on Quality Assurance (ESG), focusing on both the institutional quality assurance and program quality management. The ESG Standards and Guidelines encapsulate the quality assurance principles to which Freshart College adheres to. 

The following quality assurance principles form our Quality Assurance Framework:

• Quality assurance is understood to be the responsibility of the whole College, including faculty, staff and management.
• Freshart College students are involved in quality assurance procedures.
• Where examples of good practice are identified, they are acknowledged, shared and implemented in a collegial manner.
• External Advisor/Examiner Reports are implemented where appropriate.
• Review processes are driven at academic programme level and with regards to the College learning environment, with subsequent quality enhancement plans
• Student feedback questionnaires are issued centrally using a standardized format. (Student Course Evaluation QAER100A – Instructor Evaluation Questionnaire QAER100B)

The Quality Assurance Principles and Framework are part of a structured system for the enhancement of learning and teaching at Freshart College. Quality Assurance procedures support and encourage innovation in teaching and learning by providing a structure to enable reflection and action on the development of procedures to the benefit of the College community.

Programs are described according to the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). Course descriptions contain the learning outcomes, competence goals, content and study materials, study volume, teaching hours and teaching methods, and methods for assessment. The course is set according to the European Qualification Framework (EQF) guidelines and national requirements.

Policy data, guidelines and decisions regarding quality management are communicated throughout the organization. Staff and student representatives are involved in outlining the quality management policy.