Many departments have links with the relevant professional and/or statutory body (PSRB) for their subject area. The University is committed to ensuring that any quality investigations undertaken by such bodies e.g. for the purposes of accreditation, are integrated into the University's internal quality assurance processes and any other external quality procedures.
The University Academic Quality and Standards Committee (AQSC) is responsible for maintaining an overview of the requirements of PSRBs, and any issues with regard to academic quality and standards arising from accreditation visits. The following information relating to PSRB accreditation will be reported to AQSC shortly following receipt of confirmation of a re-accreditation:
AQPO will liaise with the relevant school administrator to coordinate the timely submission of these documents to the AQSC.
Accreditation reports are also routinely shared with the University Quality Team (UQT), thus PSRB outcomes and progress with any requirements for accreditation are considered during the annual review of the Education Action Plan, and/or the UQT visit. Accordingly, the AQSC maintains an overview of progress with outcomes arising from external professional bodies via the UQT review reporting.
The definitive list of programmes which are accredited can be found by looking in the programme catalogue.
The following are some examples of current PSRBs.
Useful Information for Staff
AQPO maintains a central register of accreditation details and a repository of all accreditation reports. These are available on the QA Framework Documents site here. The ALL FACULTIES folder contains links to information that is commonly required for applications for accreditation. If you require any assistance in collating information for accreditation requirements, please contact AQPO-info@bristol.ac.uk.
Please contact Sophie Billings for further information.
