Standard 1:

Awarding institutions should have robust processes in place for the establishment and

management of TNE operations, sufficient to provide reassurance that their TNE

provision meets expected standards and quality.

Indicator 1: Existing TNE activity is consistent with clearly outlined institutional strategies

and objectives.

Indicator 2: Governance arrangements are in place to ensure that any form of TNE is

ultimately overseen by the higher decisional authority of the awarding institution, clearly

setting out the locus of responsibility and accountability at different levels of the awarding

institution.

Indicator 3: Written and legally binding agreements or contracts set out the rights and

obligations of all partners involved in a TNE operation, making clear their respective roles

in the different aspects of the TNE operation.

Indicator 4: Appropriate processes for initial and periodic due-diligence and risk

assessment for TNE operations are in place, including choice and management of

partners, and covering all relevant aspects, such as academic, legal, and financial.

Standard 2:

Awarding institutions should ensure that their TNE provision is of comparable standards

to those of the same or comparable provision delivered in their home campus.

Indicator 5: The admission of students for a TNE programme of study, the teaching and

learning activities, and the assessment requirements are equivalent to those of the same

or comparable programmes delivered by the awarding institution at the home campus. 

Indicator 6: TNE modules and programmes are developed, approved, monitored, and

reviewed through processes that are as robust as those for modules and programmes

provided by the awarding institution at the home campus. 

Indicator 7: Teaching staff must be competent, suitably qualified, and experienced, and

adequately supported to deliver the programme to equivalent standards to those applied

to comparable programmes delivered by the awarding institution at the home campus.

Indicator 8: The performance and outcomes of students on TNE provision is regularly

monitored and benchmarked with the performance and outcomes of students of the

same or comparable programmes delivered by the awarding institution at the home

campus.

Standard 3:

Awarding institutions should ensure that students studying on their TNE provision

receive sufficient support to enable them to achieve the expected standards

Indicator 9: Learning resources and support services in place at the delivery location, or

made available by the awarding institution remotely, should give all students the

opportunity to achieve the expected learning outcomes.

Indicator 10: Appropriate training, briefing and support are provided to those involved in

managing, delivering, and assessing TNE provision to ensure they are competent to

undertake their roles and responsibilities. 

Indicator 11: Feedback is regularly sought from TNE students on all aspects of their

study experience, and demonstrably responded to and taken into account; students are

also given clear opportunities to raise complaints and appeals.

Indicator 12: Awarding institutions have a duty of care towards their TNE students, and

ensure that those students who wish to complete a programme can do so in the event of

closure or teach out.

Standard 4:

Awarding institutions should ensure that their TNE provision takes account of the

regulatory requirements and education needs of the location of delivery

Indicator 13: Local requirements for the delivery of TNE provision are well understood

and complied with.

Indicator 14: The education and industry needs of the receiving location are duly

considered, and inform the strategic development of TNE provision offered locally; where

applicable programmes of study are localised to ensure relevance for students.

Indicator 15: Due efforts are taken to engage with local employers and industry to

support the local employability of students and maximise the impact of TNE provision to

the local community. 

Indicator 16: Local reference points, such as national qualification frameworks, or

professional bodies’ requirements, where these exist, are taken due account of when

developing and delivering TNE provision.

Standard 5:

Awarding institutions provide complete descriptions of programmes of study and

qualifications to prospective and current students, graduates, and relevant stakeholders

Indicator 17: Information about the programmes of study and qualifications awarded are

made clear to prospective students at recruitment stage, including in respect of the legal

status of qualifications awarded and their local and international recognition for further

studies and employment, ensuring that student expectations are transparently managed. 

Indicator 18: Information about their programmes of study, available student support and

services, opportunities to provide feedback, and complaints and appeal procedures, is

made clear and accessible to current students, ensuring that students can make the most

of their learning experience. 

Indicator 19: Awarding institutions maintain effective control over the accuracy of all

public information, publicity and promotional activity relating to the TNE programmes of

study leading to their awards, even when this involves partner institutions.

Indicator 20: Awarding institutions retain the ultimate authority and responsibility for

awarding certificates and records of study, and provide clear and up to date information

about the programme of study undertaken by TNE students upon graduation, through

study transcripts or equivalent documents.