Quality and Standards Office

Working in partnership is central to the academic mission of Canterbury Christ Church University. Collaborative provision is a type of partnership in which 'educational provision leads to an award, or to specific credit toward an award, of an awarding institution delivered and/or supported and/or assessed through an arrangement with a partner organisation' ('QAA code of Practice ' Section 2, Collaborative Provision October 2010, p8).

Such programmes require start-up and monitoring procedures additional to those for programmes delivered exclusively by the University.

The Collaborative Provision procedures of the University are set out in Section 10 of the CCCU Quality Manual. The Quality Manual details all the central policies and processes which the University follows in designing and managing its programmes. It should be read alongside the 'QAA Code of Practice ' Section 2.

The following forms and templates are used in the creation and monitoring of Collaborative Provision agreements. Further details on each can be found in the Quality Manual.

Templates for the creation of a new agreement:

For the annual monitoring of collaborative partnerships:

Additional paper offers further specific guidance:

A simple spreadsheet of institutions with which the University operates collaborate provision agreements:

For any queries about Collaborative Provision, please contact the Assistant Director of Quality and Standards Nigel Morgan, the Quality Officer Tina Hagger, or any member of QSO staff.