EUROPEAN PRIVATE EDUCATION QUALITY ACCREDITATION
Quality education.
Accountable practice.
Published standards. Evidence-based review. A clearly defined scope. Quality evaluation that institutions, learners and partners can understand and verify.
ACCREDITATION COUNCIL
Certificate of
Professional Competence
Recognition of assessed professional competence
under the EPQA private competency framework.
PROFESSIONAL FIELD
Professional specialisation · Assessed competency modules
THE COUNCIL
Quality commitments need evidence.
The Council is an independent professional higher education evaluation committee. EPQA evaluates governance, programme design, delivery and student protection. Each review has a defined scope, with application, review and decision-making treated separately.
Governance & impartiality ↗QUALITY STANDARDS
From accountability to learning outcomes.
Governance & design
Publish the legal operator, authority to deliver education, nature of qualifications and awarding responsibilities. Advertising, contracts and delivery must agree.
Requirements & evidence →02 / QUALITY AREATeaching & assessment
Match staff expertise and availability to teaching responsibilities. Provide coordination, development, supervision and continuity arrangements.
Requirements & evidence →03 / QUALITY AREAProtection & improvement
Disclose fees, withdrawal, refunds and service conditions. Provide academic and technical support, accessibility, complaints and access to records.
Requirements & evidence →THE REVIEW JOURNEY
Know what happens at every stage.
Application & processing payment
Define the operator and scope
Self-evaluation & evidence
Map evidence to standards
Review & verification
Documents, interviews and verification
Accreditation decision
An independent decision on findings
Monitoring & renewal
Improvement and status updates
PUBLIC REGISTER
Accreditation should be verifiable.
Search the institution, programme, scope and validity. The register remains empty until genuine decisions are published.
APPLICANTS
Prepare your application
Check eligibility, evidence and fees before confirming your review scope.
Application centre ↗STUDENTS & PUBLIC
Questions & concerns
Understand the meaning and limits of accreditation and the route for concerns.
Appeals & complaints ↗