⊿ Point. {R} Glossary. ◢ Keyword: A. ◥ University. {q} PhD. {tr} Training. ⚫ UK. ↂ EndNote. ✊ Harvey (2009) Authorised Validating Agency - Analytic Quality Glossary - Quality Research International. Authorised Validating Agency (AVA) core definition explanatory context The term AVA is primarily used in the in the context of access to higher education programmes. For example, the London Open College Network was a partnership of adult, community, further and higher education institutions licensed by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education as an Authorised Validating Agency to validate Access to higher education programmes and to award the QAA-Recognised Access certificates (LOCN, 2004) analytical review The University of Portsmouth (2010), for example, reports that: the Southern Area Access Validating Agency (SAava) (formerly HAVA) is licensed by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) to validate Access to HE Diploma programmes and is a member of the Federation of Independent Access Validating Agencies. associated issues An example validation process by an AVAwas the LOCN validation of applications for formal recognition of Access to HE programmes.
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