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Criterion 4

The assessment programme is subject to a rigorous and continuous quality control process.

Examples of evidence which might be provided: 

• Description of the process, examples of quality control output, evaluation reports, description of actions taken, and/or related policies. 
• Evidence of a clear system for quality control and enhancement. o Evidence of how utility indicators improved with quality control. 
• Description of all external reviews and copies of all external review reports.
• Provision of reports conducted by external reviewers along with dates/description of process used. 
• A list of all external reviews, the recommendations emanating from each, the responses to each, evaluation report after change. 
• Narrative indicating how process was changed in response to external examiners recommendations (ideally with indication of whether or not changes were effective).
• Evidence of feedback leading to change and further review. 
• A curriculum for faculty training on assessment, a list of available faculty development workshops/educational experiences, the number of faculty participants, the intensity of faculty participation, the requirement for faculty participation. 
• Description of faculty development offerings that focus on assessment along with indication of number/proportion of faculty who have taken advantage of their availability. 
• Evidence of training programmes, which are congruent with the assessment processes. 
• Evidence of the take up of such programmes particularly by staff that have assessment responsibilities. 
• List of contributors to assessment, their relevant backgrounds, their roles, and their contributions.