Revalidations follow a five year cycle with units allocated to a specific revalidation year. The process involves preparation of documentation like a revalidation form and course documents that are submitted to a revalidation panel. The panel then reviews the materials and produces a report with their findings that is shared with stakeholders. The Academic Office supports the process by establishing panels, reviewing documentation, and monitoring outcomes to ensure conditions are met.

1. Process Framework
Revalidations follow a regular five year
cycle. Each unit or sub-unit is allocated to
a particular revalidation year within a
Outputs Audience
Reference Information quinquennial cycle.
Revalidation Dean, central
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• Academic Office information, documents preparation form: services
Revalidation Information process.
and forms including: CA6. departments &
o Programme Approval Management revalidation panel.
and Review Handbook Course Revalidation Revalidation panel.
o Partnership Handbook document.
o Assessment Handbook Academic Office Chair of the panel
o Handbook for Members of University briefing notes. initially, full panel
Revalidation Panels and Faculty on the
o Handbook for Members of Curriculum Design day of the meeting.
Revalidation Panels in External Course Revalidation Reports on resource Revalidation panel.
Institutions matters from central
o Information for students Process service departments.
• Quality Management and Audit External examiners Revalidation panel.
information reports.
o Module review Revalidation panel Panel members,
o Annual subject monitoring report. Dean, subject unit
o Themed audit co-ordinator, Head
o Academic planning etc. of Faculty
• Course Committee meeting minutes Process Support Administration and
• External examiners’ reports forwarded to CASC.
• Existing course documents, module • Academic Office supports processes Revised revalidation Academic Office
descriptions etc. through: document and a brief and chair of
• Staff Development Unit information o establishment and servicing of paper indicating evaluation panel.
• Centre for Higher Education Practice revalidation panels; amendments.
information o scrutiny of documentation; Chair certifies by Course committee.
• Other central departments which may o provision of reports; signature on the title
contribute include: Access and o monitoring of the implementation of page of final
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Distributed Learning (Lifelong Learning, conditions of approval etc. document.
CETL and Viewpoints), Library, • Staff Development and the Centre for
Information services, Careers, Planning Higher Education Practice provide
and Governance Services, Physical support to course teams preparing for
Resources, Accommodation, Student revalidation.
Marketing etc. • Faculty must consult with relevant
central departments if provision cannot
be met within existing resource.
o Access and Distributed Learning,
Library, Careers and Planning and
Governance Services etc.