Guides to Accreditation, Quality and Credit Systems
Practical guides on accreditation, certification, credit systems and quality assurance in education, for institutions, graduates and professionals.
Universities Guides
Guides for universities on international accreditation: what the review covers, how it works, what to prepare and how to present the result.
Read the guideColleges Guides
Guides for colleges on accreditation and quality: standards, documents, checklists and the difference between national and international review.
Read the guideHigher Education Guides
Guides on quality in higher education: governance, teaching, research, student services, transparency and how institutions improve.
Read the guideBusiness Schools Guides
Guides for business schools and MBA programs: what reviewers examine, level names, executive programs and responsible marketing.
Read the guideVocational Education Guides
Guides for vocational and technical institutions: standards, work-based learning, employer links and evidence for review.
Read the guideEnrichment Education Guides
Guides for providers of personal enrichment, arts, hobby and community education: clear workload, honest claims and quality records.
Read the guideCorporate Training Guides
Guides for corporate universities, academies and training teams: third-party review, workload, credentials and measuring value.
Read the guideOnline Education Guides
Guides for online institutions, platforms and course creators: accreditation, workload, assessment integrity and how learners judge quality.
Read the guideTraining Providers Guides
Guides for professional training providers, bootcamps and language and IT academies: credits, workload and credible certificates.
Read the guideServices and Membership Guides
Guides to EAHEA accreditation, certification, validation and membership services: who they are for, how they work, fees, renewal and limits.
- Full Accreditation: What It Covers and How Institutions Qualify
- Online Accreditation: A Guide for Institutions That Teach Mostly or Entirely Online
- Program Accreditation: Reviewing One Program Instead of the Whole Institution
- Course Accreditation: Quality Review for Individual Courses
- Quality Certification: What It Signals and Who Should Apply
Credit Systems Guides
Guides to the EAHEA Credit Systems: calculating credits, workload, level names, transcripts, providers and verification.
- Calculating EAHEA Credits for a Short Course: A Worked Example
- Calculating Credits for a Professional Certificate Program
- How a Master’s Program States Its Workload in ILC
- How a Doctoral Program States Its Workload in EUC
- The Guided Self-Study Factor: Why 0.75 Is the Standard
Graduates and Professionals Guides
Guides for graduates, students and professionals: verifying degrees, credit transfer, qualifications abroad and presenting credentials.
Read the guideQuality Assurance Guides
Guides to internal quality assurance: policies, feedback, assessment, records, data protection, risk and preparing for an external review.
Read the guideComparisons Guides
Plain comparisons of terms that are often confused in education: accreditation, certification, recognition, credits, certificates and more.
- Accreditation vs. Certification vs. Licensing: Key Differences in Education
- Institutional vs. Programmatic Accreditation: A Side-by-Side Comparison
- National vs. International Accreditation: How Institutions Combine Them
- Accreditation vs. Authorization: Using EAHEA Credit Systems Without Accreditation
- Accreditation vs. Membership: What Each Means