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Welcome to QIA
Welcome to QIA
The Quality Improvement Agency (QIA) has been set up to spark fresh enthusiasm for innovation and excellence in the Further Education sector. We are leading the challenge to those involved in teaching, learning and training to lift their performance and implement the government's reforms for learning and skills. Learn about our improvement programmes and services, discuss hot topics in the Excellence Gateway, or contact us to find out more
From June 2008, QIA will be transferring to a new sector-owned improvement body together with the Centre for Excellence in Leadership. We will include all the latest information about this very important development on this website. The new sector-owned improvement organisation for the Further Education and Skills sector has appointed Sue Dutton as its interim CEO, and Dame Ruth Silver as Chair. Read more about it here
Latest news:
Vote now on the name for the new organisation
The new sector-owned organisation emerging from the joining together of QIA and CEL is taking shape and we would like to give you the opportunity to vote on the name of the new body.
Your vote will influence the final decision. Please click here and cast your vote now.
Voting will end at 12 noon on Monday 19 May.
The name will be announced at the first QIA/CEL summer conference in Bristol on 10 June.
QIA/CEL summer conferences 2008 - registration now open
Registration is now open for the 2008 QIA and CEL summer conferences, Making a Success. The conferences will set the scene for the new sector-led organisation and help staff in the further education and skills sector to understand the range of support that is available to them.
There are four regional venues to choose from. More information about the conferences and details of how to register are here Places at the conferences are limited, so book early.
QIA Perceptions Survey
In the Autumn of 2007, QIA commissioned its second annual survey of providers in order to gather feedback on QIA's programmes. Click here for more information.
Workforce Strategy
Workforce Strategy for the Further Education Sector in England, 2007-2012. The Implementation Plan: Transforming the future FE Workforce to become a force for change is available here
From June 2008, QIA will be transferring to a new sector-owned improvement body together with the Centre for Excellence in Leadership. We will include all the latest information about this very important development on this website. The new sector-owned improvement organisation for the Further Education and Skills sector has appointed Sue Dutton as its interim CEO, and Dame Ruth Silver as Chair. Read more about it here
Latest news:
Vote now on the name for the new organisation
The new sector-owned organisation emerging from the joining together of QIA and CEL is taking shape and we would like to give you the opportunity to vote on the name of the new body.
Your vote will influence the final decision. Please click here and cast your vote now.
Voting will end at 12 noon on Monday 19 May.
The name will be announced at the first QIA/CEL summer conference in Bristol on 10 June.
QIA/CEL summer conferences 2008 - registration now open
Registration is now open for the 2008 QIA and CEL summer conferences, Making a Success. The conferences will set the scene for the new sector-led organisation and help staff in the further education and skills sector to understand the range of support that is available to them.
There are four regional venues to choose from. More information about the conferences and details of how to register are here Places at the conferences are limited, so book early.
QIA Perceptions Survey
In the Autumn of 2007, QIA commissioned its second annual survey of providers in order to gather feedback on QIA's programmes. Click here for more information.
Workforce Strategy
Workforce Strategy for the Further Education Sector in England, 2007-2012. The Implementation Plan: Transforming the future FE Workforce to become a force for change is available here
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