BAC - British Accreditation Council for Independent Further and Higher Education
| Admission valid until: | 2020-01-31 (listed since 2015-06-05) |
| Based in*: | United Kingdom |
| HE systems where agency conducted reviews**: | Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Greece, Ireland, Switzerland, United Kingdom |
| Reports by the agency: | http://www.the-bac.org/accredited-providers/directory/ |
| External review reports and EQAR decisions: | A24_BAC_ApprovalDecision_2015.pdf BAC_External_Review_Report_2015.pdf |
Contact details
| Website: | http://www.the-bac.org |
| Address: | Ground Floor 14 Devonshire Square London EC2M 4YT UK |
| Contact Person: | Paul Fear |
| Phone: | +44 (0)300 330 1400 |
| Email: | paul.fear@the-bac.org |
Information on the agency's work
BAC is an independent organisation, established in 1984 to be the national accrediting body for independent post-16 education in the UK. BAC is a not-for-profit charitable organisation and is self-financing through accreditation fees. It receives no public funding. BAC is a non-regulatory body and higher education institutions applying for accreditation approach BAC voluntarily.
The award of accreditation is subject to an institution meeting standards established and periodically reviewed by BAC. The decision to award accreditation is made by an independent committee which considers reports produced by a professional inspectorate. Institutions are subject to regular monitoring, centering on interim visits and the submission of annual returns
| External quality assurance activities in the scope of the ESG: | Accreditation of higher education institutions in the UK and abroad. |
| ENQA membership: | Full member |
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| * | This is the country in which the agency has its registered address. Information on the formal status of the agency and its decisions in the country's education system should be obtained from the competent national authorities. |
| ** | List of EHEA countries where the agency has evaluated, accredited or audited higher education institutions or programmes during the past five years. This information is provided by the agency for informational purposes, in order to allow users to identify which agencies have experience with working in a specific higher education system. It does not necessarily imply formal recognition of the agency's results or decisions in those countries. |
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