ASAPI Response to QQI White Paper on the International Education Mark

ASAPI has submitted a response to the QQI White Paper on the Policy on Authorisation to use the International Education Mark.

ASAPI outlined a number of areas of concern to the study abroad sector in Ireland including calling for clarification regarding the potential use of the IEM as a reference for immigration decisions, the lack of detailed information on the Code of Practice (only one of five components has been made available), including financial and tax compliance elements.

Click here to read the full response: ASAPI White Paper Response July 2014

ASAPI co-sponsors Forum on Education Abroad Conference

ASAPI is proud to announce that it is co-sponsoring the second annual European conference of the Forum on Education Abroad in Barcelona in October 2014.

The Forum on Education Abroad is a non-profit association recognized by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission as the Standards Development Organization (SDO) for the field of education abroad. As the representative group of the study abroad community in Ireland with many U.S. based members, ASAPI has established a reciprocal membership with the Forum.

QQI Publishes White Paper on the International Education Mark

QQI Publishes White Paper on the International Education Mark

Quality and Qualifications Ireland have published a white paper on the development and implementation of the International Education Mark (IEM). The white paper can be downloaded from QQI's website.

ASAPI will be submitting feedback on the draft policy to QQI. The white paper does not clarify whether many study abroad providers in Ireland will have access to seek the IEM; this is of particular concern as the IEM may become a de facto immigration requirement.

QQI and UK QAA Sign Agreement

http://www.qaa.ac.uk/Newsroom/PressReleases/Pages/HE-quality-in-UK-and-Ireland-regulatory-partners-sign-agreement.aspx

Submission to Quality and Qualifications Ireland

The development and rollout of the International Education Mark mandated by Irish legislation (particulary its expected use as a prerequisite for leave to remain in Ireland) will affect the vast majority of study abroad providers in Ireland. The community which has evolved into ASAPI has been active in engaging QQI and the Department of Education in a discussion about the breadth and variety of the study abroad community in Ireland, international best practice in the field of study abroad, and ensuring the continued vibrancy and variety of quality study abroad opportunities for students.

US Study Abroad Community Joint Response to Request for Consultation on the IEM