HMIE's work in the college sector is carried out under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and Service Level Agreement (SLA) with the Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council (SFC).

The MOU and SLA for 2008 onwards are available here:

• Service Level Agreement with SFC August 2008 to July 2009

• Service Level Agreement with SFC August 2009 to July 2010

• Memorandum of Understanding with SFC August 2008 to July 2012

The new set of arrangements for the external quality arrangements for Scotland’s colleges over the period 2008-2012 is available here. This includes information on the new HMIE quality framework for reference during external review, annual engagement between HMIE and each college, and subject-based aspect tasks.

Further materials used by HMIE reviewers during external review activities will be published on the website in due course.

Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council
You can access more information about the SFC by visiting its website.

The handbook for 2008 onwards is available here:

Student Team Member Handbook

External Reviewer Handbook

Please find a link to information on the 2004 - 2008 model.

Below is a list of frequently asked questions with regards to the 2008 - 2012 External Review Model:

FAQs

Please find a link to the Readability survey.