Section 8.7 - Approval and Post approval Management
The University operates a triple-staged approach to Partnership development. A two-phased Approval system followed by a third Operational stage before delivery can commence:
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(Planning Stage)
See Quality Chapter - Section 8.9: for Flowcharts and Guidance |
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(Detailed Scrutiny and Development Stage)
See Quality Chapter - Section 8.9: for Flowcharts and Guidance |
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(Set up and Operational Development Stage)
See Quality Chapter - Section 8.9: for Flowcharts and Guidance
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In accordance with the requirements of the ‘UK Quality Code for Higher Education – Partnerships’, the University conducts proportionate due diligence in developing and approving collaborative projects. These procedures are tailored according to the nature of the collaborative project and the level of risk inherent to it. Please refer to the timescale for development detailed in Quality Chapter - Section 8.6 Timescales for Development as a guide as to how much time you should allocate for these processes.
The University’s Development and Approval Process for Collaborative Partnership activities consists of the following three stages. Each stage has a clear end point triggering the start of the next stage. For larger projects, the project board will coordinate progress through each of the each stages and set out detailed timelines, plans and workflows.