Quality Improvement Agency
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The Quality Improvement Agency (QIA) was a non-departmental public body
of the United Kingdom
government whose remit was to support those institutions that provide education, but which are not schools or universities. This covers a broad range of institutions, ranging from further education
colleges, prison education to workplace training and various other types of education and training.
The QIA was created in March 2006 from the Learning and Skills Development Agency
(LSDA). The majority of the assets and liabilities of the Quality Improvement Agency were transferred to the Learning and Skills Improvement Service
, a new not for profit, sector owned improvement body for the Further Education sector on 1 October 2008.
The QIA had two chief executives - Andrew Thomson and Dr Kate Anderson.
Non-departmental public body
In the United Kingdom, a non-departmental public body —often referred to as a quango—is a classification applied by the Cabinet Office, Treasury, Scottish Government and Northern Ireland Executive to certain types of public bodies...
of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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government whose remit was to support those institutions that provide education, but which are not schools or universities. This covers a broad range of institutions, ranging from further education
Further education
Further education is a term mainly used in connection with education in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It is post-compulsory education , that is distinct from the education offered in universities...
colleges, prison education to workplace training and various other types of education and training.
The QIA was created in March 2006 from the Learning and Skills Development Agency
Learning and Skills Development Agency
The Learning and Skills Development Agency was a publicly-funded body in the United Kingdom that supported further education in England. At the end of March 2006 its functions were divided into the Quality Improvement Agency and the Learning and Skills Network and its trading subsidiary, Inspire...
(LSDA). The majority of the assets and liabilities of the Quality Improvement Agency were transferred to the Learning and Skills Improvement Service
Learning and Skills Improvement Service
The Learning and Skills Improvement Service is the sector-owned body supporting the development of excellent and sustainable Further Education provision across the learning and skills sector...
, a new not for profit, sector owned improvement body for the Further Education sector on 1 October 2008.
Staff
There was one chair of trustees during the lifetime of QIA, Sir Geoffrey Holland.The QIA had two chief executives - Andrew Thomson and Dr Kate Anderson.