You can apply for Advance HE Approved status if you are a higher education provider or an organisation that provides materials and resources to support higher education. You could be a private company, associated professional organisation or a charity. Approved status provides an opportunity for you to gain external approval against the higher education sector’s recognised framework.
- Demonstrate your product or service is aligned to the PSF
- Support organisational development to the sector standard
- Continue to directly impact teaching and learning quality
Approval vs Accreditation – what’s the difference?
Advance HE Approval differs from Accreditation in that it does not automatically result in participating individuals being awarded professional recognition as a Fellow. Approval is external confirmation that a product or resource is aligned to the PSF and therefore may be used as evidence towards an individual’s direct application for Fellowship.
There are only two processes through which Fellowship is awarded, either by completing an accredited course or by direct application through Advance HE.
Six steps to Advance HE approval
Upon successful completion of a rigorous six-step application process, we will issue a licence to you, permitting the use of our ‘Approved’ quality mark.
Frequently asked questions
For all you need to know about applying for Advance HE Approvals
The defining feature of Accreditation is that upon successful completion of an accredited programme or scheme, participating individuals are automatically eligible to be awarded professional recognition at the appropriate Fellowship category.
Approval differs from Accreditation in that it does not automatically result in participating individuals being awarded professional recognition as a Fellow. Approval is external confirmation that a product/resource is aligned to the PSF and therefore may be used as evidence towards an application for Fellowship.
Resource approval can cover a wide range of formats such as modules (online or offline), parts of programmes, supporting materials, guidebooks, etc.
Approval is open to all providers of higher education and private companies. The initial suitability review, the licence and any requested consultancy services are charged on an individual basis to reflect the number, size and use of the resource(s) presented. The fee for application and review at an Approval Panel is £6,150. Once approved the provision is subject to an annual licence fee.
Please email [email protected] for guidance on how to apply for approval.
An application for approval consists of:
- a completed approval application template
- participant facing guidance document
- a marketing plan.
Please email [email protected] for guidance on how to apply for approval.
Yes. The review is compulsory and is charged on an individual basis.
Yes. Advance HE offers a comprehensive consultancy service, and can provide expert support in relation to the PSF and CPD resources. This can be arranged via our Accreditation team, who can be contacted at [email protected].
