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The Quality Improvement Agency (QIA) was a
non-departmental public body In the United Kingdom, non-departmental public body (NDPB) is a classification applied by the Cabinet Office, Treasury, the Scottish Government and the Northern Ireland Executive to public sector organisations that have a role in the process o ...
of the
United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and ...
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 (often abbreviated FE) in the United Kingdom and Ireland is education in addition to that received at secondary school, that is distinct from the higher education (HE) offered in universities and other academic institutions. I ...
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 The Learning and Skills Development Agency (LSDA) 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 (QIA) and the ...
(LSDA). The majority of the assets and liabilities of the Quality Improvement Agency were transferred to the
Learning and Skills Improvement Service The Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) was a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee and registered Charitable organization, charity formed in 2008 to support and improve achievement in the Further Education and Skills sector in En ...
, 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.


References

Article noting the passing of the QIA http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20090504182734/lsis.org.uk/aboutus/welcome.aspx


External links



Defunct non-departmental public bodies of the United Kingdom government Department for Business, Innovation and Skills Further education colleges in the United Kingdom {{UK-org-stub