Program Reviews

About Program Reviews

Indigenous Institute Program Review

After receiving Organization Review approval, an Indigenous Institute can submit a program review application. This will allow for the Indigenous Institute to offer a program independently, which is recognized by the Ministry of Colleges, Universities, Research and Security Excellence.

The Program Review is intended to assess the Indigenous Institute’s proposed program against IAESC standards and benchmarks. Program Reviews are conducted for the following:

Certificates
Diplomas
Post-diploma Certificates
Bachelor’s Degrees
Bachelor’s with Honours
Degrees

Approval Steps

Approval steps vary by program application type; refer to each Handbook for approval steps.

The chart below is an example of the approval process for Certificate Applications.

Step 1

Application submitted to the portal by the Institute.

Step 2

IAESC quality assurance team completes preliminary assessment review.

Step 3

The institute has the option to respond and make revisions, if needed.

Step 4

IIQAB receives and reviews the application and makes a decision to grant approval.

IAESC is currently undertaking the development of standards and benchmarks for graduate level programs.

Processing Times

Processing times for a program review vary dependent on the program type. Details on the steps for approval for each program type can be found below. Typically program approvals can be granted within 6-9 months.

For questions regarding organizational review applications,
please contact the Quality Assurance team.

Contact QA Team

Application Handbooks and Documents

Interested in learning more about the standards and benchmarks?

Certificate Program Review Application

Certificate Program Handbook

Diploma & Post-Diploma Program Review Application

Diploma Program Handbook

Post-Diploma Certificate Program Handbook

Bachelor's Degree & Bachelor's Degree with Honours Prorgam Review Application

Bachelor’s Degree Program Handbook

Bachelor’s Degree with Honours Program Handbook

Questions about quality assurance or submitting an application?

Contact QA Team