Qualifications (Education and Training) Act, 1999

Chapter II

Universities established under section 9 of Act of 1997

Universities established under section 9 of Act of 1997

41.—(1) This Chapter shall apply only to universities established under section 9 of the Act of 1997 (in this Chapter referred to as a “relevant university”).

(2) A relevant university shall—

(a) co-operate with and give all reasonable assistance to the Authority in carrying out its functions,

(b) implement procedures for access, transfer and progression determined by the Authority under section 8 (2)(d) in so far as those procedures apply to the relevant university concerned, and

(c) provide such information as the Authority may from time to time require for the purposes of the performance of the functions of the Authority, including information in respect of completion rates.

(3) Where the governing authority of a relevant university approves of a strategic development plan under section 34 of the Act of 1997 it shall—

(a) ensure that the plan provides the means by which that university shall perform its functions under this Act, and

(b) provide a copy of that plan to the Authority.

(4) Where the chief officer of a relevant university prepares a report on the operations and the performance of that university under section 41 of the Act of 1997, he or she shall have regard to the part or parts of the strategic development plan under section 34 of that Act relevant to the performance of the functions of the relevant university concerned under this Act.

(5) Where An tÚdarás, under section 49(a) of the Act of 1997, reviews a strategic development plan prepared by a relevant university in accordance with section 34 of that Act, it shall consult with the Authority with regard to the means by which the relevant university concerned shall perform its functions under this Act.

(6) In determining the amount of money to be allocated for the financial year to a relevant university from moneys provided to An tÚdarás pursuant to section 12 of the Higher Education Authority Act, 1971 , and section 37(2) of the Act of 1997, An tÚdarás shall ensure that the range and levels of programmes of education and training in that university and the number of learners participating in those programmes shall be in accordance with such policies as may be determined, from time to time, by the Minister, and An tÚdarás may give directions to a relevant university for those purposes.

(7) A relevant university shall act in accordance with such directions as may be given from time to time by An tÚdarás to that university under subsection (6).

(8) A relevant university may apply to the Further Education and Training Awards Council or the Higher Education and Training Awards Council to have programmes of education and training which it provides, organises or procures validated by either such Council, as appropriate.