Membership Criteria
There are 8 membership criteria. See table below
Table: The membership criteria
| Criteria | Examples of documentation |
| 1.Nature of the operations of the organization | The organization is responsible for reviews at institutional or programme level of post-secondary education institutions or post-secondary quality assurance organizations |
| 2.Mission statement and objectives | The organization has formulated a mission statement and objectives which are consistent with the nature of the organization |
| 3.Organization staff numbers profile roles | The profile of the staff is consistent with the Mission Statement |
| 4.Profile of reviewers | The profile of the reviewers is consistent with the Mission Statement |
| 5.Independence | The judgments and recommendations of the organization’s reports cannot be changed by third parties |
| 6.Resources | The organization has sufficient resources to run its operations in accordance with its mission statement and objectives |
| 7.External quality assurance criteria and processes | The description of the processes and criteria applied should be transparent and publicly available and normally include: self-evaluation, site visit, public report and follow-up measure |
| 8.Quality assurance | The organization has quality assurance measures in place and is subject to occasional review |