Governing document COUNCIL OF VALIDATING UNIVERSITIES
Charity Number: 1175849
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MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 28 OCT 2004
AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 03 AUG 2016
AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 10 NOV 2017
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, INCLUDING TRAINING AND RESEARCH, IN PARTICULAR BY: KEEPING UNDER REVIEW THE CONCERNS OF DEGREE-AWARDING INSTITUTIONS WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM IN RELATION TO COLLABORATIVE PROVISION; IDENTIFYING AND PROMOTING GOOD PRACTICE IN COLLABORATIVE VALIDATION.
FOR THE PURPOSES OF THESE OBJECTS, COLLABORATIVE PROVISION IS DEFINED AS THE PROCESS WHEREBY A DEGREE-AWARDING BODY JUDGES ONE OR MORE PROGRAMMES OF STUDY, MODULES OR COURSES OFFERED BY ANOTHER BODY (OR BODIES) TO BE APPROPRIATE TO LEAD TO A QUALIFICATION AND/OR CREDIT OF THAT DEGREE-AWARDING BODY. IT ACCORDINGLY ENCOMPASSES THE DELIVERY BY ANOTHER BODY (OR BODIES) OF PROGRAMMES, COURSES OR MODULES WHERE THE CONTENT (CURRICULUM/LEARNING OUTCOMES) HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND DEVELOPED BY EITHER THE DEGREE-AWARDING BODY OR THE OTHER BODY (OR BODIES) OR A PARTNERSHIP OF THE DEGREE-AWARDING BODY AND THE OTHER BODY (OR BODIES).
IN THE CONTEXT OF THES ARTICLES, THE TERM COLLABORATIVE PROVISION SHALL BE DEEMED TO EMBRACE THE ACCREDITING OF INSTITUTIONS, THE FRANCHISING OF COURSES AND SUCH OTHER FORMS OF ACADEMIC ASSOCIATION AS THE COMPANY SHALL DETERMINE.
