QUALITY ASSURANCE

"GMIT wants to ensure that its students, as active learners, together with all the staff of the Institute, ensure and assure the quality of learning and teaching.”

Quality assurance in GMIT is a process designed to foster and embed a culture of continuous improvement. 

Institute Quality Assurance System
The Academic Council is responsible for developing appropriate procedures for academic quality assurance in the design, delivery, learning and assessment methodologies of programmes having regard to change and best practice. The underlying thrust of these procedures is towards continuous improvement in practices relating to the development and operation of programmes as well as fostering high academic standards across the Institute.

Who is responsible for QA?
All institute staff and students are involved in the achievement of academic excellence. GMIT assures the quality of its programmes through the adoption and implementation of a quality framework consisting of a series of Academic Codes of Practice and Academic Policies.

Role of Students
GMIT is committed to respecting students as the central focus of all our activities. Attracting, motivating and retaining students who are interested and determined to succeed in their chosen fields is a key objective of our quality assurance system.  Students are represented on Programme Boards, the Academic Council and the Governing Body.

The First Year Experience in GMIT
GMIT is the first Institute to introduce the First Year Experience initiative, which consists of an interesting module (Learning to Learn) designed to ease the transition to higher education and a new programme (Peer Assisted Learning - PAL). Peer Assisted Learning is a scheme offering cross-year support between students on the same programme.   It is designed to engage students more with their own learning and give them a sense of belonging in a large organisation.