NATFHE Framework Agreement Ratification Procedure

NATFHE branches are required to submit each local implementation agreement to the Higher Education Committee Ratification Panel for approval before the agreement can be finalised at local level.

The Ratification Panel examines each agreement to ensure that the terms comply with NATFHE policy in each area of the framework agreement. This process ensures that the agreement is implemented in a consistent manner throughout the post-1992 sector. Elements of a local agreement that are considered not to meet the terms of NATFHE policy are referred back to the branch with advice on how to achieve improvements to the terms of the agreement.

This process allows NATFHE branches to ensure that the terms of their implementation agreement are at least as beneficial as those agreed in other institutions.