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Higher Education Commission Legislative documents

1. Higher Education (Qualifications) Regulations 2010（https://hec.org.fj/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Higher-Education-Qualifications-Regulations-2010.pdf）

2. Higher Education Act 2008（https://hec.org.fj/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Higher-Education-Act-2008.pdf）

3. Higher Education Regulations 2009（https://hec.org.fj/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Higher-Education-Regulations-2009.pdf）

0-0 Series: Recognition and Registration of HEIs

0-1: Recognition and Registration of Higher Education Institutions

4r Portal (click here（https://4r.hec.org.fj/） for Recognition and Registration/Renewal Application)

Checklist 0-1a: Recognition Application（https://hec.org.fj/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Checklist-0-1a-Recogniton-Application.pdf）

Checklist 0-1b: Registration Application（https://hec.org.fj/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/03.-Checklist-0-1b-Registration-Application.pdf）

Checklist 0-1c: Renewal of Registration Application（https://hec.org.fj/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Checklist-0-1c-Renewal-of-Registration-Application.pdf）

0-1c-Form: Application for Amendment（https://hec.org.fj/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/07.-Amendment-application.pdf）

Schedule 7-HER2009: Application Fees（https://hec.org.fj/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Schedule-7-HER2009_-Application-Fees.pdf）

Schedule 8-HER2009: Registration Conversion Fees（https://hec.org.fj/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/09.-Schedule-8-HER2009-Registration-Conversion-Fees.pdf）

Schedule 9 & 10-HER2009（https://hec.org.fj/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Schedule-9-10-HER2009.pdf）

1-0 Series: Institutional Quality Assurance and Review

1-1 Review of Higher education Institutions

4R Portal (click here（https://4r.hec.org.fj/） for the Application for Review)

1-1a: Quality Standards for Fiji Higher Education（https://hec.org.fj/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1-1a-Quality-Standards-for-Higher-Education.pdf）

1-1b: Evidence Guide to Quality Standards（https://hec.org.fj/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1-1b-Evidence-Guide-to-Quality-Standards.pdf）

1-1c: Self-assessment to Quality Standards（https://hec.org.fj/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1-1c-Self-assessment-to-QS.docx）

1-1a-ToR: Review Committee（https://hec.org.fj/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1-1a-ToR-Review-Committee.pdf）

2-0 Series: Quality Assurance of Programmes and Qualifications

2-1: Accreditation of Programmes for HEIs

Policy 2-1: Accreditation of FNQF Qualifications 1-10（https://hec.org.fj/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/01.-Policy-2-1-Accreditation-of-FQF-Qualifications-1-10.pdf）

2-1a-Procedures: Accreditation of National Qualifications（https://hec.org.fj/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/02.-2-1a-Procedures-Accreditation-of-National-Qualifications.pdf）

2-1b-Procedures: Accreditation of Provider Qualifications 1-10（https://hec.org.fj/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/03.-2-1b-Procedures-Accreditation-Provider-Quals-FQF-1-10.pdf）

2-1c-Procedures: Accreditation of University Qualifications 1-10（https://hec.org.fj/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/04.-2-1c-Procedures-Accreditation-of-University-Qualifications-1-10.pdf）

2-1a-Guidelines: ISACs & Development and Review of National Qualifications（https://hec.org.fj/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/05.-2-1a-Guidelines-ISACs-Development-and-Review-of-National-Qualifications.pdf）

2-2: Registration of Qualifications on FNQF

2-2-ToR: Terms of Reference – Fiji Qualifications Council（https://hec.org.fj/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2-2-ToR-Fiji-Qualifications-Council.pdf）

2-2-M: Fiji Qualifications Framework（https://hec.org.fj/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/02.-2-2-M-Fiji-Qualifications-Framework.pdf）

2-5: Assessment & Recognition of Foreign Qualifications

Policy – 2-5: Assessment & Recognition of Foreign Qualifications（https://hec.org.fj/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/01.-2-5-Assessment-Recognition-of-Foreign-Qualifications.pdf）

3-0 Series: Assessment & Credit Recognition

3-1: Assessment of Qualifications

Policy 3-1: Assessment of FNQF Qualifications Levels 1 – 6（https://hec.org.fj/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/01.-Policy-3-1-Assessment-of-FQF-Qualifications-Levels-1-–-6.pdf）