Quality assurance of the Colombian tertiary education system

         This chapter examines the current status of quality assurance in Colombia’s tertiary educational system. It does so by looking at the institutions involved, the processes in the certification of programmes and institutions, the history of the quality assurance legislation, and the mechanisms and instruments used for the evaluation of outcomes.          The chapter closes with a summary of main findings and recommendations, including suggestions addressing the need to (i) increase the resources devoted to quality assurance, (ii) achieve independence of organisations involved in quality assurance, and a strengthened role for ICFES (iii) introduce stricter controls for Registration of Qualified Programmes, and (iv) continue the improvement of instruments designed to evaluate outcomes and value added, as in the SABER 11 and new SABER PRO exams.       