The External Quality Assurance is a process for both development and accountability. The EQA shall ensure that the internal quality management system of the provider is:​

• ​fit for purpose according to the provider’s courses and service users;
• compliant with standards and regulations and contributing to the development of a national quality culture;
• contributing to the fulfilment of the broad goals of Malta’s Education Strategy 2014-2024;
• implemented with effectiveness, comprehensiveness and sustainability

The Malta Further and Higher Education Authority (MFHEA), previously known as NCFHE, carried out the first External Quality Assurance Audits among the main public further and higher education institutions in Malta​– the University of Malta, MCAST and ITS. This was done in line with the Commission’s legal role for ensuring quality assurance in further and higher education in Malta.

The External Quality Assurance Audit reports can be accessed as per below: