The Panel-Specific Guidelines have been developed by peer-review panels to support staff members submitting their Evidence Portfolios (EPs) for assessment in Quality Evaluation 2026.

Along with the Guidelines for TEOs participating in Quality Evaluation 2026 (TEO Guidelines) and the Guidelines for the Quality Evaluation 2026 assessment process (Assessment Guidelines), the Panel-Specific Guidelines provide panel- and subject-specific guidance for participating tertiary education organisation (TEO) staff members. They incorporate the in-principle decisions on EP design made by the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) on the basis of the Sector Reference Group’s consultation process and recommendations since September 2021.

The TEC is consulting on the draft Panel-Specific Guidelines to ensure the guidance serves TEO staff submitting EPs for assessment.

Read the Draft Panel-Specific Guidelines (PDF 1.2 MB)

Consultation, feedback and next steps

Consultation on the draft Panel-Specific Guidelines is open from 29 September to 10 November 2023.

You can submit feedback via the online survey: Panel-Specific Guidelines.

The peer-review panels and TEC will carefully consider all feedback. The final guidelines will be published in December 2023.