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The Higher Education Colleges Association (HECA) is a representative body of independent third level colleges in Ireland. It was formed in 1991, [1] and its stated mission is to "promote the enhancement of teaching and learning within HECA colleges, such that it has tangible effects in the classroom, effectively enabling people to learn". [2] [ non-primary source needed ]
The association acts as a lobby group and has lobbied on behalf of its members interests in government and legislative circles.[ citation needed ] HECA also represents the independent education sector on a number of bodies, including Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI), the Bologna Process, International Education Board of Ireland, and the Irish Higher Education Quality Network.[ citation needed ]