The National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement is the only educational quality assurance body in Georgia established by the Law on Educational Quality Enhancement in 2010. The mission of the NCEQE is to support education quality enhancement and quality-oriented governance of educational institutions at national level in Georgia. the core functions of the NCEQE are: implementation of external quality assurance mechanisms of all educational institutions (higher education institutions, vocational education institutions, general and pre-school education institutions) operating in the country, development and maintaining of the national qualifications framework, and recognition of qualifications acquired in other countries. With its expertise the NCEQE supports policymakers, educational institutions and students and develops international partnerships for enhancing quality of education provision.