The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) Education and Training Authority, formerly called Higher Education Relevance and Quality Assurance Agency (HERQA) is instituted as an executive organization in the country responsible for regulating, monitoring and evaluating the quality of education in General education, TVT (Technical and Vocational Training) and higher education institutions.

The Authority is established under the higher education proclamation 351/2003 first as agency and lately as authority. The authority is established as the main regulatory body of educational institutions in the country.

Since 2022, the council of ministers entrusted the authority with wider responsibilities and thereby necessitated as Education and Training Authority. Furthermore, the Education and Training Authority is in charge of issuing accreditation, conducting quality audits, authentication and equivalence for various educational qualifications in all sectors of education.

The authority is relentlessly working to realize quality and effectiveness in Ethiopian educational institutions.