Faculty of Science Review Staff Orientation Workshop Live your life. Create your destiny. Faculty of Science Review Staff Orientation Workshop Session 2 Quality Management and Programme Review Billy Boikhutso 18-20 January2011 Directorate of Quality Promotion Tel +27 (12) 382-5085 ∙ Fax +27(12) 382-5218 ∙ boikhutsob@tut.ac.za∙ Building 21:436 ∙ Private Bag X680 ∙ Pretoria ∙ 0001
Outline National context TUT approach Programme review process Directorate of Quality Promotion Outline National context TUT approach Programme review process Roles and responsibilities
Directorate of Quality Promotion National context At national level quality is assured within legislative framework provided by White Paper 3: 1997 (Programme for transformation of HE) HE Act (1997) SAQA Act (1995) CHE (HEQC) SAQA Act No. 58 of 1995
National context HEQC implements its QA mandate through: Directorate of Quality Promotion National context HEQC implements its QA mandate through: Programme accreditation National reviews Institutional audits Quality promotion and capacity building Consequences outcomes are that the program will be de-accredited or the right of the institution to offer the program will be taken away; reputational loss
TUT Approach TUT Council mandates DQP to: Directorate of Quality Promotion TUT Approach TUT Council mandates DQP to: Quality assure, review and audit all academic and non-academic processes Monitor, evaluate and report on the quality of all academic and non-academic processes Coordinate external national programme reviews Conduct internal site accreditation for migrating and duplicated programmes
Internal Assurance Quality Assurance Structures External Assurance Directorate of Quality Promotion Quality Assurance Structures Internal Assurance Programme Quality Promotion External Assurance Department Faculty DOE SAQA All staff have responsibility for QA at programme, department & faculty level HEQC Senate
Programme Review & QA Protect students against poor quality programmes Directorate of Quality Promotion Programme Review & QA Protect students against poor quality programmes Maintain credibility of TUT qualifications Enforce provider (TUT) accountability Promote continuous quality improvement Ensures that programmes meet minimum criteria & standards
Programme review phases Directorate of Quality Promotion Programme review phases Faculty executive committee briefing Staff orientation workshop Self evaluation exercise Panel orientation workshop Site visit Panel review report Quality improvement plans Development of fact sheet (faculty profile) and programme satisfaction surveys must be mentioned
Roles and responsibilities Directorate of Quality Promotion Roles and responsibilities Directorate of Quality Promotion Conducts training of academics, review panel members & chairpersons Provide support & guidance on the development of SER & QIP Dispatch PR portfolios to review panel members Coordinates the site visit together with the faculty Compiles meta-evaluation report Monitors and evaluates implementation of QIP Monitors and evaluates progress reporting Development of fact sheet (faculty profile) and programme satisfaction surveys must be mentioned
Roles and responsibilities Directorate of Quality Promotion Roles and responsibilities The Faculty Plan & resource review project (time, finance, HR) Appoint faculty review coordinator Establish programme teams Conducts self evaluation & compile SER Provide oversight of SE exercise Communicate need for support Brief the students on the programme review Development of fact sheet (faculty profile) and programme satisfaction surveys must be mentioned
Quality Advisor: Audits Directorate of Quality Promotion Thank you!!! Billy Boikhutso Quality Advisor: Audits