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The CHE’s Strategic Plan 2015-2020, and APP 2015/16 Parliamentary portfolio committee

The CHE’s Strategic Plan 2015-2020, and APP 2015/16 Parliamentary portfolio committee on higher education and training 15 April 2015 Dr. D. Webbstock Acting CEO. Mission and vision. Independent statutory body – 2 main areas from HE Act of 1997:

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The CHE’s Strategic Plan 2015-2020, and APP 2015/16 Parliamentary portfolio committee

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  1. The CHE’s Strategic Plan 2015-2020, and APP 2015/16 Parliamentary portfolio committee on higher education and training 15 April 2015 Dr. D. Webbstock Acting CEO

  2. Mission and vision • Independent statutory body – 2 main areas from HE Act of 1997: • Monitoring trends, research …. Advice • Assuring and promoting quality in HE (HEQC) • From NQF Act of 2008 • Quality Council – manage its sub-framework of NQF … qualifications

  3. Context Challenges in previous plan: capacity constraints, organisational weaknesses now mostly addressed • Undergraduate curriculum reform • Quality Enhancement Project • Review of the state of HE – data and information • HEQSF revised • HEQSF alignment project • Qualification standards piloted (5) • National Review BSW • Quality promotion work

  4. Context factors • Since 1998, QA in earnest from 2004 – history • Values – independence, transformation, integrity, public accountability • Changed landscape – HE in post-school context • Broad scope of activity • Tight fiscal climate – cuts • Changed institutional landscape - post mergers

  5. Strategic plan – 2015-2020overview of imperatives 1. Enhancing policy analysis and information • Managing the HEQSF and standards in HE – quality • Developing the quality assurance system further • Building of intellectual capability and enabling organisational climate

  6. Policy analysis imperative • To provide advice to the MHET on request and proactively. • Governance and management challenges in higher education • Key challenges arising from the Review

  7. 2. To monitor the state of higher education • Complete existing projects • Student governance • Reflections on Academic Leadership. • Ongoing projects • VitalStats • Website data • The role of placement mechanisms in higher education institutions – (depending) • New projects • Student funding • Academic staffing • ICTs in higher education

  8. Manage the HEQSF and standards in HE 3. To develop and manage the HEQSF, including the alignment of existing higher education programmes with the requirements of the HEQSF. • Phase 3 of alignment – replacement programmes • Articulation • Framework for professional bodies/CHE terrain

  9. 4. To develop and implement policy, criteria and standards for the development, registration and publication of qualifications • Release of pilot standards for public comment. • Extend pilot standards development process to further qualifications • Conference/colloquium on standards development.

  10. 5. To maintain a database of learner achievements in higher education and to submit the data to the National Learner Records Database (NLRD), which is maintained by SAQA • Ongoing submission of student enrolment and achievement data via HEQCIS to NLRD. • Systems development for monitoring trends

  11. Quality Assurance development 6. To audit the quality assurance mechanisms of higher education institutions. • Ongoing: assessment and approval of institutional improvement plans. • Further implementation of Quality Enhancement Project. - Academics as teachers. - Student support and development. - Learning environment. - Enrolment management. • Analysis of Institutional baseline data, workshops, second submissions

  12. 7. To accredit new programmes submitted by public and private higher education institutions and to re-accredit existing programmes offered by private higher education institutions. • Routine accreditation and re-accreditation processes, including site visits. Usually in the region of 400 new programmes. • Increase number of site visits • Expecting an increase of new programme applications - HEQSF

  13. 8. To undertake national reviews of programmes in specific subject fields and qualification levels offered by public and private higher education institutions • Release of Report on the State of the Bachelor of Social Work • Initiate national review of LL.B • Identify further qualifications for national review

  14. 9. To promote quality and to develop capacity and understanding of the role of quality assurance in improving quality in higher education at both the systemic and institutional levels • Ongoing QA forums. • Ongoing CHE-HELTASA Teaching Excellence Awards. • Ongoing training of evaluators for accreditation and peer panels for national reviews. • Training of evaluators from professional bodies

  15. Enabling organisational climate 10. To ensure the development of human resources management environment that enables staff to develop their full potential. 11. To ensure that financial, administration and supply chain management is compliant with the requirements of the PFMA, relevant Treasury regulations and laws. 12. Ensure effective governance and compliance of ICT with statutory requirements Ongoing – review of policies and procedures, including moving to electronic systems; staff training and development.

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