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1. corner of franshoek road & forest drive, pine slopes, 2021 p.o.box 4851, rivonia, 2128 tel: +27 11 4657010 fax: +27 11 705 1458 email: research@evolutions.co.za CHE ACCREDITATION 15 November 2006, Port Elizabeth www.evolutions.co.za

2. System Overview Individual, community, national and global needs for competence (Learners continue their learning) Outcomes required of learning are specified Learners learn and show competence Quality management Providers develop and facilitate learning programmes Learners select learning pathway/s and (a) provider/s

3. Who is the CHE… and the HEQC? The South African Council on Higher Education (CHE) Quality assurance activities and accreditation is housed within the CHE sub-committee: Higher Education Quality Committee (HEQC)

4. CHE Structure CHE (15): Administration  Chief Executive Officer's Office  Finance  Media and Communication  Monitoring and Evaluation HEQC (30): Accreditation and Coordination (11/30) Executive Director's Office Institutional Audits National Reviews Directorate Quality Promotion and Capacity Development

5. HEQC Accreditation • Directorate Accreditation and Coordination • Accreditation of public providers • Accreditation of private providers • Collaboration with professional councils and SETAs • Accreditation & evaluation framework of others

6. HEQC Accreditation (continued) Accreditation is the recognition status given for a stipulated period of time by the HEQC to a programme after an evaluation indicates that it meets or exceeds a minimum threshold of educational quality

7. Other ETQAs "The HEQC, althoughaccredited by… SAQA as the Band ETQA for… HE, has to operate alongside other… ETQAs in Higher Education. SAQA has recognised the coordinating role of the HEQC in this regard, and the HEQC itself has indicated its willingness to engage in co-operation agreements with other ETQAs in a search for coherence, lack of duplication and a tolerable accountability regime for higher education institutions… In keeping with the SAQA requirement of one provider: one ETQA, the HEQC will enter into agreements with professional councils and SETA ETQAs in order to co-ordinate quality assurance activities"

8. Accreditation Phases • Candidacy • Midterm-check • Accreditation

9. Institution Criteria Financial + Administrative + Academic + Physical Institution Information Legal Requirements Internal Quality Management System Staff Selection, Appraisal and Development

10. Institution Criteria (continued) Research Learner Entry, Guidance and Support systems Off/Work-site Practical Reporting Assessment

11. Programme Criteria Academic Staff Motivation Programme Admission Enrolments Credit Value Outcomes Programme Design

12. Criteria: Programme Learning activities Assessment Library Computer Equipment Experiential Learning Advisory Committee

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