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Council on Higher Education: Annual Report 2010-2011

This presentation highlights the functions and activities of the Council on Higher Education, including advising the minister, quality assurance, qualifications framework, and publishing information on higher education developments.

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Council on Higher Education: Annual Report 2010-2011

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  1. Council on Higher Education: Annual Report 2010-2011 Presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training 12 October 2010

  2. Functions Advise Minister on any aspect of higher education. Quality Assurance – auditing of institutional QA mechanisms; programme accreditation; promoting QA. Qualifications framework – development and management of HEQF; standards setting, including naming conventions for qualifications; maintenance of learner database. Publish information/reports on developments in, and the state of, higher education: monitoring function.

  3. Overview • 2010/11 – period of transition: • Organisational stability with appointment of new management team. • Review of organisational structure and functions re: expanded mandate as QC; new structure – National Reviews and Standards Development. • Focus on addressing weaknesses, which adversely impact on operational efficiency and effectiveness – revised HR policies, including performance management; benchmarking of salary structure; comprehensive compliance audit.

  4. Overview • Two key challenges: • (i) Lack of systemic monitoring, in particular, policy impact studies. • (ii) Challenge: QA not used as steering tool to complement planning and funding.

  5. Advice and Monitoring • Advice: • No advice requested or provided; request at end of March 2011: • Establishment of a Central Applications Office. • Establishment of a Community Service Scheme for Graduates. • Role of CHE in strengthening teaching and learning. • Facilitated Consultative Workshop on the establishment of a National Stakeholders Forum.

  6. Advice and Monitoring • Monitoring: • State of Higher Education – Indicator project initiated in January 2010. • Research projects: • Survey of Student Engagement – 9442 students and 290 lecturers at 7 institutions. • Effectiveness of the LLB – report not published; quality concerns linked to methodology. • State of Private Higher Education – no formal report because of lack of robust data.

  7. Publications • Higher Education Monitor: • No 9: Access and Throughput in SA Higher Education: Three Case Studies. • No 10: Teaching and Learning beyond Formal Access: Assessment through the Looking Glass. • No 11: Report on the National Review of Academic and Professional Programmes in Education. • Findings of the 2009 Student Engagement Survey - Focusing the Student Experience on Success through Student Engagement.

  8. Institutional Audits • First cycle – 2005/11: • Focus on institutional QA policies, procedures and systems; 3 conducted – Universities of Venda, Limpopo and Cape Peninsula University of Technology; 2 improvement plans submitted – UNISA and North-West. • Draft UKZN Audit Report withdrawn. • Walter Sisulu University and Mangosuthu University of Technology audits completed in April and may 2011. • Second Cycle Framework finalised: focus on teaching & learning – pilots in late 2012.

  9. Programme Accreditation • Accreditation of new programmes – 248 assessed; 130 private provider programmes evaluated for re-accreditation. • Alignment of existing programmes – apprx. 20 000 with HEQF; implementation plan finalised; time-frame 2012-2014.

  10. Quality Promotion and Capacity Development • CHE/HEQC – Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association of South Africa (HELTASA) Teaching Excellence Awards – 4 awards made.

  11. Qualifications Framework • Review of HEQF: • 20 submissions received -end of November 2010. • Revised HEQF finalised and submitted to Minister for gazetting for public comment. • Standards setting: Framework finalised for consultation; pilots in mid-2012.

  12. Corporate Services • Internal and external audit identified gaps and weaknesses in the application and implementation of systems, policies and procedures in finance, supply chain and HR. • Key issues: • Lack of compliance with PFMA and other regulations. • Policies not reviewed and updated regularly, including gaps. • Action plan developed to address findings – monitored by Exco and Audit Committee.

  13. Corporate Services Employee Turnover Occupancy Profile

  14. Corporate Services Race Profile Gender Profile

  15. Financial Statements • AG – 3 key findings: • Irregular Expenditure: R6, 211 824 re: building renovations undertaken in the 2008/09 & 2009/10 financial years. • Condoned by Council following investigation – indicated no deliberate wrongdoing, self enrichment or fraud. • (ii) Fruitless and Wasteful Expenditure: R5 905.72 re: SARS interest and penalties for late payment of taxes. • Late and incorrect submission of financial statements.

  16. Income 2010-2011

  17. Expenditure 2010-2011

  18. Consulting Fees • Programme Accreditation Evaluators R1 573 165 (33%) • Institutional Audit Report Writers & • Panel Honoraria 906 068 (19%) • SASSE Project and LL.B Survey 710 418 (15%) • HEQCIS (SAQA) 633 000 (13%) • Other (Seconded staff/payroll system) 987 893 (21%) • R4 810 544

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