Presentation to the National Assembly Portfolio Committee on Education

Presentation to theNational Assembly

Portfolio Committee on Education

18 November 2008

Presentation Outline

• Current Organizational Status

• Report on Performance 2007/8

• Plans for MTEF

Areas of Responsibility

• Advising the Minister of Education (on request and proactively).

• Monitoring the state of the higher education system and the achievement of policy objectives.

• Assuring and promoting quality in higher education.

• Contribute to the development of HE.

Advising the Minister2007/2008

• The Minister requested the CHE to advise her on the following:

Entry requirements to higher education stipulated in the National Senior Certificate.

Proposal to harmonise higher education programmes in Africa.

African Union proposal for higher education rankings.

Advising the Minister2007/2008

• The CHE also provided input on:

The National Qualifications Framework

The Higher Education Amendment Bill

The Task Team Report on Institutional Autonomy and Academic Freedom was completed.

Monitoring and Evaluation

• The M&E Directorate continued with the production of institutional profiles. Profiles produced: TUT, DUT, UWC and UP.

• These profiles are analytical reports of the changes in the inputs and outputs of institutions in the core functions of teaching and learning and research for a ten-year period.

• The reports are based on SAPSE and HEMIS data as well as on an analysis of journal articles published in accredited scientific journals locally and internationally.

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Research on the relationship between student success and institutional culture (three case studies). Publication will be ready at the end of the year.

• Statistical study of postgraduate education. Short booklet publication ready in October. Long report will be published at the end of the year.

• A Case for the Improving Teaching and Learning in South African Higher Education, (Number 6, October 2007), report on a study on HE throughputs.

The work of the HEQC

• Accreditation of programmes.

• National Reviews

• Institutional Audits.

• Quality Promotion and Capacity Development.

• Coordination and stakeholders affairs

The work of the HEQC

Programme Accreditation

• During this period the HEQC continued assessing new programmes submitted by public and private providers of HE. Processed over 200 programmes in routine accreditation.

• It introduced new efficiencies on its online system and started preparations for the implementation of the HEQF.

The work of the HEQC

National Reviews• Conclusion of the review of academic and

professional programmes on education.• Monitoring of all programmes conditionally

accredited analysis and approval of improvement plans.

• First draft of the report on the state of academic and professional programmes on education ready. Final report expected in November

The work of the HEQC

Institutional Audits

• Audits conducted: TUT, UP, DUT, UWC and IIE.

• Notification visits: Fort Hare, Unisa, NMMU, UKZN, UNW, UJ, Zululand.

• Reports produced: 8.

• Analysis of 12 audit reports to identify issues at system level is underway.

The work of the HEQC

Quality Promotion and Capacity Development• Training of evaluators for programme

accreditation.• Training of auditors.• Quality Forum (in collaboration with HESA for

public providers)• Student Quality Literacy Project• Supporting the development of internal quality

systems at HEIs (South Africa Finland Collaboration). Completed

Coordination and Stakeholder Affairs

• Coordination of quality assurance in higher education in collaboration with professional councils and other ETQAs. Work on developing new MoUs with professional councils.

• Development of the framework for the delegated functions.

• The Higher Education Quality Committee Information System (HEQCIS). HEQC work on the NLRD for private providers

• Continue interactions with a range of local stakeholder• Active interactions with similar organisations in other

countries and particularly with universities and agencies in the rest of Africa.

Sources of income 2007/8

Expenditure 2007/8

CHE Staff Profile March 2008

Race Profile (March 2008)

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CHE: Fixed and variable cost

High level Issues 2009 -2013

• Revitalization of Advisory Function

• Revision of Monitoring Framework

• Standards Generation and Standards Setting ( subject to legislation)

• Future framework for Quality Assurance