Presentation to the National Assembly Portfolio Committee on Education

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Presentation to theNational AssemblyPortfolio
Committee on Education

• 18 November 2008

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Presentation Outline

• Current Organizational Status
• Report on Performance 2007/8
• Plans for MTEF

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Monitoring and Evaluation

• The ME 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.

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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.

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The work of the HEQC

• Accreditation of programmes.
• National Reviews
• Institutional Audits.
• Quality Promotion and Capacity Development.
• Coordination and stakeholders affairs

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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Sources of income 2007/8
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Expenditure 2007/8
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CHE Staff Profile March 2008
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CHE Staff Profile March 2008
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CHE Fixed and variable cost
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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