heqc accreditation process & role of professional bodies (pb)
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HEQC Accreditation Process & Role of Professional Bodies (PB). CHE & Professional Bodies Forum 12 September 2012. OUTLINE. CHE Purpose – programme accreditation Responsibility for accreditation Principles Process Outcomes Challenges Considerations. PURPOSE. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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HEQC Accreditation Process & Role of Professional Bodies (PB)
CHE & Professional Bodies Forum
12 September 2012
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OUTLINE• CHE Purpose – programme accreditation
• Responsibility for accreditation
• Principles
• Process
• Outcomes
• Challenges
• Considerations
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PURPOSE
• Assure and improve the quality of programmes
• Grants recognition status to provider for meeting minimum standards
• Supports providers enhance quality at an institutional level
• Provides information of accredited programmes to students and parents
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RESPONSIBILITY FOR ACCREDITATION• HE Act (1997) and NQF Act (2008)
• QC for all whole qualifications (L 5 – L10)
• New programmes – public & private HEIs
• Reaccreditation – PHEIs
• Per provider, qualification, mode of delivery & site
• Approximately 400 applications per year
• No delegation
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SYSTEM
• HEQC on-line - new programmes, re-accreditation
• Application form – in order of criteria 1-9 for new programmes (candidacy phase)
• Documents uploaded e.g. policies
• 19 criteria – each with minimum standards
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PRINCIPLES
• Explicit set of criteria
• Peer evaluation process
• Rigorous - Fairness & consistency
• Multiple checks and balances: – Checklisting & screening– Evaluation– Recommendations– Accreditation Committee scrutiny– HEQC
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CRITERIA
1. Programme design
2. Student recruitment,admission & selection
3-4. Staffing
5. Teaching and learning strategy
6. Assessment
7. Infrastructure and library resources
8. Administrative services
9. Postgraduate policies, procedures etc.
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CANDIDACY PHASE: ON-LINE PROCESS (1)
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CANDIDACY PHASE 1.1
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CANDIDACY PHASE 1.2
Defer
Site Visit
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POSSIBLE OUTCOMES
OUTCOME
WITHCONDITIONS
Representation
NOCONDITIONS
Short Term
Long Term
Prior to Commencement
DHET
SAQA
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CHALLENGES
• HEQF alignment
• Increasing number of applications
• Short courses
• Improving efficiency and effectiveness of dual professional body and CHE processes
• Reports from professional bodies
• MOUs with professional bodies
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POSSIBLE AREAS OF COLLABORATION
• New programmes
• Batch evaluation
• Evaluators – training & incentives
• Accredit with condition of PB approval
• Membership of CHE Accreditation Committee
• Portal for PB on HEQC-Online system
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OUTCOMES
• Improved programmes?
• High quality graduates i.t.o. skills, knowledge & attitudes?
• Elimination of non-accredited programmes?