Terms of Reference of the Institutional Audits Committee

In terms of the procedures outlined in the Framework for Institutional Audits (reference: Framework for Institutional Audits) of the Higher Education Quality Committee (HEQC), all audit reports must be submitted to the HEQC Board before the draft report is submitted to the institution concerned for an accuracy check, and before the final report is released.

The terms of reference of the Institutional Audits Committee, which is constituted by the HEQC Board, are to consider all draft audit reports and to approve their release to the institutions concerned for comment and accuracy checking.

Once the institution has responded to the draft audit report, the Institutional Audits Committee must approve any accuracy-related or other amendments that have been made to the report and recommend that the final audit report, together with the institution's response to the draft report, be submitted to the full HEQC Board. The final audit report is approved by the full Board, and then sent to the institution concerned.

The Framework for Institutional Audits further provides for institutions that have been audited to submit to the HEQC an improvement plan, within five months of the receipt of the final draft of the audit report. The plan should outline how the institution intends to respond to the audit report. The Institutional Audits Committee is responsible for scrutinising the improvement plans submitted; and may advise the Institutional Audits Directorate on responses to institutions.

Members of the Institutional Audits Committee (IAC)

Name	Designation	Institution
Dr Ngoato Takalo (CHAIR)	Vice Principal	North West University
Prof. Antony Melck	Advisory to the Vice- Chancellor and Principal	University of Pretoria
Prof. Rocky Ralebipi-Simela	DVC: Academic	Central University of Technology
Prof. Nan Yeld	Dean: Centre for Higher Education Development	University of Cape Town
Prof. John Duncan	Dean of Research	Rhodes University
Dr Charles Freysen	Registrar	Independent Institute for Education
HEQC	Ex officio
Executive Director	Ex officio
Director: Institutional Audit	Ex officio
Relevant Audit Officer	Ex officio
Other HEQC staff as required	Ex officio

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