Receipt issued to provider with confirmation of application & programmes
Capturing of Data
Programme Profile and Biographical Information of each institution
Internal Screening (screening of applications for completeness)
Communicating with institutions to submit missing information, where applicable.
Response from institutions (re: submission of missing information)
Appointment of Evaluators
The evaluation team will be constituted of 3-5 Evaluators with Experience in HE institutional management and Subject specialists in the field.
Names of Evaluators sent to the institution for their acceptance
2. Site based evaluations
Before the site visit, the institution's portfolio is analysed, and a report is produced for the panellists.
Evaluation of documentation submitted to the HEQC. Each institution or programme will be evaluated by a trained HEQC Evaluator. In addition to the paper-based evaluation, a site based-evaluation will be conducted
Institutions are allowed to raise any objections about the site evaluation within 7 days of the site evaluation
3. Preparing for the accreditation committee meeting
Submission of Evaluators' Reports to the HEQC
Summarising of Reports in preparation for the HEQC Accreditation Committee Meeting
The Composition of the Accreditation Committee will mainly constitute peers and experts.
The Accreditation committee evaluate each report for consistency and fairness in order to arrive at a judgement about the peer recommendations
For the HEQC Accreditation Committee to make recommendations Meeting
Documentation Available:
Summary Report
Original Evaluators' Report
Original Application from the institution
4. Accreditation committee recommendations
Accreditation recommendations sent to the institution
If the institutions is not satisfied with the recommendations of the Accreditation Committee, they can submit arguments and evidence for their dissatisfaction (rebuttals) within 21 days
Once the institution has submitted the application for a review, the review is summarised for the HEQC Board.
For the HEQC Board to consider the review the following documentation must be available:
Summary of Request
Original Request for Review
Summary of Evaluator's Report
Original Report of Evaluator
Original Application of Institution
SAQA/DoE conditions
Legal Framework Governing Reviews
HEQC Decisions w.r.t. accreditation
The HEQC Board makes the final decision
5. Final accreditation outcomes
The Final Decision communicated to the institution
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