The HEQC is developing a quality assurance framework and criteria based on:
Fitness of purpose based on national goals, priorities and targets.
Fitness for purpose in relation to specified mission within a national framework that encompasses differentiation and diversity.
Value for money judged in relation to the full range of higher education purposes set out in the White Paper.
Transformation in the sense of enhancing the capabilities of individual learners for personal development, as well as the requirements of social development, and economic and employment growth.
HEQC-online Accreditation System
Applications for accreditation can be submitted online. Institutions can submit applications for accreditation of programmes throughout the year, taking into account that the Accreditation Committee makes decisions five times a year.
Application for re-accreditation as a Private Higher Education Provider
Please note: All applications for re-accreditation 2009 must be submitted via the HEQC-online accreditation system. No hard-copy submissions will be accepted by the HEQC. The offline copy of the re-accreditation form (available below) is available only to allow institutions to collect and prepare documentation necessary for this evaluation. The online version of the Re-accreditation Application Form 2009 will be available via the HEQC-online accreditation system as of 15 July 2008. To access the online form, please ensure that you have registered for a username and password via the HEQC-online accreditation system (http://heqc-online.che.ac.za/).
The CHE advises the Minister of Education on all matters related to higher education policy issues and quality assurance within higher education and training.
Instructions for external users (689Kb ~ 4 min)
Offline copy of the Re-accreditation Application Form (375Kb ~ 2 min)
