The Council on Higher Education (CHE) has one permanent committee, the Higher Education Quality Committee (HEQC). The HEQC has executive responsibility for quality promotion and quality assurance in higher education.
The Higher Education Act of 1997 (reference:
Higher Education Act 101 of 1997) states that the functions of the HEQC are to:
- promote quality in higher education
- audit the quality assurance mechanisms of higher education institutions
- accredit programmes of higher education
To the above three mandated areas, the HEQC added quality-related capacity development.
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Prof. Narend Baijnath
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Member of the Executive Committee of the HEQC
Pro Vice-Chancellor
University of South Africa (UNISA)
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Prof. Yunus Ballim
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Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic)
University of the Witwatersrand
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Dr Felicity Coughlan
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Member of the Executive Committee of the HEQC
Director
The Independent Institute of Education
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Ms Judy Favish
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Member of the Executive Committee of the HEQC
Director, Institutional Planning
University of Cape Town
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Prof. Dhiro Gihwala
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Member of the Executive Committee of the HEQC
Dean of Science
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
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Ms Jenny Glennie
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Member of the Executive Committee of the HEQC
Director
South African Institute for Distance Education (SAIDE)
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Prof. Hu Hanrahan
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Professor Emeritus (Department of Engineering)
University of the Witwatersrand / Special Consultant
Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA)
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Ms Suraya Jawoodeen
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Deputy General Secretary
National Education Health and Allied Workers Union (NEHAWU)
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Mr Thamsanqa Ledwaba
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Student
University of Cape Town
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Ms Kuselwa Marala
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Director, Quality Assurance
University of Fort Hare
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Prof. Irene Moutlana
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Vice Chancellor and Principal
Vaal University of Technology
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Ms Nombulelo Nxesi
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Chief Executive Officer
Education, Training and Development Practices Sector Education and Training Authority (ETDP SETA)
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Prof. Dave Sewry
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Dean of Commerce
Rhodes University
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Prof. Rolf Stumpf
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Chairperson
Independent Consultant
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Dr Ngoato Takalo
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Independent Consultant
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Ms Adrienne Bird
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Acting Chief Executive Officer
Quality Council for Trade and Occupations (QCTO)
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Dr Diane Parker
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Acting Deputy Director General: Universities
Department of Higher Education and Training
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Ms Eugenie Rabe
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Chief Operating Officer
Umalusi
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Mr Ahmed Essop
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Chief Executive Officer
Council on Higher Education (CHE)
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Dr Mark Hay
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Executive Director: Quality Assurance
Council on Higher Education (CHE)
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The structure
The Quality Assurance Directorates are led by an Executive Director.
The HEQC has three directorates:
- Institutional Audits - responsible for conducting audits of public and private higher education institutions' systems for ensuring good quality of provision in the three core functions of teaching and learning, research and community engagement.
- National Reviews - responsible for re-accrediting existing programmes in specific disciplines and/or qualification areas.
- Programme Accreditation - responsible for accrediting the learning programmes of public and private higher education institutions.