Terms of Reference of the Institutional Audits Committee (IAC)

In terms of procedures outlined in the Framework for Institutional Audits, all audit report must be circulated to IAC members to check for style, tone, coherence, consistency and to ensure that the conclusions are supported by appropriate evidence, before the draft report is sent to the institution.

Once the institution has responded to the draft audit report, all amendments recommended by the institution pertaining to factual errors, omissions and discrepancies are incorporated. The report serves at the HEQC together with institutional response to the draft report. The final audit report is approved by the HEQC and then sent to the institution concerned.

The Framework for Institutional Audits further provides for institutions that have been audited to submit an improvement plan, within five months of receipt of the final audit report. The IAC is responsible for analyzing the improvement plans submitted. A mid cycle progress report on the implementation of the approved improvement plan serves before the IAC which will take a decision to accept the progress report and conclude all audit related activities or to request the Directorate to verify some outstanding matters pertaining to how the institution has addressed the recommendations of the audit panel.

Members of the Institutional Audits Committee (IAC)

Name	Designation	Institution
* Dr Ngoato Takalo (CHAIR)	Independent Consultant: Former Vice Principal	North West University
Prof. Bennie Anderson	Chief Executive Officer	The Da Vinci Institute
Prof. Usuf Chikte	Executive Head of the Department: Interdisciplinary Health Sciences	Stellenbosch University
Prof. John Duncan	Independent Consultant: Retired: Dean of Research	Rhodes University
* Ms Judy Favish	Director Institutional Planning	University of Cape Town
Prof. Xikombiso Mbhenyane	Deputy Vice Chancellor: Academic and Research	University of Venda
Prof. (Rocky) Dorothy Ralebipi-Simela	Deputy Vice Chancellor: Academic	Central University of Technology
Prof. Nan Yeld	Dean: Centre for Higher Education Development	University of Cape Town
CHE	Ex officio
Executive Director: Quality Assurance	Ex officio
Director: Institutional Audit	Ex officio
Relevant Audit Officer	Ex officio
Additional staff from the Institutional Audits Directorate (as required)	Ex officio

* Members of the HEQC

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