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Recommendations for the Implementation of a Sustainable Quality Assurance Culture. Olusola Oyewole University of Agriculture Abeokuta. Nigeria ( [email protected] ). Challenges. Massification Declining Funding Academic Brain drain Deteriorating Infrastructures. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Recommendations for the Implementation of a Sustainable Quality Assurance Culture
Olusola OyewoleUniversity of Agriculture
Abeokuta. Nigeria([email protected])
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Challenges• Massification• Declining Funding• Academic Brain drain• Deteriorating
Infrastructures
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African Stakeholders Concerns
Association of African Universities – 2003 Conference – Universities to focus on ensuring Quality
IUCEA – Development of Quality Assurance framework in East Africa.
East Africa Countries – Agencies, ( CHE, etc. African Union Commission – Quality Rating
Mechanisms, Harmonization Strategy
Traditional Mechanisms
Rules and regulation on conduct of academic activities (course delivery, assessment, examinations etc)
Rules and criteria on academic staff appointments and appraisal systems
Student evaluation of course delivery
External examination system
Stakeholder participation in curriculum review
Regularized curriculum reviews in some universities
Academic audits in some universities
Tracer Studies,
Resistance / inertia among some staff, students and management
Inadequate Quality assurance personnel assigned other
Inadequate university funding Heavy teaching and administrative workload for staff
assigned with quality assurance responsibilities Quick turn over among students (and staff) Absence of appropriate Quality assurance policy
and Absence of units with quality assurance
responsibilities.
Challenges facing Quality Culture
o strengthen the institutional capacity of African Universities in support of policy, management and planning
The building of capacity for Internal Quality Assurance in East African Universities (EAUs).
The development of sustainable Quality Culture
Objectives of the AfriQ’Unit Quality Assurance project
“Sustainable Quality Culture in East African
Institutions through Centralised Units”
Wkshop. 1 -Introductory Workshop: Quality Assurance within HEIs in EU and East-Africa
Wkshop 2 - Training Mission to Alcante
Wkshop 3 – EFQM Training - Mzumbe
Wkshop 4- Academic Assessment Program ( Moi Univ)
Wkshop 5 - Strategic Planning for QA in East African HEIs (Tanzania)
OverallObjectives
Next Challenge
Sustainability. Effective
dissemination of the Guide for the Promotion of the Quality Culture in East-African Universities.
Strategies for Implementation
1. Establishment of Managerial, Administrative and Technical Infra-structure for Quality
Human Resource Development in our Various UniversitiesShould start with the leadership of the UniversityShould involve the Administrative / Managerial staff
2. Funding and Training of Human resources for Quality Assurance
Institutional budgetary provisions for QA
Training of Institutional Quality Auditors
3. Development of Appropriate Training Tools for Quality Assurance - EFQM
4. Maintenance of Established Quality Assurance Units
Unit to lead the drive for Quality Assurance CulturePromote awareness for QualityDemonstrate benefits
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5. Strategic Planning
For Quality
•Strategic Plan
•Annual Work-Plans
•Training manuals
•Quality Procedure Manuals
•Strategy for Quality and Standards.•Organization of QA System•Responsibilities•Involvement of Students•Implementation Strategies
QA POLICY
• Regional cooperation through networking for quality assurance.
• Collaboration between the institutions and national / regional accreditation agencies.
• Sharing of good experiences and • Interchanging of peers and experts among
Universities and in the region.
6. Increased inter-institutional networking and sharing of best-practices
Thank you