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Development of a Quality Management System

(QMS) at TUT

A Finnish-HEQC-TUT Project

Dhaya Naidoo

University of Zululand20 October 2008

Directorate of Quality PromotionTel. (012) 382-5085 • Fax (012) 382-5218 • naidood@tut.ac.za • Private Bag X680 • Pretoria • 0001

Directorate of Quality Promotion

Project OverviewInstitutional Context

Merger of 3 Technikons New Institutional Type (UoT) 1st merged UoT Audited by HEQC (2007)

Project Objectives Quality Management Arrangement Self-Assessment and External audit Outcomes inform development of QMS

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Project Implementation Parallel Processes

Institutional arrangements for QM Establishment of a dedicated quality directorate Charter and Mandate

Institutional Self-Assessment External Audit Quality Improvement Plan

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QMS Development Capacity Building

Staff Training Appointment of External Expert (2008)

Policy Environment Policy Approval Monitoring and Evaluation

Electronic Systems Development Policy Tracking Dashboard QMS

QMS rollout

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Quality Management Strategic & Operational

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Strategic approach to quality

A – APPROACH: (doing the right things)

D – DEPLOYMENT: (do the things the right way)

R – RESULTS: (how well did things go?)

I – IMPROVEMENT: (how can we do better?)

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Relationship between approach and framework

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Constraints Organisational Transformation

Merger Institutional Type Organisational Maturity Organisational Cohesion

External Policy Environment Transformation of the HE Landscape HEQF External Audits

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Way Forward Consolidate QM Gains Strategic rather than Compliance QM Institutional Approval and Adoption of

QM Strategy, Policy, System and Approach

Institutional Capacity Building Monitoring and Evaluation