Recommendations for the Implementation of a Sustainable Quality Assurance Culture

Olusola OyewoleUniversity of Agriculture

Abeokuta. Nigeria(oyewoleB@yahoo.com)

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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