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Provides support to quality-related initiatives as reflected in strategic goals and the Annual Performance Plan;

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promotes and assists in the development of a culture of quality in all aspects of the university;

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establishes and maintains policies, systems, activities, structures, processes and procedures directed towards achieving, maintaining, monitoring and promoting quality;

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assists in the quality assurance of both academic activities and support services;

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supports the development of specified Quality Assurance standards that are achieved constantly and repeatedly; and

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provides advice within a continuous cycle of setting standards for key activities, judging and validating the achievements against set standards, planning for improvement, and taking action to implement the desired changes.