Office of the deputy vice-chancellor for teaching and learning

The division of the deputy vice-chancellor (DVC) includes the Centre for Teaching and Learning, which is responsible for staff academic development, student support and development, e-learning and curriculum development.
 
The Unit for Continuing Education (UCE) provides business development opportunities as well as logistical and quality-assurance support for the offering of all short learning programmes by faculties.
 
Library and Information Services (LIS) manages and provides all library-related activities (including student and staff development in terms of information literacy and search skills), and maintains the extensive network of university libraries on the three main campuses, as well as the various faculty-based libraries.
 
The Careers Centre provides a number of careers days for students and employers to network and develop opportunities for future employment placement or prospects. The Careers Centre also engages with employers in terms of surveying employer satisfaction with graduates, as well the graduate destination survey.

The Language Directorate of the NWU is a support services division that renders a variety of language services to the University: language planning (policy and implementation), translation, interpreting, language editing, language advice and a language ombudsperson function. Additionally, the Directorate also carries out research where this may be relevant to any of its language activities.

The Qualification and Academic Programme Planning Unit assists Faculties primarily with the processes concerning the internal approvals and recommendation consultative structures (such as the Senate Committee for Academic Standards), and external approval and accreditation processes relating to the CHE, SAQA, HEQC and DHET and other statutory bodies to ensure that the University's PQM remains updated, aligned to the University Strategy and responsive to changes in the regulatory and market environments.
 
The Academic Grants Manager is also located within the DVC's division and oversees and reports on the earmarked grant activities (for teaching and learning as well as research, in collaboration with the DVC’s Research and Innovation Office) for which reporting to government and other agencies is required. Finally, the DVC’s office supports the Registrars Committee for Agreements with the NWU,  which ratifies all agreements with the NWU that have a teaching and learning focus (whether for post-, undergraduate, or continuing education programmes) for signature. Finally, the Executive Adviser to the DVC provides specialist support for dedicated initiatives and projects relating to the University's programmes and strategic prerogatives in the DVC’s office.

The DVC's Leadership Team

• Dr Sazi Kunene - UCE
• Mr Thoriso Maseng - CC
• Dr Mathew Moyo - LIS
• Prof Willie van Vollenhoven - CTL
• Ms Sharon Paulse - Q&APP
• Prof Robert Balfour DVC

Support Specialists

The Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) is responsible for staff academic development, student support, e-learning and curriculum development.

The Unit for Continuing Education (UCE), provides for business development opportunities as well as logistical and quality assurance support for the offering of all Short Learning Programmes by Faculties.