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you should know about the coming institutional audit

Preparations are well under way for one of the most important upcoming events in the academic life of the NWU: the external institutional audit that will be conducted in August 2022.

Here are five facts that you should know about this audit:

Watch this video to find out more about the institutional audit that will be conducted at the NWU in August 2022. This is a huge undertaking and preparations are already underway.

FIVE FACTS

eish! spoke to Dr Mariëtte Fourie, quality manager for academic programmes at the NWU’s Quality Enhancement Office.

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  • INSTITUTIONAL AUDIT – FACT 1

    The NWU’s institutional audit is part of a series of such audits planned for higher education institutions under the ambit of the Council on Higher Education (CHE), which recently announced an action plan and broad framework for the institutional audits.

  • INSTITUTIONAL AUDIT – FACT 2

    The university has already set the wheels in motion for its preparations for these important audits. The Quality Enhancement Office, which is driving the NWU’s preparations, has established institutional audit working teams and has already hosted initial induction and orientation sessions.

  • INSTITUTIONAL AUDIT – FACT 3

    In preparation for the audit, the NWU must submit a self-evaluation report to the CHE at the end of May 2022. This will be followed by a visit from the CHE during August 2022.

  • INSTITUTIONAL AUDIT – FACT 4

    To manage the planning, preparation and execution of this audit process, a NWU Audit Steering Committee has been established, with various members of the University Management Committee (UMC) serving on it. The Quality Enhancement Office will be responsible for managing the institutional audit process on an operational level.

  • INSTITUTIONAL AUDIT – FACT 5

    In addition to establishing the working teams, the Quality Enhancement Office will hold training sessions during September 2021, followed by facilitation and support sessions that will focus on writing the self-evaluation report and compiling a portfolio of evidence throughout October 2021 to April 2022.

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  • INSTITUTIONAL AUDIT – FACT 1

    The NWU’s institutional audit is part of a series of such audits planned for higher education institutions under the ambit of the Council on Higher Education (CHE), which recently announced an action plan and broad framework for the institutional audits.

  • INSTITUTIONAL AUDIT – FACT 2

    The university has already set the wheels in motion for its preparations for these important audits. The Quality Enhancement Office, which is driving the NWU’s preparations, has established institutional audit working teams and has already hosted initial induction and orientation sessions

  • INSTITUTIONAL AUDIT – FACT 3

    In preparation for the audit, the NWU must submit a self-evaluation report to the CHE at the end of May 2022. This will be followed by a visit from the CHE during August 2022.

  • INSTITUTIONAL AUDIT – FACT 4

    To manage the planning, preparation and execution of this audit process, a NWU Audit Steering Committee has been established, with various members of the University Management Committee (UMC) serving on it. The Quality Enhancement Office will be responsible for managing the institutional audit process on an operational level.

  • INSTITUTIONAL AUDIT – FACT 5

    In addition to establishing the working teams, the Quality Enhancement Office will hold training sessions during September 2021, followed by facilitation and support sessions that will focus on writing the self-evaluation report and compiling a portfolio of evidence throughout October 2021 to April 2022.