Quality Assurance in a University of Technology in Context of the Three Elements: Quality, Standards and Relevance

Abstract

The concern regarding guaranteed quality in Higher Education in a University of Technology in South Africa creates an opportunity to align the elements of quality assurance – namely quality, standards and relevance – that contribute to the equity and effectiveness of the quality assurance process in higher education. These elements focus on the quality assurance efforts of the institution and the problems faced by students while attempting to adhere to the quality standards in Universities of Technology in South Africa. This paper discusses current quality assurance in the environment of teaching and learning, contextualising the Vaal University of Technology with reference to the Teaching and Learning Model (2012).

DOI: 10.5901/jesr.2014.v4n1p107