Quality Assurance in Higher Education: A Case Study of the Vaal University of Technology

Abstract

The Vaal University of Technology (hereafter VUT) ensures that the University applies the three elements of quality assurance. Attempts have been made in this paper to define quality in different contexts and specifically how quality is processed at the VUT. Quality is ensured by participation and representation in structures and processes and by understanding how the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) functions in the setting of standards and quality qualifications. The subject of standards has produced much legislation and many policies and documents, but the authors argue that the recommendations in these documents are not always implemented. With regard to relevance, it is noted that quality assurance in higher education is important because of the rapid expansion of higher education systems.

DOI: 10.5901/jesr.2014.v4n1p395