ANNUAL REPORT 2014/15

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING
VOTE 17
REPORT OF THE ACCOUNTING OFFICER
for the year ended 31 March 2015
a European university.
5. Public Entities
5.1 Council on Higher Education (CHE)
The CHE is an independent statutory body, established in terms of the Higher Education Act, 1997. The passing
mandates CHE to audit higher education institutions, accredit programmes offered, including the development of
Provided advice to the Minister on: Departmental policy and procedures for measurement of Research
Outputs of Public Higher Education Institutions; reform of the undergraduate curriculum; and unaccredited
programmes offered by Public and Private Higher Education Institutions
Provided comments on: the Report of the Ministerial Committee on Articulation; monitoring the State of
system, publication and electronic – see VitalStats 2012; undergraduate Diploma and Degree Structure;
Challenges in Public Higher Education
Published VitalStats 2012 and Distance Education in a Digital Age
83% of private providers of higher education contributed to the HEQCIS database
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submissions received from private institutions. Institutional submissions received from 23 PHEIs
Institutional programme accreditation and re-accreditation:
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payment processed
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