CAD serves as the liaison between Schools/Directorates and the regulatory authorities as it coordinates quality assurance. The Higher Education Authority (HEA) (www.hea.org.zm) is the quality assurance regulator and accreditation authority for learning programmes in higher education. It is important for staff in higher education institutions to acquaint themselves with some important guiding documents. A selection is the following that CAD uses to quality assure.
HEA downloads
Refer to link Standards and Guidelines – Higher Education Authority (hea.org.zm) for the following HEA documents:
- Zambia Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ZSG-QA)]
- Template for Submission of Learning Programmes for Accreditation and/or Re-accreditation]
- Learning Programme Audit Tool
- Student Transfer Guidelines for Higher Education Institutions in Zambia
- Classification of Academic Ranks and General Promotion Criteria in Zambia
- Classification Criteria for HEIs in Zambia]
- Audit of Conventional and Dual Higher Education Institutions