The Higher Education Act, No. 101 of 1997 sets out the roles and responsibilities of the Council on Higher Education (CHE) and its permanent committee, the Higher Education Quality Committee (HEQC), with regard to policy and quality assurance related matters in the higher education sector.

From its inception, the CHE has strongly believed that auditing higher education institutions' quality assurance systems and accrediting their programmes must be accompanied by a process to promote quality awareness and capacity.

Past and present projects:

• Capacity Development and Training
• Conversations on Quality and the Quality Assurance Fora
• Good Practice Guides
• Special Quality Promotion Projects
• Student Participation in Quality Assurance (SPQA)

This function is primarily located within the office of the Executive Director: Quality Assurance. Contact: Dr Luke Mlilo, email: .