Quality Assurance Cell (QAC)

1. Strengthening the existing setup of Quality Enhancement Cells (QEC) in universities and government colleges of KP, including the newly merged districts and non-BS colleges. The aim is to link universities with their respective affiliated colleges through interactive bilateral coordination between the two types of institutions for real time coordination and resolving day to day issues on academic matters.
2. Make efforts for development, improvement and enforcement of effective mechanism for Quality Assurance Framework in Higher Education Department and ensuring its periodic reporting as regular activity for quality Assurance in overall Higher Education system in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
3. Providing leadership to the Unit and positioning it as an institution of technical and functional assistance for the Higher Education Department.
4. The QAP shall undertake training program for the QEC teams of a cluster of colleges affiliated to a single university in collaboration with the said university. The Training Program for college-based QEC teams will be aimed at sensitizing them about the need, scope, and procedures for quality enhancement, assessment of teachers and courses by college students, preparation and submission of Self-Assessment Reports along with teachers and students’ evaluation. Besides, these programs will also be aimed at developing thorough understanding among college teachers about the semester system, blooms taxonomy, use of I.T. services for learning and research.
5. Capacity Building/Training of Faculty members from Universities & Colleges regarding Semester guidelines and other Higher education quality assurance procedures implementation like Research, Anti-Plagiarism etc.
6. Review Visit to Universities & Colleges across province for quality assurance procedure & performance evaluation as per approved parameters. Review of all institutions after implementing Self-Assessment activities & its impact on overall performance of all institutions. Support to HED in reviewing all KP public sector universities in governance and financial management. QAC will submit its reports and analysis from time to time to HED.
7. Implementation of all Quality Assurance procedures as per approved Standard Operating Procedures for College bases QECs.
8. Developing online software for feedback/evaluation from faculty and students to be used in all KP Colleges.
9. Vice Chancellors of affiliating universities shall be approached to seek their cooperation for establishing active linkage between the QECs of relevant universities and QECs of their affiliated colleges. Organize subject-related refresher courses for the teachers of their affiliated colleges, training programs related to the use of I.T. services, and extension of research facilities.
10. In order to remove the existing variation in students’ evaluation/examination and grading systems adopted by different affiliating universities, a uniform policy will be formulated and with the help of Chancellor’s office implemented across KP.
11. It shall collect all related information and statistics from colleges/universities for comparison, analyses and suggesting corrective measures to the Government of KP.
12. Identification of needs for reforms in various Higher Education Sector of the province and how better quality of education can be provided to the students of the province.
13. Developing networks and maintaining linkages for pooling resources to address emerging needs in Higher Education Sector.
14. Need base research Activities, Consultancy & various publications from time to time.
15. Any other function/functions allotted by Higher Management/Competent Authority.

Strengthening the existing setup of Quality Enhancement Cells (QEC) in universities and government colleges of KP, including the newly merged districts and non-BS colleges. The aim is to link universities with their respective affiliated colleges through interactive bilateral coordination between the two types of institutions for real time coordination and resolving day to day issues on academic matters