Functions
CHE has the following specific functions as outlined in Section 5 of the Higher Education Act, 2004 to:
CHE performs the following functions:
- Monitor implementation of the policy on higher education;
- Publish information regarding developments in higher education on a regular basis;
- Promote access of students to higher education institutions;
- Advise the Minister of Education and Training on any aspect of higher education;
- Promote quality assurance in higher education;
- Audit the quality assurance mechanisms of higher education institutions;
- Accredit programmes and issue a certificate of accreditation of higher education; and
- Monitor and evaluate the performance of academic programmes and higher education institutions
CHE advises the Minister of Education and Training on the following areas::
- Quality promotion and quality assurance;
- Teaching and research;
- The structure and planning of the higher education system;
- A mechanism for the allocation of public funds;
- Appropriate incentives or imposition of sanctions such as diminution or withdrawal of government funding, downgrading, termination of a programme, or even closure of an institution;
- Student bursaries; and
- Governance of the higher education institutions and higher education systems.
