CITY College Quality Strategy & Enhancement Committee

The Quality Strategy & Enhancement Committee (QSEC) consists of the Vice President for Teaching & Learning, and the Heads of the Departments. The QSEC is chaired by the Vice President for Teaching & Learning and aims at establishing quality assurance and control procedures and monitoring their implementation by the Academic Departments. The terms of reference are: 

• To establish, monitor and enhance a framework for quality which aligns the mission of CITY College and the Academic Departments and their working practices to the pursuit of continued improved quality. 
• To ensure excellence in academic management with reference to all academic entities and activities, such as course organisation, curriculum design, content and course inter-relation. 
• To maintain effective channels of communication between the Academic Departments 
• To develop and review policies on student admissions, student communication and representation, student feedback, student support and guidance. 
• To consider and recommend policies for staffing including staff appointment, development, research, guidance, training as well as review and evaluation. 
• To determine, monitor and review the CITY College’s teaching and learning strategy, key priorities and objectives. 
• To review periodically the portfolio of programmes and modules on offer, taking into account available management information, and to review their continued financial viability and market attractiveness. 
• To monitor learning resources across CITY College. 
• To identify and disseminate good practice in education provision and related procedures within and outwith CITY College. 
• To encourage the continuous enhancement of the student experience, including the active dissemination and adoption of good practice in learning and teaching and related procedures. 
• To initiate strategy in the exploitation of new areas of teaching, building on the existing, and emerging areas of College's strengths. 
• To review Key Performance Indicators across CITY College's activities. 
• To ensure the effective implementation of agreed processes for the periodic external (including national) accreditation audits and reviews, including oversight of any necessary follow-up action. 

The Vice President for Teaching & Learning is responsible for:

• establishing effective interdepartmental communication on educational matters;
• establishing effective communication between the student body and the departments as well as the administration;
• identifying best practices on the delivery of education, preparation of syllabuses, moderation of exam papers, and assessment;
• monitoring the actions taken by the departments in order to improve the delivery of education.

The role of the Vice President for Teaching & Learning is complementary to the mission of the QSEC. 

MEMBERSHIP

Head of Departments and Directors:

Secretariat: