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Outcomes Participants in this training will be able to: • Demonstrate a broad understanding of concepts of Quality. • Compare and contrast the difference between quality management models. • Demonstrate an understanding of implementing the QMS in their environment. Directorate of Quality Promotion Concepts TUT defines Quality as: “Quality at TUT is interpreted as ‘high standards’, fitness for purpose’ and ‘transformation’. We, the staff at TUT, commit ourselves to meeting and exceeding the expectations of our internal and external customers, by providing the highest level of service and products possible within our capacity, to add value to individuals and society. This commitment is underpinned by the following tenets • we value our customers • we are accountable to our customers and stakeholders • our view of quality informs all performance and service delivery aimed at fulfilling the vision and mission of TUT. Directorate of Quality Promotion Concepts Higher Education Quality Committee defines Quality as: • Fitness for purpose in relation to specified mission within a national framework that encompasses differentiation and diversity. • Value for money as judged in relation to the full range of higher education purposes as set out in the White Paper. • Judgments about the effectiveness and efficiency of provision will include but not be confined to labour market responsiveness and cost recovery. • Transformation in the sense of developing the capabilities of individual learners for personal enrichment, as well as the requirements of social development and economic and employment growth.” Directorate of Quality Promotion Concepts What is a Quality Management System? The Education and Training Quality Assurance bodies - Regulation (R1127) gives the following definition: “The combination of processes used to ensure that the degree of excellence specified is achieved” A more general explanation of the purpose of a QMS would be as follows: “ a quality management system is the sum of the activities and information an organisation uses to enable it to better and more consistently deliver products and services that meet and exceed the needs and expectations of its customers and beneficiaries, more cost effectively and cost efficiently, today and in the future.” ETQA Regulation (R1127) Directorate of Quality Promotion TUT’s QMS Vision Mission Strategic goals and objectives QUALITY MANAGEMENT Policies QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SYSTEM Processes and procedures (QMS) Each functional unit defines their (QMS) internal process Documentation • Manuals • Guidelines and frameworks • Forms Records • Reports • Academic records Directorate of Quality Promotion
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