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Duties & Responsibilities of Quality Assurance Directorate & Staff Profile

Duties, Responsibilities                                                                                                                

Following the recent amendment & endorsement of The Ethiopian Civil Service University (ECSU) legislation (2017), the former ‘Quality Assurance Unit’ of the University is legally named as “ Institutional Quality Assurance Directorate (IQAD) “ and being made accountable to the President of the University.

IQAD has three coordination offices and these are:

1. Education Quality Assurance Coordination Team

2. Training and Consultancy Quality Assurance Coordination Team

3. Administrative & Student Affairs Quality Assurance Coordination Team

As per the ECSU Legislation (2017) article 44; the Institutional Quality Assurance Directorate (IQAD) shall be accountable to the President and have the following duties and responsibilities: ­

1. Lead the day-to-day activities of the Directorate;
2. Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual plans and reports and present it to the President;
3. Develop quality assurance management systems to ensure constant and continuous improvement of the teaching, research, training, consultancy and administrative activities in the University;
4. Develop and coordinate the implementation of quality standards by schools, institutes, departments, colleges, centers and directorates;
5. Coordinate the internal and external review of the quality of teaching, research, training, consultancy and administrative activities of schools, institutes, departments, colleges, centers and directorates;
6. Carry out annual satisfaction surveys of students and employees;
7. Organize seminars and workshops on quality assurance;
8. Disseminate best practices on quality assurance; and
9. Perform other duties that may be assigned to him by the President or the Senate.

Staff Profile of IQAD