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1 Aemi Poliies & Proeures Aemi Proeures Doument APP704 Self-Assessment First Proue: Current Version: Pst Revisions: Review Cyle: Applies From: 8/87 13/10/2016 4/91,1/6/94, 15/10/98, 22/2/01, 31/7/08 5 yers Immeitely Authoristion: Offier Responsile: Aemi Bor Aemi Diretor Mjor hnges/itions sine the lst version ws pprove re inite y vertil line in the left hn mrgin. 1 Introution 1.1 Purpose To provie frmework for self-ssessment s sis for refletive prtie integrl to n evlutive qulity ssurne system. 1.2 Sope n Applition This poliy pplies to ll self-ssessment proesses onute t or y Ar, exept forml reviews rrie out y the Humn Resoures Division (refer HR poliies). 1.3 Forml Delegtions The Ar Counil elegtes the Aemi Bor to: i ii iii iv 1.4 Definitions Approve new n existing progrmmes n ourses whih re ligne to the Ar Strtegi intent, n Investment Pln. Amit stuents to pprove progrmmes n ourses. Grnt wrs. Develop, monitor, review n mintin polies on emi mtters, inluing reserh. Evlutive qulity ssurne: proess for ssuring qulity vi evlution of the outomes of lerning n tehing, n the proesses ontriuting to these outomes. Self-ssessment is systemti proess of t-riven self-refletion. Self-ssessment is ompline requirement of NZQA s Progrmme Approvl n Areittion. e f Externl Evlution n Review (EER): A perioi evlution y NZQA to provie sttement of onfiene (jugement) out n orgnistion s eutionl performne n pility in self-ssessment. Key Evlutive Questions (KEQS): Evlutive questions evelope to t s ommon frmework for exploring the qulity, vlue n importne of wht is eing hieve. Internl Evlution: n ongoing proess, emee in the qulity ssurne n nnul plnning tivities of Ar to mintin n strengthen its self-ssessment. Qulity Selet Committee: To support evlutive self ssessment performne ross Ar. All poliies on the InfoWe re the urrent version. Plese hek te of this hr opy efore proeeing. Pge 1 of 5

2 Relte Ar Proeures n Forms APP704 Aemi Qulity Proess APP704 Progrmme Evlution Guielines APP704 Qulity Selet Committee Guielines Relte Legisltion or Other Doumenttion Relte Ar Poliies APP301 Stuents Rights n Responsiilities APP505 Assessment APP508 Moertion APP603 Design, Development, Review n Approvl of Progrmmes APP701 Evlution n Review Committee Terms of Referene APP705 Forml Aemi Surveys t Ar CPP208 Resolving Stff Performne or Conut Issues Goo Prtie Guielines Referenes Notes The Evlution n Review Committee of the Aemi Bor, in onsulttion with the ASTE Union, evelope the first version of this poliy in It ws revise extensively in 1994, with the ssistne of Christhurh Polytehni Stuents Assoition (CPSA). Further onsulttion with fulties, ivisions n CPSA ws rrie out for the 1998 revision, with susequent versions following the stnr poliy review proess. 2008: minor eits me to inorporte self-ssessment proesses to lign with NZQA s Evlutive Qulity Assurne system inluing Externl Evlution n Review. 2016: This version uptes the poliy to lign internl prties n to e onsistent with newly evelope prtie. It inlues the revise NZQA Key Evlution Questions. It hs een renme to Self- Assessment to etter reflet the proeures. Another poliy hs een evelope relting to stuent feek. 2 Priniples 2.1 Ar is ommitte to ontinuous improvement of the qulity of its eution provision n servies through ongoing eviene se self-ssessment. 2.2 Self-ssessment is n integrl omponent of evlutive qulity ssurne n prties. All stff re responsile for self-ssessment proesses in their re. Eh emi eprtment n servie re will e involve in self-ssessment resulting in ontinuous qulity improvement outomes. 2.3 Forml self-ssessment proesses re onute on presrie sis, oring to proeures set y the Aemi Bor n/or Te Kāhui Mnukur. 2.4 Self-ssessment proesses will e se on the KEQs to lign internl proesses with NZQA s Externl Evlution n Review proesses. - How well o stuents hieve? - Wht is the vlue of the outomes for key stkeholers, inluing stuents? - How well o progrmme esign n elivery, inluing lerning n ssessment tivities, mth the nees of stuents n other relevnt stkeholers? - How effetively re stuents supporte n involve in their lerning? - How effetive re governne n mngement in supporting eutionl hievement? - How effetively re importnt ompline ountilities mnge? All poliies on the InfoWe re the urrent version. Plese hek te of this hr opy efore proeeing. Pge 2 of 5

3 2.5 Externl Evlution n Review will tke ple nnully to otin informtion out the effetiveness of ientifie progrmmes, support servies or proesses, through n evlutive n outomes-fouse pproh to qulity. 3 Assoite proeures for Ar Aemi Poliy on: Self-Assessment Contents: 3.1 Self-Assessment 3.2 Progrmme Evlutions 3.3 Support Servies Evlutions 3.4 Qulity Selet Committee 3.5 Feek Eviene 3.6 Externl Evlution 3.1 Self-Assessment Self-Assessment is mjor omponent of the evlutive qulity ssurne proesses t Ar. Self-ssessment shoul e ontinuous, ulminting in forml evlution proess eh yer. This evlution shoul onsier ll qulity monitoring reports n other input relevnt to the progrmme or support servies re. The evlution proess is intene to: - Be uthenti n trnsprent, refleting perspetives of ll stkeholers - Result in eviene-se jugements - Meet internl n externl qulity ssurne requirements n - Le to improve outomes for lerners n other stkeholers The informtion gthere from evlutions is me ville s eviene for Progrmme Evlutions, n my lso e reporte to Aemi Bor, Te Kāhui Mnukur (TKM), Counil, n/or Stuent Counil s pproprite, s well s vi the Ar Annul Report, Tertiry Eution Commission, reittion pnels, n uit tems. See APP704 Aemi Qulity Proess 3.2 Progrmme Evlutions The Progrmme Evlution proess is etermine y Aemi Bor. Aemi Servies Division works in ollortion with the Eution n Applie Reserh Division to implement the proess. See APP704 Progrmme Evlution Guielines All progrmmes re evlute nnully either iniviully or in progrmme lusters s etermine y the He of Deprtment. Stff re require to engge in the Progrmme Evlution proess tively looking for improvement opportunities. Progrmme Evlutions ulminte in eviene se onverstions. Performne t n other eviene olltion re the joint responsiility of Eution n Applie Reserh Division n Aemi Servies Division. Eutionl Performne Initors relevnt to the progrmme /progrmme luster s reporte to the Tertiry Eution Commission, re inlue together with other quntittive t. Eviene will inlue forml n informl feek from stuents inluing Stuent Counil or Stuent Voie, support servies, stkeholers; moertion results, egree monitor s report, regultory oies, n internl uit reports. Progrmme tems re involve in self-ssessment inluing interprettion, nlysis, n ritil evlution of the eviene gthere n generte n evlutive report. This report is the sis of n evlutive onverstion involving prtiipnts inluing tehing tems, mngement, non-tehing stff, n other internl stkeholers s pproprite. An Annul Cluster Evlution report is susequently proue whih inlues n improvement pln. All poliies on the InfoWe re the urrent version. Plese hek te of this hr opy efore proeeing. Pge 3 of 5

4 e Hes of Deprtment n their Senior Mngers present Deprtment Evlution report to the Qulity Selet Committee. The NZQA ruris efining the key evlution initors re the sis of the Qulity Selet Committee s feek to the eprtment. These reports re tle t the Evlution n Review Committee with themes ientifie n reporte nnully to Aemi Bor. 3.3 Support Servies Evlutions All support servie res re require to tke prt in ongoing self-ssessment. The min purpose is to otin informtion out how well servies meet the nees of stuents, stff n other stkeholers to support emi hievement n to ientify res for improvement. The Support Servie Evlution proess is etermine y Te Kāhui Mnukur in ollortion with the Governne n Strtegy unit. 3.4 Qulity Selet Committee The purpose of the Qulity Selet Committee (QSC) proess is to support the next stge of performne in evlutive self-ssessment ross the orgnistion. The Committee onsists of the Chief Exeutive; Diretor, Aemi; Diretor, Eution n Applie Reserh; Diretor, Governne n Strtegy; n Mnger, Aemi Qulity. At the eginning of eh yer the Committee will ientify the fous for the yer n guielines will e provie to eh tem outlining the purpose, roles n requirements. Tems will e invite to present evlutive reports to QSC n reeive oth verl n written feek. See APP704 Qulity Selet Committee Guielines for further informtion. 3.5 Feek Eviene Feek eviene is vitl omponent of self-ssessment. Feek n e otine from vriety of soures inluing: employers, inustry, stuents, grutes, et Stuent Feek A ro rnge of opportunities for stuent feek re in ple inluing, stuent representtives t lss n eprtment level, fous groups, soil mei for et. In ition, systems n proesses hve een estlishe with Deprtments to ensure n effetive stuent voie is her n te on. Due to the lrge stuent oy, onsulttion is hieve vi Stuent Counil n their representtives, n on oies suh s Aemi Bor, Bors of Stuies n Progrmme Avisory Committees. Forml stuent feek is gine through stuent surveys ministere entrlly through Aemi Servies Division. Course Evlutions n Stuent Experiene Survey re onute nnully, with results nlyse n reporte k to stff n stuents. Grute Feek Grutes re invite to provie feek fter they hve left Ar. Grutes who hve omplete level 4 or higher qulifition re eligile to omplete the Grute Outome Survey. Grutes of Level1-3 qulifitions re invite to tke prt in phone surveying. Employers of Ar grutes re invite to provie feek through the Grute Employers Survey whih is onute every seon yer. Results of ll forml surveys re initilly reporte t Aemi Bor n then ville to ll stff n stuents. For further informtion, see APP705 Forml Aemi Surveys t Ar. All poliies on the InfoWe re the urrent version. Plese hek te of this hr opy efore proeeing. Pge 4 of 5

5 3.6 Externl Evlution e f g Externl Evlutions will tke ple eh yer to etermine the effetiveness of qulity ssurne proesses, n ssure Aemi Bor tht Ar progrmmes n servies meet gree qulity stnrs. Progrmmes n servies will e selete on yli sis, or in response to speifi theme. Aemi Qulity will e responsile for inititing the Externl Evlution proess inluing ientifying those responsile for rrying out the evlutions. The progrmme res inlue will e eie in ollortion with the EAR Division. The Evlution n Review Committee n Aemi Qulity will evelop n nnul Externl Evlution pln n vise the fous res. Aemi Qulity will prepre the sope for eh evlution outlining eviene the evlution tem nee to sight efore or uring the internl evlution proess. The Externl Evlution tem will rry out the evlutions, ompile n istriute rft report to the eprtment to omment on for ftul ury. A opy of the finl report will e tle t the Evlution n Review Committee. Evlution n Review Committee will onsier the onlusions n pprove the reports for sumitting to Aemi Bor. One reeive y Aemi Bor ll reports will e me ville through the Infowe Qulity Mngement System (QMS). All poliies on the InfoWe re the urrent version. Plese hek te of this hr opy efore proeeing. Pge 5 of 5