TEMPLATE FOR SENATE APPROVAL OF SHORT LEARNING PROGRAMMES (SLP)

APPLICATION TO OFFER NEW OR EXISTING CREDIT BEARING SHORT LEARNING PROGRAMME

1. SHORT LEARNING PROGRAMME DETAILS

New or existing SLP : ------

Faculty : ------

Department : ------

Name of SLP : ------

Name of existing mainstream programme : ------

Duration of the SLP : ------

Commencement date : ------

Completion date : ------

Admission requirements : ------

NQF level : ------

Credits : ------

Delivery site(s) : ------

Is the SLP offered in partnership with other organizations? (Give details)------

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2. STAFF WORKLOAD AND PERFORMANCE ON TEACHING, RESEARCH AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

[To be completed by all the staff members who will be involved in the SLP]

Name of the staff member : ------

Role in the programme : ------

SLP POLICY (RULE 3.1)
To be completed by the all the full-time staff members who will be involved in the provision of the Short Learning Programme / MOTIVATION FOR COMPLIANCE
Performance regarding:
Teaching and Learning (work load, level of the subjects, no. of students in class, etc)
Research (output in form of -articles, books, patents, artefacts; conferences; post graduate supervision)
Community Engagement (community engagement activities, outreach activities)
Qualifications
Staff development activities as per Personnel Development Programme (PDP)

3. PERFORMANCE OF THE DEPARTMENT/MAINSTREAM PROGRAMME

[To be completed by the HOD]

Success Rate of the mainstream programme which is linked to SLP
Throughput Rate of the mainstream programme which is linked to the SLP
Department Research Output
Department Community Engagement Activities

4. RELEVANCE OF THE PROGRAMME

[To be completed by the Programme Coordinator]

Relevance of the curricula to the region, vision and mission of TUT

5. RECOMMENDATIONS

Recommendation by the department

[To be completed by HOD]

Recommended / Yes / No
Attach evidence
Date recommended:

…………………………… ……………………….

HOD DATE:

Recommendation by the Faculty executive committee

[To be completed by the Dean]

Recommended / Yes / No
Attach evidence
Date approved:

…………………………… ……………………….

DEAN……………………………………………. DATE:

Recommendation by the TUT Continuing Education

[To be completed by the Director/As authorised]

Recommended: / Yes / No

…………………………… ……………………….

DIRECTOR: TUT-CE DATE:

Recommendation by the Curriculum Development Support Unit (CDS)

[To be completed by Programme Coordinator/HOD]

Recommended / Yes / No
Attach CDS curriculum design compliance template
Date approved:

…………………………… ……………………….

DIRECTOR: CDS DATE:

Recommendation by the Directorate of Quality Promotion (DQP)

[To be completed by Programme Coordinator/HOD]

Recommended / Yes / No
Attach DQP quality assurance template
Date quality assured:

…………………………… ……………………….

DIRECTOR: DQP DATE:

6. APPROVAL BY THE SENATE

Approved / Not approved

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Name and Surname of the Chairperson

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Signature Date

NB!!

This template must be accompanied by the following documentation for approval by the Senate:

1.  Approved business plan 3. CDS recommendation template

2.  Completed F 90 form 4. DQP recommendation template

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