APQA Repository
Advancing academic excellence through planning, quality and evidenceprogrammes.
Policies, Frameworks, Forms and Templates
The APQA resource area is structured to help academic staff, faculties, governance structures, review panels and external bodies quickly locate the policies and tools used in academic planning and quality assurance.
Resources are organised into three clear categories: regulatory and statutory documents, institutional policies, and operational forms and templates.
Regulatory / Statutory
- CHE Audit FrameworksLink required
- HEQSFLink required
- DHET RequirementsLink required
- SAQA RequirementsLink required
Institutional Policies
- Quality Assurance PolicyPDF
- Programme Development & Review PolicyPDF
- IQMS FrameworkLink required
- Academic Planning FrameworkLink required
Operational Forms & Templates
- Programme Development TemplatesFile required
- Programme Review TemplatesFile required
- Self-Evaluation ToolsFile required
- Improvement Plan TemplateFile required
- Module TemplatesFile required
- Process FlowsFile required
Key APQA policy documents
Programme Development and Review Policy
Provides information and guidance on development, review and discontinuation of academic programmes and supports curriculum development and renewal across the programme lifecycle.
Download PolicyQuality Assurance Policy
Guides the ongoing development and implementation of an Institutional Quality Management System and supports continuous quality enhancement and improvement.
Download PolicyKeep the repository current
Replace all “Link required” and “File required” items only when the official APQA documents and approved public URLs are supplied.

