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What are the aims of The IIE?
The IIE strives to ensure that all students will:
- Be employable
- Have a broad range of analytical skills, including work readiness skills
- Value diversity
- Have high ethical values
- Become innovative, entrepreneurial and creative
To be employable by the time they have completed their studies is high on the list
of priorities for students. The IIE uses an innovative graduate tracking study to
monitor the employability of its graduates. This information is used to inform the
relevant Senate Committees and shape the way curricula and student support
programmes and services – such as the Work Readiness Programme and Career
Centres – are developed and structured.
What exactly does The IIE do?
The IIE is responsible for the assessment and certification of students. It is also
responsible for developing curricula and overseeing its delivery. Additionally, The
IIE ensures that the correct teaching and learning processes are implemented and
adhered to by Varsity College.
Senate and
its Committees
These processes are set out by The Senate of The IIE, the senior decision making
body that determines the policies and regulations that govern all things academic
at Varsity College. The Senate is chaired by the Director, who is also the Head of
The IIE. The Director is assisted by the Registrar, who is the Secretary of Senate.
The remaining seats on The Senate are occupied, in the most part, by academics
and include representatives from Varsity College. The Senate comprises a number
of committees that manage the overseeing of standards, teaching, learning,
curricula and assessment for over 60 accredited higher education qualifications.
Varsity College is represented on each of these committees.
The IIE has four academic faculties: Information and Communications Technology,
Commerce, Social Sciences and Humanities. Each of these faculties has its own
Faculty Board. By working with Faculty Programme Advisory Committees,
the faculties ensure that the curriculum for each programme meets external,
industry and academic standards. These committees consist of academics and
professional and business people who provide insight from the world of work.
This ultimately ensures that what is taught at Varsity College is relevant to
and up to date in industry.
Quality Assurance
The continual monitoring and improvement of quality is of great importance
to The IIE. The quality of programmes is maintained through evidence driven
reviews, lecturer peer reviews, student success tracking and intervention
programmes for students needing assistance.