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INK area of eThekwini Municipality –in contribution
and support of entrepreneurship and skills
development amongst Blacks and in particular the
marginalised Africans (INK is one the presidential
nodes in KZN).
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Department of Economic Development
Tourism and Environmental Affairs (KZN-
EDTEA) – R2 780 000
• Skills Development in the Chemical industry – two
Learnership programmes were implemented in
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Chemical Industries Sector Education and
Training Authority (CHIETA)- R775 800
MoAs Deliverables:
TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AGENCY
• The Service Level Agreement entered into by and
between MUT and the Technology Innovation
Agency required that a total of 90 SMMEs be
serviced during the year, the TSC achieved 120%
success rate.
CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES EDUCATION AND TRAINING
AUTHORITY (CHIETA)
Successful delivery on the following MoAs:
• GETC – Chemical Operations Learnership Level 1
(14 learners qualified and 11 enrolled for 2015-16)
• NC – Chemical Operations Level Learnership 2 (19
learners enrolled for 2015-16)
• Bursaries Chemistry and Chemical Engineering –
National Diploma levels
• Bursaries Chemistry and Chemical Engineering –
BTech level
• Internship: WIL Chemistry and Chemical
Engineering
KZN DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,
TOURISM AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS (KZN
EDTEA)
Successful delivery on training SMMEs and cooperatives
in the INK area.
UMGENI WATER BOARD
Through this MoA, MUT provides stipends for WIL
Chemical Engineering students for a period of 12 months
while Umgeni Water Board provides workplace learning.
The learners received another year of training to provide
them with additional industrial experience with stipends
being paid by Umgeni Water. During the year 2015, 22
students were placed at various Umgeni Water Treatment
Plants.
ACCREDITATION
The MUT-TSC maintained the following accreditations in
support of its operations:
• ISO 9001:2008 through SABS
• Chemical Operations level 1 to 4 by the CHIETA.
5.10. Significant Developments and
Achievements in Respect Of
Quality Management
The Quality Management Directorate is a section of MUT
that has the mandate to ensure and promote quality,
and facilitate the enhancement of quality of teaching
and learning in MUT. It does so in order to support the
achievement of the strategic goals of the University. The
following are the core activities of the Quality Management
Directorate:
• Monitor the implementation of strategic priorities
through appropriate review processes;
• Conduct programme reviews;
• Assist with the approval and (re)accreditation
process of academic programmes and short
courses;
• Conduct departmental evaluations;
• Provide strategic advice and support to academic
departments;
• Assist academic and support departments in the
implementation of improvement plans;
• Conduct user surveys;
• Assist the institution in the preparation for
institutional audits;
• Participate in institutional planning;
• Facilitate capacity development; and
• Execute the mandate of the Student Ombudsman.
Below are significant developments and achievements in
respect of quality management in 2015.
Programme Reviews
The responsibility for the maintenance, enhancement and
further development of quality academic programmes
lies with MUT. As per Senate mandate every 5 years
programme reviews take place in the expectation that
through departmental self-evaluation, and evaluation by
the review panel this would yield reliable information for
programme-related planning, and further development.
In 2015 the QMD facilitated the programme reviews in the
Faculty of Management Sciences with the Departments of
Accounting, Human Resource Management, Marketing,
Office Management and Technology, as well as Public
Management. All in all, in the period August – October
2015, ten academic programmes in the Faculty were
reviewed by Review Panels consisting of MUT senior staff