Vice-Chancellor's Report to University Council 2018/2019

Undergraduate Studies

Quality Champions Training Workshop The inaugural training workshop for The UWI Quality Policy Champions was held over two half-days on July 17-18, 2019, in Mona Jamaica. Hosted by the Mona C-QMT, the workshop enabled the QAU and the University-QMT to engage key campus stakeholders in building The UWI’s quality ethos. There were 44 participants drawn from the Mona Campus, but also members of the Open Campus situated at Mona and Regional Headquarters staff; both the U-QMT Chair and the C-QMT Chair (Mona) attended and shared valuable insights.

It is important to note that quality improvements are led by the respective Campuses and Centre Quality Management Teams (C-QMTs), with coordination provided at the level of the University QMT chaired by PVC BUS and supported through the QAU.

Implementation of The UWI Quality Policy achieved the following milestones during academic year 2018/2019:

i. All Campus and Centre QMTs were established and started meeting; C-QMTs are chaired by the Deputy Principals and University Registrar respectively. ii. The Quality Policy website was developed in conjunction with the University Marketing and Communications Team ( www.uwi.edu/quality ). iii. Quality Policy Surveys for Staff and Students were developed. iv. A UWI Quality Day was officially designated and included as a permanent fixture in the University’s Academic Diary on November 14 , the day marking International Quality Day.

The UWI Quality Policy Workshop Participants at Mona Campus, July 17 - 18 2019

The inaugural Quality Champions Training Workshop was conducted on the Mona Campus in July 2019.

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The QAU played an important role in supporting the roll out of The UWI Quality Policy, liaising with PVC BUS, University Marketing and Communications, University Office of Planning and other indicated entities to embed the Quality Policy into university life. The QAU contributed to the development of material for the Quality Policy website; the development of baseline surveys for staff and students respectively; and the conduct of the Quality Champions Training Workshop.

The Quality Policy Training Workshop held in Jamaica, July 17 - 18, 2019

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