Directorate of Quality Assurance and Standards

Dr. Charity Chemnjor

Director, Directorate of Quality Assurance and Standards

Introduction

The Directorate of Quality Assurance and Standards is established by Laikipia University Statues (2019).

The Directorate of Quality Assurance is mandated with the responsibility of monitoring and evaluation of programs and processes in the university to ensure they conform to set standards guidelines and requirements of statutory and professional bodies. This is done through regular audits and assessment both internal and external, ensuring policies align to the quality assurance frameworks and standards, such as ISO 9001:2015 and ISO/IEC 27001:2013 International Standards. In addition The Directorate coordinates the accreditation processes for academic programs to meet the Commission for University Education (CUE) standards.

The Directorate collects and analyses feedback from students, staff and other stakeholders to identify areas of improvement and to enable data that informs decisions made in the various departments, schools and directorates. Furthermore Organizing workshops and training of staff enhances understanding and implementation of quality assurance thus contributing to a culture of quality in the university. Finally the Directorate prepares and presents quality assurance reports to the University Management Board for informed decision making.

Laikipia University is ISO 9001:2015 & ISO/IEC 27001:2013 Certified

Office Staff

The Office of the Directorate of Quality Assurance and Standards has officers who are responsible for the day-to-day running of the directorate including the Director who is in charge of the overall quality assurance matters in the directorate, two (2) administrative assistants one in charge of internal quality and the other in charge of ISO matters, secretary and messenger/cleaner. The following are the profiles of the officers in the directorate.