Quality Assurance at Crawford University
Crawford University is dedicated to guaranteeing the excellence of its educational programs aimed at producing exceptionally skilled graduates who can significantly contribute to the socio-economic progress of Nigeria and, in extension, the broader global community.
This dedication is backed by a Quality Assurance framework that outlines the planning and strategies: reporting and ongoing enhancement, fostering awareness among all students and stakeholders, ensuring that systems, processes, and core activities are suitable for their intended purpose.
The Directorate of Quality Assurance and Training operates as a key component of the Vice Chancellor’s office and is led by a Director. The Director is supported by a committee, which includes Quality Assurance Representatives from each College and Department, collaborating with the Director to realize the unit's established objectives.
The Roles of the Directorate of Quality Assurance
The Director of Quality Assurance at Crawford University is accountable to the Vice-Chancellor for the overall management of the academic and administrative operations of the Quality Assurance Division, encompassing the following duties:
- Formulation of a quality assurance policy.
- Raising awareness regarding quality assurance provisions; reviewing existing procedures and informing stakeholders.
- Creating checklists of procedures for performance assessment.
- Establishing a Quality Assurance implementation committee to compile reports on quality assurance matters from departments/colleges.
- Keeping stakeholders (staff and students) regularly informed about evaluation outcomes, efforts undertaken, and suggested recommendations.
- Creating a database for quality assurance activities and data.
- Ensuring adequate communication for information sharing with students and stakeholders.
- Monitoring and evaluating the quality, adequacy, and current state of facilities and resources in Departments and Colleges.
- Overseeing compliance with academic briefs, staff-student ratios, quality, and diversity, as well as evaluating teaching and research excellence.
- Administering and analyzing the results of instructional portfolio evaluations.
- Developing and refining criteria and formats for assessing teaching quality and effectiveness via peer and student review.
- Ensuring and supervising the advancement of instructional technology.
- Organizing frequent capacity development and skill acquisition training for academic staff.
- Performing all additional responsibilities as assigned by the Vice-Chancellor.
Staff Members
- Dr. Temitope Banjo, Acting Director, Quality Assurance
- Mrs. Happiness Itauma, Administrative Officer
