Vision
CHED aspires to be a significant contributor to innovative educational development, practice and scholarship in teaching and learning, to champion and advance social justice and transformation within CHED, UCT, the higher education sector and the broader society.
Mission
CHED’s mission is to promote equity of access, effectiveness of teaching and learning, and the enhancement of curriculum, with the aim of improving student success and developing UCT graduates who are locally relevant, socially responsive, globally competitive and representative of South Africa’s diverse population.
Values
CHED’s values reflect an aspiration to put students at the centre of all that we do, realised through the foundational principles of transformation and collaboration.
These values are reflected through:
- A commitment to social justice and transformation;
- Students as influential agents of change and one of UCT’s greatest assets;
- Educational development work informed by research based on ethical principles;
- Partnership with faculties to achieve common goals of access and success
