Appellate Authority

Objective:

The purpose of the Appeals Committee is to review appeals of examination and assessment grades or challenges or any decision-making committees. The Appeals Committee specifically manages appeals from learners, which is defined as a “request to a higher authority for the alteration of the decision or judgment of a lower one” or “a request for a review of a decision of an academic body charged with decisions on student progression, assessment and awards’

Membership:

1. Chairperson: Head of the Institution
2. Vice principal
3. Director of the institution
4. Managing director of institution
5. Administrative officer of institution

Roles and responsibilities:

Appeals Committee:

Considers, a learner  appeal  based on the evidential  basis supplied  by the learner and  the  report  of  the  relevant  decision-making   authority   regarding   the  decision made.

May  request   the   learner   to   provide   supplemental   evidence   relating   to  the circumstances on which they based the appeal.

May request  the learner  to make an oral presentation  at the Appeals  Committee and  in such  circumstances   the  learner  may  be ‘accompanied  by a peer,  a friend, family member, fellow learner or a colleague.

Standard Operating Procedure of Appellate Authority committee

The   College’s    appeals   process   is  designed   to   be   transparent    and   fair   and recognizes  a learner’s  absolute  right to question  any  decision-making   authority  or complain about same as required.

Appeals           must  be  evidentially   supported  and  are  considered  by  the  Appeals Committee (on. behalf of Academic Council) where the appellant believes substantial irregularity has occurred on the following grounds:

1. The assessment processes.
2. The conduct of the process or means by which process was conducted

• The assessment    criteria   including   substantive    irregularity   in   the assignment brief or examination paper or the assessment process

1. The relevance  of  the  assessment  tasks  to  the  intended  programme learning outcomes .

Notice for the meeting shall be given at least 7 days prior to the meeting. Agenda of the meeting shall be finalized by the coordinator. Members can communicate topics of discussion to. the coordinator prior to the meeting.

The Quorum for meetings is 1/3 of members eligible to attend. Special invitees may be called for meeting as required by the coordinator.

Reporting procedure

The minutes of meetings of the Committee will be circulated to all its members within 10 days of the meeting for necessary approval before forwarding it to the principal.