Standard 6

Availability and Allocation of College-Wide Resources

Effective quality assurance mechanisms ensure the existence, availability and allocation of resources (human, physical, financial) and technological infrastructure to support student achievement of program vocational learning outcomes.

A college-wide planning system for allocation of resources:

Requirement 6.1

Ensures that faculty:

• possess the combination of experience and qualifications appropriate to their roles;
• undergo appropriate selection and hiring processes;
• receive appropriate academic guidance and onboarding;
• are provided with professional developmental opportunities;
• engage in a review process and are provided with developmental feedback.

Requirement 6.2

Ensures that there are established regular mechanisms for all academic support and advising services to determine the quality and adequacy of those services and to implement changes where required.

Requirement 6.3

Ensures that support learning services employees providing student support services:

• possess the combination of experience and qualifications appropriate to their roles;
• undergo appropriate selection and hiring processes;
• receive appropriate orientation, guidance and onboarding;
• are provided with continuous support in their professional development;
• are provided with professional development opportunities,
• engage in a review process and are provided with developmental feedback.

Requirement 6.4

Ensures that there are effective processes for identifying, reviewing, and addressing needs related to:

• adequacy of faculty and support learning services employees;
• adequacy and quality of learning resources;
• adequacy of informational technology resources that relate to program delivery and student use;
• adequacy and quality of equipment and facilities needed for instruction.