Governance

Governance Domain

The Governance domain covers the overarching institutional structures and frameworks that enable effective oversight, leadership, compliance, and strategic direction at NCI. Policies in this domain support transparent decision-making, good governance practice, and institutional accountability.

Policies

Interim Chapter 2: Governance and Quality Assurance Structures (June 2025)

Policy on Policies

Note: Interim Chapter 2 supersedes selected content from the 2019 QA Handbook Chapter 2. It is intended as a transitional version and will remain active until a full redraft of the Governance domain is completed. Further updates will be tracked and published on this page.

Summary of Changes

The below tables indicate changes made as of August 2025

New Policy	Supersedes QAES	Summary of Change
Interim Update #1 to Chapter 2	- Section 2.4 (Executive Management) - Section 2.5 (Academic Governance) - Section 2.5.2 (Academic Programmes and Quality Committee) - Sections 2.6.4 and 2.6.6–2.6.7 (Key QA Roles)	Updates Terms of Reference and membership for SMT, EG, Academic Council, LTAC, Research, School, and Academic Operations Committees. Establishes APQC as a formal committee of Academic Council. Reflects updated job titles and revised committee structures.
Policy on Policies	- Informal policy guidance embedded across Chapter 2 - Unpublished process notes on policy review	Introduces a standalone governance policy for the development, approval, and review of institutional policies. Clarifies the roles of EG, SMT, and Academic Council. Supersedes embedded references to policy approval in Chapter 2.