{"id":54,"date":"2023-11-28T14:47:54","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T14:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.sta.uwi.edu\/fac_test\/accreditation\/?page_id=54"},"modified":"2024-11-12T12:34:54","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T16:34:54","slug":"working-groups","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/accreditation\/working-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"Working Groups"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|8em|0px|8em|false|true&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;|2em||2em|false|true&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;|2em||2em|false|true&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;1&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1920px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|0px|20px|0px|true|true&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;1e5a8c53-4522-430a-97dd-2847a434b54a&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;3em&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#023051&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;0.7em&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0%||||false|true&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-283d4661-a3cf-42b0-b909-a182f45c23a1%22:%91%22text_text_color%22%93}&#8221;]\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\">Working Groups<\/h1>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;&#8211;et_global_body_font|300|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;gcid-283d4661-a3cf-42b0-b909-a182f45c23a1&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;&#8211;et_global_heading_font||||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;gcid-283d4661-a3cf-42b0-b909-a182f45c23a1&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;1.1em&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; background_blend=&#8221;difference&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||true|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;|0em|||true|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;|0em|||true|false&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; filter_contrast=&#8221;200%&#8221; mix_blend_mode=&#8221;difference&#8221; filter_contrast_tablet=&#8221;200%&#8221; filter_contrast_phone=&#8221;200%&#8221; filter_contrast_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; mix_blend_mode_tablet=&#8221;normal&#8221; mix_blend_mode_phone=&#8221;normal&#8221; mix_blend_mode_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-283d4661-a3cf-42b0-b909-a182f45c23a1%22:%91%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22%93}&#8221;]\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Specialized Focus for Broad Impact<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The self-study working groups have been convened to ensure that the Campus fulfils the key criteria set by the ACTT for assessing institutional quality. These groups, comprising staff and student guild representatives, evaluate specific areas such as teaching and learning, governance, research and continuous improvement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">By assessing the strengths and areas for improvement in these focused areas, the groups are able to make recommendations for quality enhancement.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_sidebar _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0em||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;0em||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;0em||||false|false&#8221;][\/et_pb_sidebar][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; 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