Scottish Higher Education Enhancement Committee

Indicators of Enhancement

The Indicators of Enhancement are a contribution to the overall environment which supports the enhancement of higher education in Scotland.

The latest version of the Indicator of Enhancement document sets out a framework which comprises the Indicators and an accompanying set of questions. The questions are:

  • where are we now?
  • where do we want to be in the future?
  • how are we going to get there?
  • how will we know when we get there?

The Indicators have been designed to facilitate informed discussions at all levels within institutions about the enhancement of the student experience. They are not designed to be used as a check-list for ELIR or as a set of performance indicators.

The concept of the Indicators arose from the Joint Quality Review Group, a working group set up by the Scottish Funding Council to review quality assurance and enhancement. The development of the Indicators formed part of the activites for the Scottish higher education sector during the interim year in 2007/08. They were designed by a working group chaired by Professor Peter Easy (Senior Vice Principal, Napier University) and managed by the Scottish Higher Education Enhancement Committee (SHEEC).

The latest version of the document can be found here.