About Us
Purpose
The Council of Deans of Theology, as an association of deans and chief executive officers, aims to foster and facilitate cooperative effort and mutual understanding among member institutions, between them and the churches, and the larger society they serve. More specifically, it strives to:
- encourage and enhance quality learning and teaching, research and research training in a spirit of academic freedom within member institutions;
- act as a representative body for the sector in relating to federal and state governments, to the churches, to higher education institutions, and to other relevant organisations or associations;
- develop and maintain standards in theological education across the sector by promoting and disseminating best practice in areas of quality assurance, governance and risk management;
- facilitate benchmarking in the areas of academic quality assurance, course and policy development, and learning and teaching standards and outcomes;
- act as an external adviser in processes of course, policy and institutional review and development; and
- engage in other activities as the Council deems necessary.