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Key Performance Indicators
2023
2024
Reason/s for Deviation
Target
Achieved (Audited)
Performance
Target
Achieved
Performance
EFFICIENCY: INSTRUCTIONAL / RESEARCH PROFESSIONAL STAFF
Headcount of permanent instructional/ research professional staff
773
678
88%
855
685
80%
The underperformance is
a direct result of high staff resignations and protracted recruitment cycles. While
these resignations affected
both teaching and research functions, DUT used this
period to critically evaluate its academic staffing structure. Strategically, the university is re- aligning appointments to match emerging disciplines, digitisation priorities, and transdisciplinary programme offerings in response to the 5th Industrial Revolution. To address this,
the University will implement a prescriptive academic workforce framework in 2025 that links hiring to programmatic needs, faculty planning, and emerging priority areas. In parallel, HR processes will be re-engineered to reduce turnaround times for new appointments.
FTEs of instructional/ research professional staff
863
803
93%
956
671
70%
This KPI has been significantly affected by vacant academic posts and the realignment of academic workload distribution during the transitional restructuring phase. While resignations contributed to
the shortfall, the greater issue was a strategic shift in how teaching and research loads are calculated to enable team- based, flexible delivery models and support staff pursuing higher qualifications. As a corrective measure, 2025 will see the deployment of a new workload model, supported by digital systems to optimise FTE allocations. Additionally, the University is introducing dual- stream appointments (teaching and research) to enhance agility and optimise available human capital.
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