5.1 The programme to show that academic staff planning (including succession, promotion, redeployment, termination, and retirement plans) is carried out to ensure that the quality and quantity of the academic staff fulfil the needs for education, research, and service.

5.2 The programme to show that staff workload is measured and monitored to improve the quality of education, research, and service.

5.3 The programme to show that the competences of the academic staff are determined, evaluated, and communicated.

5.4 The programme to show that the duties allocated to the academic staff are appropriate to qualifications, experience, and aptitude.

5.5 The programme to show that promotion of the academic staff is based on a merit system which accounts for teaching, research, and service.

5.6 The programme to show that the rights and privileges, benefits, roles and relationships, and accountability of the academic staff, taking into account professional ethics and their academic freedom, are well defined and understood.

5.7 The programme to show that the training and developmental needs of the academic staff are systematically identified, and that appropriate training and development activities are implemented to fulfil the identified needs.

5.8 The programme to show that performance management including reward and recognition is implemented to assess academic staff teaching and research quality.