Cap. 25:27 Zimbabwe Council for Higher Education Act No. 1/2006 available to the institutions, the calibre of staff, physical infrastructure, equipment, strategic leadership, length and depth of programmes, examination standards, management efficiency, peer evaluation and academic audits; (iv) develop and implement an accreditation and evaluation framework for learning programmes leading to the National Qualifications Framework Register of qualifications offered by institutions of higher education in Zimbabwe; and (v) recommend to the Council the accreditation of institutions of higher education and their programmes; (vi) advise Council on proposed higher education legislation; (vii) prepare and table for eventual adoption by the Council, all advice to the Minister regarding charters for private institutions of higher education and the registration of such institutions; (c) the Higher Education Shape and Size Committee which shall advise Council(i) on the overall capacity in terms of the number of institutions and enrolments in the higher education system; (ii) on the size of individual institutions of higher education; (iii) on optimal enrolments in individual institutions of higher education, their programmes and classes; (iv) in relation to the need to develop high and varied levels of intellectual and conceptual knowledge, skills and attitudes to meet the requirements of a developing country; (v) on the development of professionals in different disciplines through different kinds of education and pedagogic modes; (vi) on equity and access to higher education; (d) the Higher Education Funding and Finance Committee which shall(i) administer the Higher Education Fund and monitor the use of grants made by the Higher Education Fund to ensure adherence to the purposes for which the funds are disbursed; (ii) provide Council with relevant information to advise the Minister on all aspects of funding and financing in public institutions of higher education including advice on policies, principles, formulae and criteria governing the allocation of public funds to institutions of higher education and to review periodically such policies, principles, formulae and criteria; (iii) provide Council with relevant information to advise the Minister on the mechanisms of allocating public funds for student financial assistance, and for financing of private institutions; (iv) provide a basis for the Council to advise the Minister on funding for the development of physical plant in public institutions of higher education; (v) advise on levels of remuneration of staff in institutions of higher education; (vi) assist in negotiations between government and institutions of higher education on issues pertaining to the provision of funds and the remuneration of staff in public institutions of higher education. - 21 -