Abstract
This paper presents the occasion to consider the need and benefit of evaluating HIV/AIDS programmes within South African
universities. The emergence of the need for workplace policy has resulted in a barrage of HIV workplace policies saturating the
workplace. The International Labour Organisation and Higher Education HIV/AIDS Programme (HEAIDS) have made
recommendations as to points, which policy and decision makers should consider in the development of national policies and
programmes on HIV/AIDS. Many Higher Education Institution policy makers have yet to question the need and benefits of an
HIV/AIDS programme. This paper further suggests that an HIV/AIDS programme should be followed by an evaluation that
would determine the effectiveness of such programme.