Accreditation

Practice and
Challenges

Zelalem Gebre(PhD)

July, 2024
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Internal Quality Assurance External Quality Assurance

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responsible to assure accountable to and profit
the Quality of their produce competent mindedness of
educational provision graduates private institutions

Establishment of QA Units at Accreditation Quality Audit

all levels
·Reaccreditation ·Follow up
continuous improvement
·Surprise Visit ·Trainings
·Authentication and
Equivalence
Accreditation

Application

Report Document
Scrutiny

Field Visit
1. Application
• When ready for visit
• 500,000 block account/options
• Programs
• Modality
• Level
• Annual admission capacity
• Acc/ Re-acc
• App/Re-app
• System/Legal (Need assessment)
2. Document scrutiny
Document assessment
Feedback
3. Field validation
 Field Plan
Financial & Resource requirement
Assessor identification
HEI notification
 Field Validation (Activities)
Table discussion
Professional Argument
Facility visit
Exit meeting
4. Accreditation Report
Document Scrutiny
Field visit
Personal notes and evidences
Exit meeting
Assessors report
Evidences from HEI
Additional evidences from HEI
HEI/Campus history
General Information
 HEI
 Campus
 Region and City
 Programs
 Level
 Modality
Requirements
1. Building and Surrounding area
 Suitability
 Sustainability
 Basic facility

2. Structure and Management

 Vision and mission
 Structure
 Human Resource

3. Curriculum
 Development and revision system
 Need/Relevance analysis
 Curriculum
4. Library
• Library & Journal
• Books
• Human Resource
5. Academic Staff
• HR policy
• Permanent
• Relevant
6. Class Rooms
7. Offices
8. System Documents
9. Laboratories, Demonstrations and Workshops
10. Registrar and Student Admission
11. Quality Assurance
• Policy
• Office & Officer
12. Research and Community Service
• Policy
• Office & Officer
 Accreditation Board
Accreditation certificate
Time
Campus
Student number
Level
Modality
Program
 5. Appeal
1. Appeals Should be submitted
 in written form with necessary evidences
 Within a month of the issuance of the report
2. General Director
3. Ministry of Education
 Challenge
Duality oriented (not enhancement)
Malpractices
Capacity
Initiatives
Accreditation/Registration
Program/Institutional Accreditation
HEMIS
Stakeholders’ engagement
NQF / National qualifications frameworks /
Backlogs due to malpractices