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Accreditation Going Global
Dr. Jawaher S. Al Mudhahki Chief Executive of the National Authority for Qualifications &
Quality Assurance of Education & Training QQA
President of The Arab Network for Quality Assurance in
Higher Education ANQAHE
KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN
6CHEA International Quality Group
Bahrain’s Education & Training Reform Initiatives
Education
Reform BoardThe Supreme Council for the development of education and training
National Qualifications Framework Bahrain Polytechnic
Bahrain Teachers College
School Improvement Program Higher Education Strategy
20152014201320122011201020092008200720062005
7CHEA International Quality Group
ANQAHE
Arab Network for Quality
Assurance in Higher Education
INQAAHE
International Network for
Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher
Education
QQA in International & Regional Networks
IQA
Association of Quality Assurance
Agencies of the Islamic World
8CHEA International Quality Group
ANQAHE Profile & Purpose
Website: http://www.anqahe.org
o Exchange information about quality
assurance
o Construct new quality assurance agencies
or organizations
o Develop standards to establish new quality
assurance agencies or support present one
o Disseminate good practice in quality
assurance
o Strengthen liaison between quality
assurance bodies in different countries
ANQAHE
Arab Network for Quality
Assurance in Higher Education
11CHEA International Quality Group
Challenges in applying CBHE Accreditation
CBHE Accreditation come from a mature education system to a newly established education system where QA is not yet imbedded in daily practices.
CBHE Accreditation assumes confidence in documents that institutions enclose as evidence and therefore do not investigate or inquire about their implementation in depth.
CBHE Accreditation might employ low-level standards from what is followed in their home country, which has a reflection on the integrity of institutional accreditation.
12CHEA International Quality Group
Erasmus Mundus Project
Quality Assurance of Cross-border Higher Education (QACHE)
Partners identified 2 key needs:
1. Information & trust
2. Cooperation & Avoiding duplication
Project resulted in developing:
A TOOLKIT FOR
QUALITY ASSURANCE AGENCIES
13CHEA International Quality Group
Recommendations:
1-• Accreditation Results of National Agencies must
supersede results of CBHE Agencies within the country.
2-
• Regulate the relationship by developing MoUs between National and CBHE Accreditation Agencies to:
3-• CBHE agencies to maintain the level of standards
practiced in home country.
• Mutual recognition of accreditation /QA outcome
• Conduct joint reviews
• National Observer during CBHE reviews
• Mutual Capacity Building