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

3CHEA International Quality Group

4CHEA International Quality Group

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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

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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

9CHEA International Quality Group

National vs CBHE Accreditation

QANational

QACBHE

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National vs CBHE Accreditation

QANational

QACBHE

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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.

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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

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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

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Thank you!

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