Non-profit institution "Independent Kazakhstan Center of Accreditation" (hereinafter referred to as the Center) is an organization with the status of a legal entity, established in the organizational and legal form of a non-state non-profit institution to increase the competitiveness of educational organizations of the Republic of Kazakhstan at the national and international levels through the implementation of procedures for institutional, specialized accreditation and rating research. Has been conducting accreditation since 2019.

MISSION OF THE CENTER

Providing assistance to educational organizations in creating an effective system for ensuring the quality of education and management systems in educational organizations implementing programs at all levels of education and additional education, using the procedures of institutional, specialized accreditation and rating studies.

PURPOSE OF THE CENTER

Improving the quality of education at the national and international levels through accreditation procedures.

Goal and tasks

1. Organization and conduct of specialized and institutional accreditation of educational organizations;

2. Organizational and technical support for the implementation of procedures for the institutional and specialized accreditation of educational organizations;

3. Development of standards and criteria for accreditation, guidelines for organizing and conducting self-assessment of educational organizations within the framework of institutional and specialized accreditation;

4. Conducting external audits within the framework of institutional and specialized accreditation;

5. Organizing and conducting training seminars for academic experts, employers and students, creating a database of experts;

6. Carrying out subsequent procedures after the institutional and / or specialized accreditation of educational organizations, constant monitoring of the results of assessing the quality of educational programs and the activities of educational organizations;

7. Analysis of the national system for ensuring the quality of education to improve the independent assessment of the quality of education, taking into account international experience;

8. Conducting scientific research in the field of ensuring the quality of education, including participation in joint international research projects;

9. Participation in the work of international quality assurance networks: the International Network for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (INQAAHE), the Eurasian Education Quality Assurance Network, the Asia-Pacific Quality Assurance Network (APQN), the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA), etc. ;

10. Organization and holding of advanced training courses, international, republican and regional conferences, seminars in the field of ensuring the quality of education;

Values

Professionalism and quality

Competent and efficient performance of functions: the quality of activities is achieved through the analysis of activities, continuous improvement, training and exchange of experience;

Respect and trust

IKCA respects the choices of people and institutions, listens to their opinions and strives to help them improve;

Independence and impartiality

IKCA is an independent organization. Our work is based on the principles of transparency, openness and impartiality. Pleasant decisions are based on facts and evidence.

Cooperation

The activities of the IKCA are based on partnerships both within the organization and with stakeholders in Kazakhstan and abroad.

Innovation

Development and implementation of relevant and systemically self-organizing innovations that arise based on a variety of initiatives and innovations that will be promising for the development of accreditation and education processes that positively affect the improvement of quality in educational organizations.

DOCUMENTATION

The Сharter of Non-profit Institution "Independent Kazakhstani Center of Accreditation"

Development strategy for 2023-2027

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