- Higher education (or tertiary education)
refers to all formal and non-formal education and training offered after the secondary school education. These are post secondary school institutions and university level institutions as indicated in section 4.
- Post Secondary School education
refers to education offered by a higher education institution which excludes universities.
refers to an institution that has been established or recognised by the Central Government or by the Commission for Higher Education.
- Accreditation (of universities)
means public acceptance and confirmation that as evidenced by grant of charter, that a university institution has met and continues to meet academic standards set by the Commission for Higher education.
is the means by which an institution guarantees that the standard and processes of educational provisions are being maintained and/or enhanced. It is the means through which an institution confirms that appropriate conditions are in place for students to achieve standards set by the institution.
Quality assurance refers to a continuous process of evaluating (assessing, monitoring, guaranteeing, maintaining and improving) the quality of a higher education system, institution or programme.
- Internal quality assurance
refers to each institutions policies and mechanisms for ensuring that it is fulfilling its own purposes as well as the standards that apply to higher education in general or to the profession or discipline in particular.
- External quality assurance
refers to the actions of an external body or another body different from the higher education institution (Commission for Higher Education or professional body), which asses its operations or that of its programmes in order to determine whether it is meeting the standards that have been agreed on.
- Recognition of Qualifications
Recognition of certificates, diplomas, degrees or other awards means acceptance by a competent authority of a state and the granting to the holder of the certificate the rights enjoyed by the persons possessing a national certificate, diploma, degree or academic qualifications with which the foreign one is assessed and compared. Such rights extend to either pursuit of further studies, or the practice of a profession, or both according to the applicability of the recognition.
- Equation of qualification
Equation of qualifications is a detailed attempt to ensure near identity of qualifications awarded by different institutions in terms of the quality of the programmes. At its most ideal, equation compares not only the content and duration of programmes, but also the qualification of the teaching staff, the facilities available, the award procedures, the pass mark, the classification of degrees etc.
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