Accreditation Support / As your higher education partner, the International Association for Advancing Higher Education is committed to supporting your efforts to achieve and maintain accreditation for your institution.
Our team of talented higher education professionals can design and build frameworks, processes, and tools for quality assurance that (1) are based on and meet internationally-recognized accreditation standards, (2) incorporate outcomes-based quality criteria for demonstrating and providing evidence of both programmatic and organizational effectiveness, and (3) reflect generally-accepted principles of best practice in higher education and external quality assurance. In addition, we can provide support relating to the accreditation process itself, including assistance with the preparation and review of various accreditation documents.
Our accreditation support services range from workshops for administrators, faculty, and staff to (1) assisting you in developing comprehensive quality assurance processes for your institution that meet relevant accreditation standards, (2) reviewing existing documents, systems, and processes for standards compliance, and (3) preparing self-study reports for accreditation.
Our accreditation support includes both onsite and online assistance and support in the following areas:
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Provision of seminars, workshops, and training in student learning assurance, institutional assessment, internal quality assurance, strategic planning, and other accreditation-related processes
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Development of student learning assurance frameworks, processes, and tools that meet relevant accreditation standards
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Design of frameworks, processes, and tools for institutional assessment that meet relevant accreditation standards
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Development of internal quality assurance systems that meet relevant accreditation standards
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Design of frameworks, processes, and tools for strategic planning that meet relevant accreditation standards
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Critical review and evaluation of student learning assessment plans in terms of compliance with relevant accreditation standards
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Critical review and evaluation of institutional assessment plans in terms of compliance with relevant accreditation standards
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Critical review and evaluation of internal quality assurance systems in terms of compliance with relevant accreditation standards
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Critical review and evaluation of strategic plans in terms of compliance with relevant accreditation standards
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Preparation and / or critical evaluation of self-study reports for accreditation