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UK ACCREDITATION COUNCIL

Education Accreditation

UKAC provides the accreditation to deliver the ISO certificate in conformity of the
  • Level 1 – State Level
  • Level 2 – National Level
  • Level 3 – International Level

criteria

Criterion I – Mission:

The institution’s goal and the high standards of education it maintains must be known to the general public. The public has to be made aware of the institution’s mission and values. The institution’s focus on academic programs, research, scholarship, and instruction must be adequately disclosed to the public.

  1. The institution has a widely published mission statement—approved by its governing board—that articulates a purpose appropriate for an institution of higher learning, gives direction for its efforts, and derives from, and is generally understood by, its community.
  2. The institution defines mission fulfilment in the context of its purpose, characteristics, and expectations. Guided by that definition, it articulates institutional accomplishments or outcomes that represent an acceptable threshold or extent of mission fulfilment.

Criterion II – Integrity :

The teachers, staff, students, board, administration, and other stakeholders are all involved in the structures and procedures that the institution uses to guarantee that its objective is fulfilled without compromise.

  1. The institution’s governance and administrative structures promote effective leadership and support collaborative processes that enable the institution to fulfil its mission.
  2. The institution upholds and protects its integrity.

Criterion III – Student Learning and Effective Teaching :

The organization shows it is accomplishing its educational goal by providing data on student learning and the efficacy of its instruction.

  1. The institution’s goals for student learning outcomes are clearly stated for each educational program and make effective assessment possible.
  2. The institution values and supports effective teaching.
  3. The institution creates effective learning environments.
  4. The institution’s learning resources support student learning and effective teaching.

Criterion IV – Application of Knowledge :

In line with its mission, the institution supports and fosters inquiry, creativity, practice, and social responsibility in order to help its faculty, staff, students, and administration live lives of learning.

  1. The institution demonstrates, through the actions of its board, administrators, students, faculty, and staff, that it values a life of learning.
  2. The institution demonstrates that acquisition of a breadth of knowledge and skills and the exercise of intellectual inquiry are integral to its educational programs.
  3. The institution assesses the usefulness of its curricula to students who will live and work in a global, diverse, & technological society.
  4. The institution provides support to ensure that faculty, students, and staff acquire, discover, and apply knowledge responsibly.

Criterion V – Resources, Planning, and Institutional Effectiveness :

The company has the systems, practices, and assets required to accomplish its objectives, improve the caliber of its programs, and seize new chances as they present themselves. The company intends for the future.

  1. The institution realistically prepares for a future shaped by multiple societal and economic trends.
  2. The institution’s resource base supports its educational programs and its plans for maintaining and strengthening their quality in the future.
  3. The institution’s ongoing evaluation and assessment processes provide reliable evidence of institutional effectiveness that clearly informs strategies for continuous improvement.
  4. All levels of planning align with the institution’s mission, thereby enhancing its capacity to fulfil that mission.