The Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) of Higher Education Commission (HEC) has decided to review the entry test system to have a common testing system for each discipline, besides adapting practices to standardise accreditation processes and harmonise the rating process of accredited programmes.
This was decided in a meeting of all Professional/ Accreditation Councils held here on Tuesday. The main objective of the meeting was to strengthen the already existing bond between the Councils and HEC for the improvement of quality education at programme level.
Representatives of all the 13 councils participated in the meeting and fully supported the idea of mutual co-ordination and collaboration amongst the Councils and HEC to promote importance of quality education in the country.
All the Councils agreed to adapt the best practices followed all over the world to standardise their accreditation processes and harmonise the rating process of accredited programmes. A committee will be convened by Dr Nasir Mehmood, Registrar PEC to look into the possibility of standardising the procedures amongst the Councils that should be followed by all the universities while initiating any new programme in any discipline.
It was also agreed by all the participants that the entry test system should be reviewed to have a common testing system for each discipline. Dr Sohail Naqvi, Executive Director, HEC ensured the continuous support to Councils in the area of capacity building of the Councils in general and the programme evaluators in particular. All the Councils agreed to conduct such a meeting at least twice a year to further enhance the co-ordination and collaboration amongst all the Councils and HEC.