Review of all accreditation schemes 2022-2023 BAC is a registered charity with the explicit aim of raising standards in the independent further and higher education and training sector. We do this through a process of institutional accreditation measuring providers against a set of published standards. All our inspection reports are made public and designed to [...]
BAC is proud to announce that its own quality assurance review & membership with ENQA has been reconfirmed for a further 5 years. Click here to review the report https://enqa.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/BAC-external-review-report.pdf
Original article can be found at - https://www.findcourses.co.uk/inspiration/hr-learning-development-articles/studying-with-an-accredited-provider-15268 When choosing a training provider, what's the benefit of studying with one that's been accredited? An accredited institution has chosen to seek external accreditation and receive a review on its processes. Accreditation ensures that colleges, universities and training providers offer high-quality education, facilities and a great learning [...]
BAC is putting out a tender for a research project. For further information please follow the link below: http://www.the-bac.org/vacancies/bac-higher-education-thematic-research-tender-documents/
Original article can be found on the Language Magazine website at – https://www.languagemagazine.com/2018/05/17/global-quality-control-for-english-learner-programs/ British Accreditation Council (BAC) CEO Paul Fear explains the rationale behind the organization’s move into the accreditation of English language providers (ELPs) worldwide Language Magazine (LM): Why was BAC formed, and what sort of organizations are accredited? Paul Fear (PF): BAC was formed as a charity [...]
Article for FE News written by Paul Fear. Original article can be found on the FE News website at – https://www.fenews.co.uk/featured-article/16495-efl-and-quality-assurance-does-it-matter Published 22 March 2018 1.75 billion people is a huge number, about 23% of the world’s population. That’s the number of people who can speak English to a ‘useful level’ and the numbers are growing fast. by [...]
Original article can be found on the ElGazette website at – http://digital.elgazette.com/march-2018/interview-an-inspector-calls.html Paul Fear tells Melanie Butler about a new accreditation scheme aiming to raise standards outside of the English speaking world ‘Accrediting EFL courses is not something we went looking for.’ Paul Fear, chief executive of the British Accreditation Council (BAC), is talking about the handful of English language [...]
Original article can be found on the Study Travel Magazine website at - https://studytravel.network/magazine/news/2/20166 Paul Fear Published on 25/01/18 This week, we interview Paul Fear, CEO of the British Accreditation Council (BAC), about the association's activities and trends in the independent FE/HE sector in the UK. Firstly, can you give a little background on the British Accreditation [...]
On 4 October 2017, BAC held its annual inspectors’ up-date and training event in London. A total of 44 delegates attended from around the country. The lively discussions focused on the way that BAC’s accreditation inspections are planned and conducted with a view to ensuring that they remain robust and rigorous and fit for purpose. [...]
