On 5th October 2016, BAC held its annual inspectors’ training day. It was a good opportunity for BAC to update the inspectors on its activities and its future developments. Paul Fear, BAC’s CEO, gave a presentation on the future strategy of the organisation and its current educational initiatives and projects. A lively exchange of ideas took place, which will help BAC to continue to develop its inspection processes to meet future [...]

London, 22 August, 2016 – The British Accreditation Council and the Finance Accreditation Agency (FAA), Malaysia’s independent quality and assurance body for the higher education sector, have signed a Memorandum of Collaboration (MoC) which seeks to elevate the quality and standards of learning through joint accreditation. The MoC marks a significant milestone for both institutions and its respective countries, where their joint accreditation expertise are expected to craft opportunities for graduates [...]

The British Accreditation Agency has delivered an accreditation and inspection workshop on behalf of the Kazakhstan Academy of Public Administration.  Financed by the European Union, the workshop worked with seven delegates in developing good practice in accreditation and inspection of higher education institutions.  The seven delegates will form the nucleus of a new higher accreditation and inspection body in Kazakhstan provisionally entitled the ‘Kazakhstan Independent Accreditation Council.’   The new accreditation body [...]

Since October 2013, BAC has been working with the HEC to design a new institutional accreditation system for Bahrain’s higher education providers. Both BAC and the HEC team have worked tirelessly on the project and we were pleased to be able to conduct a pilot inspection at the beginning of December. Another is planned for the beginning of January. The framework and supporting documentation will be reviewed in light of the experience [...]