Quality Assurance Policy
The quality assurance system ensures that the content of the teacher
training programs reflects society’s need for trained teaching
professionals with extensive knowledge and practical skills in areas
such as teaching techniques, curriculum design, lesson planning,
classroom management and pedagogical innovation, and that the
graduates’ choices of methods and approaches to teaching is effective
and at par with international standards.
Objectives for the Quality Assurance Policy
The quality assurance policy for teaching and training is expressed in
the following objectives:
- Our teacher training courses are designed to prepare
teachers/trainers for global classrooms
- The programs are research-drawn and the content is approved
by the Board of Academics and other accrediting and awarding
bodies
- The quality culture is constantly being maintained and
developed and the academic team continuously works to
improve the training courses
- The academic team develops the courses in close dialogue with
the sales team
- The course frameworks and pedagogical components including
the mode of learning, are continuously enhanced to guarantee
an effective learning experience
What do we mean by quality?
Evaluating quality in teacher education depends on the processes to
ensure quality and on meeting the learning outcomes of the courses.
Assuring the quality of learning is the primary objective of quality
assurance for an educational institution, and therefore the processes are
taken into consideration in the overall quality assurance policy.
The Academic team focuses on two vital elements - process quality and
learning experience.
Process Quality
Processes consider the quality of the training courses and ensure that
they are run properly as per the set norms laid down by the Board of
Academics as well as different accrediting and awarding bodies.
Courses must be delivered in a structured and systematic manner
assuring the quality of study materials and training process, with minimal
gaps in the system. The trainers and tutors must also comply with the
guidelines for achieving the targets set by the institution’s Board of
Academics.
Learning Experience
We provide training in different modes of learning – online (self-paced),
live online and in-class. The Head – Academics oversees and monitors
the curriculum, the learning process, the quality of teaching, professional
development activities and makes an assessment of the available
resources and how they contribute to the learning program in alignment
with the institutional standards of quality.
Online/Self-paced Courses
- The learning is usually based on the seamless delivery of the training
modules through user-friendly Learning Management System (LMS).
- The online courses are conducted in its entirety with the technological
support of an online learning platform and the support of online tutors
who assist and guide the students through the academic journey.
- The success of the online program is measured through the degree of
fulfilment of the learning objectives and the assignment evaluation also
reflects the learning outcomes to a great extent.
Live Online Courses
- To assure the quality of learning in live online courses the following
measures are taken:
- overseeing the implementation of academic directives and decisions
related to live online training
- improving trainer competences through periodic training in order to
ensure a high degree of professionalism
In-class Courses
- Providing a positive study environment and an appropriate and modern
infrastructure that helps to engage and motivate students.
- Trainers undergo relevant skill enhancement training opportunities on a
regular basis.
Quality Culture
Quality culture is the backbone of ACT supporting a set of shared values
and working on the continuous improvements to be brought to the daily
practices, thus leveraging the aspect of quality in the work we do and
treating it as a collective responsibility for all employees of the institution.
Quality Assurance (QA)
Each individual must demonstrate in his or her own way a responsibility
to deliver appropriately and make a positive contribution so that the
courses meet the set standards at all times.
The Board of Academics follows the institution’s values underpinning the
high-quality training to be imparted with a clear focus on the training
courses which comprise:
- innovative curriculum
- research-drawn components
- relevant topics
- quality-assured materials
Quality assurance is planned according to the annual cycle for the
internal and external audit.
The guidelines are designed to ensure that:
- the course structure and content, the modes of learning, course
delivery comply with the institutional policies
- the academic strategies are implemented in the courses as and when
required
- the academic team to work on the quality management of the training
courses on well-documented basis
- the Academic department’s on-going work with the academic course
materials is embedded within the set procedures’ annual cycles.
The annual cycles involve external quality assurance requirements and
internal quality assurance requirements adopted at academic level.
The annual cycle for the revision of curricula and course evaluations are
conducted following the evaluation of student feedback
Learning Resources and Student Support
This policy relates to the assurance of all administrative support
functions that are necessary for the smooth conduct of the courses and
for the quality assurance of the learning infrastructure.
The guidelines and procedures are outlined to ensure that:
- all student support functions comply with the organizational rules and
regulations
- all training activities are carried out as per the plan
- support is provided in the form of different learning resources based on
the curricula
Aspects such as classrooms and the ICT-supported learning system are
quality-assured by on-going evaluations that map the learning
experience.
For more information please contact us at act@asiancollegeofteachers.com