FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
The process by which a (non‐)governmental or private body evaluates the quality of a higher education institution as a whole or of a specific educational program in order to formally recognize it as having met certain pre‐determined minimal criteria or standards.
According to the Law on Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, accreditation is carried out on a voluntary basis and the educational organization independently selects the agency in which it will be accredited, which are located in the national register of accreditation bodies.
In accordance with the Law on Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, accreditation of educational organizations or educational programs is carried out at the expense of educational organizations.
According to the Education Act of the Republic of Kazakhstan "decision on accreditation or refusal of accreditation is made by the Agency due to the results of an examination of educational institution`s application and the documents, the list of which is determined by the Agency".
According to the Education Act of the Republic of Kazakhstan "the terms and conditions of accreditation are defined in the contract on accreditation between the educational institution and accreditation agency".
According to the Education Act of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the agency accredits the educational institution and education program in line with its standards and criteria.
Domestic legislation does not limit the rights and activities of foreign agencies for accreditation of educational institutions and educational programs of Kazakhstan, in accordance with the Education Act of the Republic of Kazakhstan the educational institutions "have the right to carry out national and international institutional, specialized accreditation in the accreditation bodies entered in the register of the authorized body."
However, the government funding and the ability to issue a state diploma will receive only those educational institutions that have a license to conduct educational activities on education programs of technical and vocational, post-secondary, higher and postgraduate education and accredited by accreditation bodies, including in the register of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Order of Acting Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated June 27, 2012, № 304 "On creation of the National Register of Accreditation Bodies of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan").
Therefore, to obtain the aforementioned advantages the educational institution must be accredited by independent accrediting bodies, while their educational programs can be accredited either by national or international accrediting bodies.
IQAA is a full member of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA) and was admitted to the European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education (EQAR).
Also, IQAA is a full member of:
- The Central and Eastern European Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (CEENQA);
- The International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE) ;
- Asia Pacific Quality Network (APQN);
The procedure of institutional and program accreditation is designed by the Agency in accordance with the European and international standards, which include 4 main stages. More
The procedure of institutional and program accreditation is designed by the Agency in accordance with the European and international standards, which include 4 main stages. More
At the completion of all stages of accreditation from the preparation of self-assessment report by the educational institution to external visit, due to the results of self-assessment report analysis and examination of the external visit report the agency prepares a report for the Accreditation Council.
As the result of the meeting of the Accreditation Council regarding the consideration of educational institutions and education programs one of the following decisions is made:
- accredit for 5 years;
- accredited for 2 years;
- not to accredit the educational institution or education program.
As it has already been stated before a decision taken by the Accreditation Council, which is an elected, collegial body, composed of representatives of the academic community, employers, and students. Accreditation Council is responsible for the approval of regulatory documents and the decision-making on accreditation.
For these purposes, there are corresponding structural bodies of the agency, dealing with complaints and appeals.
If the educational institution does not agree with the decision of the Accreditation Council, it needs to appeal to the Appeals Commission.
If the educational institution reveals irregularities in the activities of the Agency at any stage of the accreditation it should lodge a complaint to the Complaints Commission.
In addition, there is a special tab FEEDBACK on the agency's website, with the help of which you can ask a question, send comments, suggestions, or remarks.
All detailed information on IQAA and its activities is available on the agency's website.
АГЕНТТІК ТУРАЛЫ
"Білім сапасын қамтамасыздандыру бойынша тәуелсіз агенттігі (IQAA)" мемлекеттік емес коммерциялық емес мекемесі 2008 жылы құрылған, білім беру ұйымдары мен білім беру бағдарламалары сапасын бағалау саласындағы алғашқы қазақстандық мемлекеттік емес коммерциялық емес мекеме болып табылады.
БСҚА қызметі барлық мүдделі тараптардың - студенттердің, ата-аналардың, академиялық қызметкерлердің, сондай-ақ білім беру ұйымдарының, қоғамның және жұмыс берушілердің қажеттіліктерін қанағаттандыруға бағытталады.
IQAA - ұлттық және халықаралық деңгейде мойындалған және әрекет ететін ұйым. Агенттік кәсіби және шығармашылық қызметкерлер тобымен оқу орындары сапасын қамтамасыздандыруда нәтижеге негізделген жаңа идеялар мен үлгілерді әзірлейді.
ТӘУЕЛСІЗДІК ЖӘНЕ АДАЛДЫҚ
Біз өз қызметімізді орындау мен шешім қабылдауда тәуелсізбіз. Біз өз жұмысымызды адал, ашық, әділ, тең, бейтарап және объективті түрде жүргіземіз.
КӘСІБИЛІК
Біздің жұмысымыз стандарттардың жоғары мәдениетімен этикалық нормаларды сақтауды көздейді - агенттіктің барлық қызметкерлері өз міндеттерін сапалы және уақытылы орындауға жауапты.
ЕСЕП БЕРУШІЛІК
IQAA бағалауы, стандарттары, нұсқаулықтары мен процедуралары ашық, айқын және барлық мүдделі тараптар үшін қол жетімді.
САПАҒА БЕЙІЛДІЛІК
Біз өз дамуымызға берікпіз және өз қызметімізді сыни тұрғыдан бағалайтын үнемі алға жылжып отыратын ұйым болып табыламыз.
ЫНТЫМАҚТАСТЫҚ
Біз шетелдік агенттіктермен ынтымақтастықтамыз: олардың тәжірибесі мен жетістіктерін зерттейміз, сарапшылармен және ақпаратпен алмасамыз, БСҚА қызметін жетілдіруде серіктестердің озық тәжірибелерін қолданамыз.
ӨЗГЕРІСТЕРГЕ БЕЙІМДІЛІК
Біз жаңа жағдайларға тез бейімделу үшін агенттіктің стратегиясын үнемі талдап, тексеріп, жаңартып отырамыз.
Стандарттар мен аккредиттеу критерийлерін, сыртқы бағалау процедураларын жетілдіру, ресурстардың барлық түрлерін барынша толық және тиімді пайдалану арқылы Агенттік жұмысының сапасын үнемі жақсарту басшылық қызметінің басым бағыты болып табылады.
Агенттік қызметінің барлық бағыттарын дамыту БСҚА-ның білім беру қызметін сараптамалық бағалау саласындағы жетекші ұйым ретіндегі имиджін қалыптастыруға бағытталған, ол үшін келесі құралдар қолданылады:
- еуропалық және халықаралық стандарттарға сәйкес білім сапасын қамтамасыз ететін жүйелер мен процестерді әзірлеу және тарату;
- білім беру жүйесінде сапа мәдениетін қалыптастыру және дамыту.
Агенттіктің әрбір қызметкері өз қызметін ортақ жоғары жетістіктерге жетуге бағыттайды.
Стратегиялық басымдықтар 2024 - 2030 жж.
ABOUT THE AGENCY
Non-governmental organization "Independent Agency for Quality Assurance in Education" (IQAA) was established in 2008 and is the first Kazakhstan non-profit non-governmental organization in the field of quality assessment of educational organizations and educational programs.
IQAA focuses its activities on meeting the needs of all stakeholders, including students, their parents, academic staff, as well as educational organizations, government agencies, society, and employers in general.
IQAA is an organization acting and recognized not only at the national level, but also at the international level. The Agency works on the development of new ideas and forms for quality assurance in educational institutions, focused on results with a professional and creative team of employees.
INDEPENDENCE AND INTEGRITY
We are independent in performing our functions and making decisions. We conduct our business in an honest, transparent, fair, equitable, impartial, and objective manner.
PROFESSIONALISM
Our work involves adherence to ethical norms with a high culture of standards - all employees of the agency are responsible for the quality and timely fulfillment of their duties.
ACCOUNTABILITY
IQAA's assessments, standards, guidelines, and procedures are open, transparent, and accessible to all stakeholders.
COMMITMENT TO QUALITY
We are unyielding in our development and are a constantly progressing organization that critically evaluates its activities.
COOPERATION
We cooperate with foreign agencies: we study their experience and achievements, exchange experts and information, and use the best practices of our partners to improve IQAA's performance.
ABILITY TO CHANGE
We continuously analyze, test and modify the Agency's strategy to quickly adapt to new conditions.
The constant increase of the quality of the results of the Agency’s activity through the improvement of standards and criteria of accreditation, external review procedures, the most complete and efficient use of all types of resources is a priority direction of activity of the management. Development of all activity directions of the Agency is aimed at the formation of the image of IQAA as a leading organization in the field of expert review of educational activity, for which the following tools are used:
- development and dissemination of systems and processes for quality assurance in education in accordance with the European and international standards;
- formation and development of a quality culture in the system of education.
Every employee of the Agency directs their activity at the achievement of common high results.
Strategic priorities 2024-2030
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
The Independent Agency for Quality Assurance in Education carries out international cooperation with organizations working in the fields of quality assurance and higher education at the international level, such as the Accreditation Agency for Study Programmes in Engineering, Informatics, Natural Sciences and Mathematics (ASIIN), the Agency for Quality Assurance and Accreditation Austria (AQ), the Estonian Quality Agency for Higher and Vocational Education (EKKA), the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), the Accreditation, Certification and Quality Assurance Institute (ACQUIN), the Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation (FIBAA), the Middle States Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools (MSA - CESS), the Aragon Agency for Quality Assurance and Strategic Foresight in Higher Education (ACPUA), the National Center for Professional Education Quality Assurance Foundation (ANQA), the Center for Quality Assessment in Higher Education (SKVC), the Polish Accreditation Committee (PKA).
IQAA as an organization is a member of international networks, such as the International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE), the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA), the Asia-Pacific Quality Network (APQN), the Network of Central and Eastern European Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (CEENQA), the CHEA International Quality Group (CIQG) in which it actively participates.