4th World Summit on Accreditation (WOSA-2018)

•  4th World Summit on Accreditation (WOSA-2018) was held in New Delhi.
• World Summit on Accreditation (WOSA) is a biennial Summit organised by NBA, which provides platform to stakeholders to share their knowledge and information on accreditation.

Themes:

• Sub-Theme 1: Achieving Excellence through Learning Outcomes.
• Sub-Theme 2: Role of Industry in Technical Education.
• Sub-Theme 3: Ranking and Rating of Higher Education Institutions – Do they Have a Role in Quality Improvement?
• Sub-Theme 4: Linking Government Funding with Quality.
• Sub-Theme 5: Use of ICT in Accreditation in Large Jurisdictions.

About National Board of Accreditation:

• The National Board of Accreditation (NBA) is an autonomous organisation under Ministry of Human Resource Development engaged in quality assurance of the programs offered by the professional and technical institutions in India through accreditation.
• NBA has been accorded Permanent Signatory Status of Washington Accord since June, 2014.
• It has adopted internationally implemented outcome based assessment and accreditation, to ensure that the graduates of the NBA accredited programs are globally competent and relevant.

Analysis

• WOSA 2018 is an opportunity for academia and the industry to explore avenues for future partnerships and to create an environment for open dialogue to facilitate mobility of students and professionals world-wide to gain international experience. The participants will gain a greater understanding of prevailing global accreditation practices.
• The educational institutions will have an opportunity to interact with industry, policy makers and accreditation agencies from the globe and learn about their perspectives. It will also be a unique chance for the educational institutions to develop and fortify ties with the industry.
• Industry would be able to interact with educational institutions and accrediting agencies for exchanging views on their requirements of quality manpower and accreditation parameters.
• Accreditation agencies from across the world will have a common platform to share best practices, insights and to enhance their understanding of accreditation. The policy makers and regulatory bodies will have an in-depth appreciation of education systems operating in different countries and their strengths and weaknesses.

By: Vishal