Abstract
Professional education is crucial not only in impacting citizens with skills and competencies in specific fields, but also in accelerating development in any country. Kenya aims at providing globally competitive quality education, training and research to her citizens. In line with these national goals and in order to maintain the quality of its qualifications, Kenya Accountants and Secretaries National Examinations Board (KASNEB) accredits training institutions. The integration of web geographic information system (GIS) is premised to enhance the accreditation process by use of visualization, cartographic classification, reduction of turnaround time and elimination of current manual processes among other functionalities. To realize these objectives, a survey of user requirements was undertaken. Spatial locations of training institutions were digitized using Google Earth geobrowser. An accreditation geodatabase was designed in ArcGIS, and used to store both spatial and attribute data. The data was then exported to ArcGIS Online where the use of web GIS technology ensured the creation of an Accreditation Web App. The web app can be shared and accessed using desktops, laptops or smart mobile devices. The app simplifies the accreditation process and offers accreditation officers, students and other stakeholders a web-based GIS enabled solution. It also provides management with the ability to perform market research, and integrate the app with other existing systems in order to enhance efficient use of resources. Key words: Accreditation, professional education, visualization, Web App, Web GIS.
Highlights
In 2007, the government of Kenya published its long-term national planning strategy; Kenya Vision 2030
Kenya Accountants and Secretaries National Examinations Board (KASNEB) plays a crucial role to the realization of the social pillar through its legal mandate to accredit tertiary training institutions offering its qualifications (Kenya Law Reports, 2012)
The first stage of this research project was qualitative in nature. It focused on establishing the user requirements for the web geographic information system (GIS) application by exploring the process of accreditation
Summary
In 2007, the government of Kenya published its long-term national planning strategy; Kenya Vision 2030. All its citizens by the year 2030 (Government of Kenya, 2007). Kenya Vision 2030 is anchored on three “pillars”; Economic, Social and Political. One of the key drivers under the social pillar is Education and Training. KASNEB plays a crucial role to the realization of the social pillar through its legal mandate to accredit tertiary training institutions offering its qualifications (Kenya Law Reports, 2012)
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