Accreditation Procedures Research Articles

АККРЕДИТАЦИЯ, КАК СИСТЕМА ОЦЕНКИ КАЧЕСТВА ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ ВУЗОВ

In the Kyrgyz Republic, the urgency of the problem of creating a modern system of quality assurance in education is beyond doubt. The introduction of an independent accreditation procedure, reforming the structure of the university system and other initiatives confirm the intensification of the process of reforming education. As part of our article, we want to acquaint with some of the conclusions of our analysis of sources on accreditation as a system for assessing the quality of education in universities, and its importance in fostering a culture of quality and quality assurance. The article analyzes the formation of a system of quality assurance and culture and their principles of development in the activities of universities in modern times. The analysis of scientific sources begins with the definition of the concept of "quality". When people talk about quality assurance and the formation of a quality culture, we can talk about changes in the educational process at a university: this is, first of all, a change in organizational culture and principles toward building democratic relations. These changes are taking place for the successful formation of a culture of quality in universities, thereby in the life of teachers, and university graduates. Such a system ensures the use of not only quantitative indicators but qualitative criteria for all levels of the education system.

Strengthening laboratory capacity for HIV vaccine clinical trials and epidemiological studies in Eastern and Southern Africa

Background: Conducting successful HIV vaccine clinical trials in resource-limited settings is hampered by lack of adequate laboratory capacity at trial sites, poor infrastructure, lack of well-trained technical personnel, and inadequate laboratory quality management Systems. We describe our approach to establishing sustainable laboratory capacity for clinical trials in Africa. Methods: IAVI identified 9 CRCs where a capacity building program that supports immunology and clinical testing was established. Information from the 9 CRCs was collected retrospectively and compiled in Microsoft excel for descriptive statistics. Mapping was done in Quantum Geographic information system. Results: Newly built and refurbished laboratories have been equipped with the required testing laboratory equipment. All CRC laboratories (n=10, 100%) received Good Clinical Laboratory Practice (GCLP) accreditation between 2004 and 2016, and accreditation maintained annually. A total of 89 audits were done between 2005-2019. KAVI and KEMRI had the highest number of audits (n=11, 12.4%). IAVI successfully trained a total of 1811 individual, of which (n=1130, 62.7%) trained on GCLP, (n=330, 18.3%) Quality Management Systems, (n=311, 17,2%) laboratory techniques and (n=32,1.8%) between 2004 and 2021. All the 13 Assays were registered in either College of American pathologist (CAP) or Royal college of pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) for Proficiency testing. Conclusion: The establishment of GCLP accredited laboratories and well-trained personnel has created centers of excellence and it has enabled them to attract independent competitive research funding. The GCLP accreditation and standardized testing procedures ensured reliable and accurate data, especially important for multi-country and multi-center studies.

Accreditation on Biomedical and Health Informatics in Europe: Guidelines and Procedures.

Accreditation is the evaluation and monitoring process assuring that educational programs and institutions meet academic standards and operational integrity and quality. The number of programs in the field of Biomedical and Health Informatics is rapidly increasing. In this paper we briefly introduce the accreditation procedure that has been established by Accreditation Committee (AC2) of European Federation of Medical Informatics according to international standards.

СЛОЖНОСТИ ПОДГОТОВКИ ОРГАНА ИНСПЕКЦИИ ДЛЯ ПРОХОЖДЕНИЯ ПРОЦЕССА АККРЕДИТАЦИИ

The research is about the analysis of regulatory documents for passing the accreditation procedure of the inspection agency in the energy industry. Based on the analysis, the difficulties that accompany the process of preparing for the accreditation procedure were identified. The requirements of regulatory documents are presented in the form of a summary table. It is shown that the requirements for inspection agencies are structured according to five points – these are general requirements, structure requirements, resource requirements, process requirements, quality management system requirements. It has been established about the agency of inspection complying the requirements and industry legislation.

ОСНОВНЫЕ НАПРАВЛЕНИЯ ВЗАИМОДЕЙСТВИЯ РАБОТОДАТЕЛЕЙ И ОБРАЗОВАТЕЛЬНЫХ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЙ ВЫСШЕГО ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ ПО ОБЕСПЕЧЕНИЮ КАЧЕСТВА ПОДГОТОВКИ КАДРОВ В ОБЛАСТИ БЕЗОПАСНОСТИ В ЧРЕЗВЫЧАЙНЫХ СИТУАЦИЯХ

The article discusses the main directions of interaction between employers and higher education organizations in the design, implementation and quality assessment of educational programs in the field of safety in emergencies. The changes in the federal legislation on education in terms of expanding the opportunities for the participation of employers and their associations in the process of training personnel of the relevant profile are characterized. Particular attention is paid to the problem of coordination between federal state educational standards and professional standards. An analysis of the changes in the approach to the content and forms of practical training of graduates is given. Noting the formal approach of some employers to the participation in the development and implementation of educational programs, the authors conclude that there is a necessity for a systematic approach to this process and for the coordination of the main areas of interaction between key participants on the part of councils for professional qualifications. Based on the analysis of these regulatory documents and the current situation, the authors conclude that the educational organizations of law enforcement structures are gradually adapting centralized methods of managing professional training of personnel to the realities of a market economy. One of the leading and most important areas is the constant expansion of the direct participation of ordering departments in the educational process and the organization of practical training at specialized organizations directly. A characteristic is given of such areas of activity of the Council for Professional Qualifications in the field of safety in emergencies as participation in the development of state standards for vocational education, updating vocational education and training programs, organizing activities for professional public accreditation of educational programs. The main components and features of the procedure of professional public accreditation are considered.

ДОСВІД МІЖНАРОДНИХ АКРЕДИТАЦІЙ ОСВІТНІХ ПРОГРАМ В ЗАКЛАДАХ ВИЩОЇ ОСВІТИ УКРАЇНИ

The integration of Ukraine into the European educational space sets the country in front of the need for the development of international cooperation in the field of higher education, which determines the need for educational programs recognition offered by Ukrainian universities by foreign accreditation agencies and higher education quality assurance agencies. That is why, at present, the importance of international accreditations as a tool for external independent assessment of the quality of education is growing. This article is dedicated to the analysis of the conducting international accreditations experience in higher education institutions of Ukraine. The considered results of the international accreditation of educational programs as a procedure for establishing the accordance of the implemented educational programs quality or the activities of the higher education institution with international requirements and standards determined by one or another foreign organization. The concepts of accreditation and international accreditation are analyzed. The role of the Government in forming the prestige of Ukrainian higher education at the international level is assessed. Since 2019, a new national system of accreditation of higher education institutions was created in Ukraine. At the same time, international accreditation of educational programs acquires great importance, which gives a new competitive status to higher education in Ukraine and confirm of full compliance of the content and quality of education with European educational standards. It was found out which foreign accreditation agencies for quality assurance of higher education carried out the certification of educational programs in Ukrainian higher education institutions, and the experience of each of them was described. So, it was found that these were higher education quality assurance organizations of Germany, Lithuania, Latvia, Croatia, Great Britain and Kazakhstan. They conducted international accreditation of more than ten Ukrainian universities of state and private ownership forms and recognized their educational programs with international quality certificates. The leader in the number of such certificates in Ukraine is the Alfred Nobel University, which has already twice successfully passed the procedure of international accreditation of all bachelor's and master's educational programs. And three institutions of higher education received international institutional accreditation certificates, which allows the university the right to self-accreditation of educational programs and increases its rating and attractiveness among Ukrainians and foreigners.

On the necessity of legal statement of the procedure of accreditation of medical organizations for the right to conduct clinical studies of drugs for medical use

On the necessity of legal statement of the procedure of accreditation of medical organizations for the right to conduct clinical studies of drugs for medical use

Perspectives of Sustainable Development for the Italian University Museums

The Italian university museums are characterized by the multiple disciplines they represent, both scientific and artistic. The article presents some future perspectives of sustainable development that can be obtained as the result of their activities in the network and attempts to overcome the difficulties of their organizations with different management systems, in many cases still connected to the departments of reference. The starting point is the first census made by the Rectors of Italian Universities Conference (CRUI). From this census, a detailed review of the museum heritage of 39 Italian Universities and its organization is emerged. It can make possible the creation of a National Observatory which is essential first of all to offer advice for the accreditation procedures provided by the National Museum System. Through this accreditation, the university museums will be able to join the network of the Italian museums and cultural places (state, public, and private) for a unified vision of the development of Italian museums regardless of their ownership, size, type, and form of management to create a governance of heritage based on sustainability, innovation, participation, and accessibility. The accreditation will allow to strengthen their mutual knowledge and a useful exchange of good practices for a common development and to verify their organization, the management of their juridical and economic profiles, of their collections and their relationships with their regions. Since the university museums lacked an updated space to rapidly disseminate the free expressions of their ideas and projects, an online bilingual monthly magazine was created.

ПРИМЕНЕНИЕ ЕВРОПЕЙСКИХ СТАНДАРТОВ ВНЕШНЕГО ОБЕСПЕЧЕНИЯ КАЧЕСТВА ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ В СТРУКТУРНОМ КОНТЕКСТЕ (НА ПРИМЕРЕ КАЗАХСКОЙ НАЦИОНАЛЬНОЙ АКАДЕМИИ ХОРЕОГРАФИИ)

The article describes the context of external quality assessment of education in which the accreditation procedure of the Kazakh National Academy of Choreography, which is a multi-leveled educational institution, was conducted. An attempt was made to describe the structural application of widely known standards and recommendations for quality assurance in higher education (ESG) in assessing the quality of the multi-leveled educational process

Forensic science activity in globalization context

International forensic science activity in modern realities is becoming increasingly popular and characterized by increasing globalization processes in international relations, creation of a single information space, in which transnational relations of human rights and law enforcement organizations and forensic institutions, as well as individual forensic experts and scientists specializing in forensic science and forensic science activity.
 This article purpose is to consider standardization and accreditation procedures (as the main areas of international cooperation in the field of forensic science activity in the context of globalization) and key tools for recognizing research results and forensic expert conclusions. Emphasis is placed on the fact that application of international standards in the field of forensic science is a priority that contributes to increasing reliability, transparency and confidence in forensic evidence and conclusions made by forensic expert.
 It was emphasized that one of the important factors in improving efficiency of forensic science at the international level is cooperation with the European Network of Forensic Science Institutes (ENFSI) whose main activity is to improve information exchange of in forensics and improve of forensic science quality. Certain steps are proposed on the way for ensuring forensic expert independence, improving quality of forensic expert conclusions provided and effectiveness of forensic science activity in general.

Medical education during the COVID-19 pandemic: problems and solutions

Modern education, including medical, is currently experiencing unprecedented difficulties caused by the growing incidence of new coronavirus infection. The difficulties are primarily due to the fact that most educational institutions in Ukraine and around the world have switched to remote operation. Thus, educational organizations, and especially teachers, face an unfamiliar situation, and many do not know how to support students in these new conditions or to adhere to the curriculum and train students for coming exams. The situation is complicated by the fact that the peak incidence coincided with the end of the school year, the most difficult period for both universities and students and clinical residents. Many of them have graduated and have taken qualification exams, procedures of primary and primary-specialized accreditation. How in the current situation to continue teaching students effectively? How to help them develop new skills? How to apply the assessment and in what form? Is it possible to conduct examinations in the format of an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE)? How will medical education change after the restrictions are strengthened? These and other topical issues are covered by the authors in this review, based on the experience of foreign colleagues and their research.

Actual issues of staffing of primary health care by district paediatrician on the example of the region of the Russian Federation

Introduction. Eliminating the personnel shortage in medical institutions that provide primary health care (PHC) to children is one of the priority tasks of the state policy in healthcare. The purpose of the work was to assess the impact of changes in the system of training medical personnel and measures to provide primary care medical personnel, implemented in the Volgograd region, on the availability of PHC for children in 2016-2018. Material and methods. According to the data of Central Research Institute of Healthcare Organization and Informatization and Volgograd Regional Medical Information and Analytical Centre analyzed the indices of provision, staffing of district paediatricians, coefficients of concurrency and the level of availability of PHC to the children’s population. Results and discussion. The number of district paediatricians in medical institutions of the Volgograd region from the period 2016-2018 increased by only 46 people with the graduation of 356 specialists from Volgograd State Medical University, which led to a slight increase in the provision of district paediatricians. At the same time, the staffing rate for pediatric sites and the average number of visits per child decreased from 7.9 to 7.6 cases. The studied indices vary significantly in urban and rural medical institutions. There is a high proportion of pre-retirement and retirement age specialists in the village. Twenty-eight district paediatricians participated in training under the “Zemsky Doctor” program, but some left for various reasons. Conclusion. The presence of pronounced differences in the indicators of provision of paediatricians by district doctors in the number of visits per 1 child between cities and municipal districts indicates significant differences in the availability of medical care. It requires organizational measures to overcome this kind of inequality. Admission to work through the primary accreditation procedure in the speciality “Pediatrics” and the implementation of the program “Zemsky Doctor” have not significantly eliminated the personnel deficit at the primary level.

Two strategies for the higher education development: which from its does for Ukraine lack?

In the article, the tendency to the formation of two strategies for higher education development in view of its quality was justified based on the authors’ fundamental research, new empirical data, modern world experience. The first strategy is to ensure the minimum sufficient quality of higher education, the second – to achieve the maximum perfect quality. Both strategies naturally anticipate and organically complement each other and are a powerful source of development in its synergy (dichotomous unity and struggle of opposites). Strategy-1 is based on mass standardized practice and accreditation mechanisms for ensuring threshold quality, strategy-2 is based on breakthrough innovations and ranking mechanisms for monitoring and motivating continuous quality improvement to its top levels. Progressive countries de facto make full use of both University development strategies. First, weak / backward higher education institutions (HEIs) are being tightened or cut off, in particular through the implementation of standards and recommendations, accreditation procedures within the framework of the Bologna Process. Second, in the intensifying competition, the best institutions are promoted to the level of the sub-world, world-class, including the extra class, using ranking mechanisms for assessing achievements as well as special initiatives of significant concentration and strong support of leading institutions in national policies and practices. The experience of the establishment and operation of the Ukrainian National Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education shows that so far, it focused de jure and de facto only on the first strategy, which is insufficient.
 At the same time, Ukraine lacks the implementation of strategy-2, primarily due to the lack of appropriate legislation, in particular, legislation on the implementation of the national HEIs ranking on the methodological basis of the Shanghai ranking (objectivity, transparency, validity, reliability, etc.). Direct use of leading international University rankings (Shanghai, Times, QS) is impossible due to the lack of world-class Universities (in the top 500 group) and sub-world-class ones (group 501-1000) according to the Shanghai ranking, the so-called candidates in world-class Universities, in Ukraine. According to the latest versions of the Times and QS rankings, Ukrainian HEIs positions have generally deteriorated. Regarding the Shanghai ranking 2021, Ukraine is not represented at all among 63 countries / territories in the general version as well as among 93 countries / territories in the sectoral version in 54 academic subject areas. As a result, the gap between Ukrainian Universities and the world's leading HEIs continues to widen. Recommendations for the immediate formation and implementation of strategy-2 for the higher education development in Ukraine are provided.

The reality of academic accreditation in Saudi universities in light of accreditation experiences in the United States of America & Japan and the United Kingdom: واقع الاعتماد الأكاديمي في الجامعات السعودية في ضوء تجارب الاعتماد بالولايات المتحدة الأمريكية واليابان والمملكة المتحدة

The current study aimed to identify the reality of the institutional academic accreditation of Saudi universities in the light of the experiences of some countries, and to achieve this goal the comparative descriptive approach was used to describe the actual reality of academic accreditation in the following four comparison countries Saudi Arabia, the United States of America, Japan and the United Kingdom, in terms of the supervisors of academic accreditation, academic accreditation standards, and academic accreditation procedures, and then to analyze the similarities and differences between them. The study found that there was a significant similarity between the four countries in accreditation objectives and some accreditation criteria and accreditation procedures, and differed in the number of accreditation institutions. In light of this, some benefits have been extracted to develop the institutional academic accreditation of Saudi universities. The researchers also made a number of recommendations and proposals to raise the standards of academic accreditation in the kingdom's universities to meet their counterparts in the comparison countries.

Professional and public accreditation of basic educational programs in the field of railway transport

Professional and public accreditation is increasingly included in the practice of interaction between employers and the education system. Topical issues of carrying out the procedure of professional and public accreditation of basic educational programs implemented for the training of qualified personnel in the field of railway transport are considered. The goals and objectives of professional and public accreditation are outlined, practical aspects that help an educational organization to effectively go through the appropriate procedure are highlighted.The presented experience is the result of the author's practical work on the organization of professional and public accreditation of basic educational programs on behalf of employers of railway transport.

Formation of a Study Program in the Context of Conformity with the ESG (on the Material of the Analysis of Study Programs in Ukraine)

The article discusses the issues of forming a study program in the context of the process’ compliance with the recommendations provided by Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG), which are relevant for Ukrainian higher education. The study achieved its goal: the main prerequisites for the formation of the study program (SP) were analyzed, its structural and semantic parameters were determined, and a step-by-step model of concluding a quality study program in accordance with the ESG guidelines was suggested. The search for the materials on which the study was based was conducted using the following databases: scientometric (Scopus, Web of Science), the information system (online platform) of the National Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (NAQA), and the “Legislation of Ukraine” database. Quantitative methods included an online questionnaire, qualitative methods included system analysis, and other comparative method were used. Due to the contradictions between the interpretations of the concepts at the level of legislation and internal regulations, a definition of the “formation of the study program” concept is suggested. The components of the SP formation process, the resources required for the formation of the quality SP, and an analysis of positive and negative practices from the NAQA accreditation procedure experience, based on which the optimal model of the SP as a dynamic system based on ESG guidelines was developed, which has a functional character and is based on theoretical generalization of the latest approaches and real cases of Ukrainian HEIs, were discussed.

Accreditation of specialists with higher medical and pharmaceutical education

The issue of reforming not only the healthcare system as a whole, but also the system of training medical and pharmaceutical personnel is relevant today. The main direction of the National Project "Healthcare" is the solution of the issue of providing healthcare institutions with qualified personnel, the introduction of a system of continuing medical education (the National Project "Healthcare", the federal project "Providing medical organizations of the healthcare system with qualified personnel"). In this regard, the requirements for persons who have mastered educational programs and are engaged in medical activities on the territory of Russia have changed. Admission to medical activity, according to modern trends, should be objective, uniform and universal throughout the country. The aim of this article is familiarization of specialists with higher medical and pharmaceutical education with the legislative framework and methodology for conducting the accreditation procedure for specialists. Primary, primary specialized and periodic accreditation is a complex organizational, methodological and engineering process that requires a competent approach in terms of planning, organization and implementation. The training of employees of accreditation centers according to the programs of training specialists in medical simulation training, as well as close interaction with the accreditation commission, certainly allows us to solve these problems and flawlessly ensure that all stages of accreditation of specialists are carried out.

Experience in teaching standardized patients in Russia

The assessment of communication skills in the accreditation procedure is carried out in simulated conditions with the participation of a standardized patient (SP). SP is a clinical history simulator. A standardized patient in accreditation is a standard of behavior: the same conditions for all accredited, strict adherence to the clinical scenario, a dosed story of the scenario strictly in accordance with the accredited’ communicative actions (actions according to the checklist). The preparation of a joint venture in Russia at the moment is a continuous complex process. The theses present the results of the work carried out.

Problems of the station "Emergencies in anesthesiology and intensive care"

Until recently, in Russia, the training of residents in a simulation center was very limited. Since 2020, the procedure for primary specialized accreditation (PSA) has been approved with an assessment stage, which is designed to stimulate and develop this direction. Lack of detail, ignorance of possibilities, and limitation of simulation significantly reduces the potential of this costly exercise.

Simulation Training "Fundamentals of Lean Technologies When Conducting Primary and Primary Specialized Accreditation of Specialists" as a Way to Optimize the Accreditation Procedure

When organizing accreditation at the Perm State Medical University, since 2021, lean manufacturing tools have been actively used. The main stage was the organization of “Fundamentals of Lean Technologies in the conduct of primary and primary specialized accreditation of specialists. Simulation course ". The main form of lean technology teaching is the process factory. The experience of organizing the PAS and PSA procedure in the spring and summer sessions of 2021 showed an objective increase in the efficiency of both members of commission and technical and support personnel.