Within the context and impact of globalisation and massification of learning, has resulted education to undergo unprecedented changes in the last decade and hence the number and complexity of educational programmes have changed enormously.

The Quality Assurance Commission (QAC) was formed as an autonomous not-for-profit organisation established in the United Kingdom. It was established as an accreditation organisation for non-degree based [Vocational] programmes at the following levels:

• Professional Certificate/Diploma
• Graduate Certificate/Diploma
• Postgraduate Certificate/Diploma

The QAC is also listed in the 37th and 38th Edition of the British Qualifications.

The QAC Division upholds the view that education in general, is every citizen’s right and in this respect it is the foremost duty of the countries worldwide to create an environment which is conducive to the attainment and realisation of each and every individual’s potential by providing opportunities for all learners to acquire good quality formal education from basic to the highest level, and in so doing enable the country to grow and develop into a healthy and prosperous nation.

QAC Objectives

• Continue facilitating the development/review and implementation of institutional quality assurance mechanisms.
• Assist the private professional and vocational institutional bodies to carry out their self-assessments;
• Develop, review and disseminate criteria for external quality audit;
• Undertake external quality audit of the private professional and vocational institutional bodies;
• Institute programmatic accreditation mechanisms and procedures; and
• Undertake accreditation of professional and vocational institutions.

Governing Board

• The Board consists of eight professional people:
• Two from international universities
• Two from Professional Bodies
• Two from the Industry sector
• Two Technical & Vocational education