| Approved by the Accreditation Council on May 8, 2024 |
| Article 1 |
In accordance with Article 2 of the Accreditation Council Bylaws, the Accreditation Council, hereafter called the Council, has prescribed the Policies for the Quality Assurance of the Accreditation of Programs for the purpose of upholding the quality of accreditation implementation. |
| Article 2 |
The Council and its sub-commissions adhere to the principles of transparency, objectivity, and integrity to implement accreditation of engineering and technology programs. To ensure that the implementation of accreditation can continue to serve the needs of programs and the industry for talent capacity building, the following internal and external continuous improvement mechanisms are to be performed:
- OED and each of the accreditation commissions hold meetings at regular intervals to assess and plan for the accreditation reviews.
- Collect feedback from the programs as well as other stakeholder groups to form the basis for future improvement.
- Be reviewed by national and international bodies at regular intervals to maintain the quality of the accreditation system. Issues identified as weaknesses from the reviews must be considered and resolved after each review.
- The accreditation manual must be reviewed and considered for adjustment at least once every two years, together with feedback from the stakeholders. The revisions should be published after a period of public comments.
- In addition to performing by the Code of Ethics for the Accreditation of Programs, members of the Council, the commissions, and OED must also receive updated training about the current accreditation practices.
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| Article 3 |
This document and any revision thereto shall be approved by the Council and promulgated for implementation by the Council Chair. |