The following activities are being pursued to operationalize APACC and to implement its accreditation and certification program:
1.6.1 Draft of Action Plans were prepared by NCAs for their respective countries, targeting two to five TVET institutions in each country for accreditation within two years (2007-2009) from APACC's full operationalization. These draft Action Plans are in the process of being finalized, after which accreditation and certification process will start.
1.6.2 Conducted a workshop attended by one or two representatives from each member country through NCA and CPSC Liaison Officer. Most NCAs participated in this workshop. This activity solicited from the participants their comments and inputs on accreditation criteria, procedures, roles, requirements, the evaluation system developed by APACC research team.
1.6.3 Conduct a region-wide training of accreditors to be attended by one or two participants from each country, giving priority to countries who have signed Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with APACC and where there are already applicants for accreditors. It is recommended that on the average, a Team of Accreditors shall be composed of three to five members. The initial accreditation on-site visit shall be done by a Team composed of one expert from APACC office, one from another country or from benefactor organizations (optional) and the remaining will be taken from the host country out of the pool of APACC accreditors.
1.6.4 Consultancy visits by APACC experts will be held in member countries upon the invitation of the institutions wanting to be accredited.
1.6.5 Conduct accreditation exercises to individual TVET institutions according to two-year (2007-2009) Action Plans, but it should be noted that accreditation is a continuing process, and those institutions that are accredited during the two-year period (2007-2009) will be subjected to a series of cycles for an indefinite period.
1.6.6 After the initial two years (2007-2009) NCAs will develop annual Action Plans in consultation with APACC. |