Vision

To achieve the academic accreditation and recognition for the College and its programs with outstanding qualified practices that improve access to optimal learning through reach educational experiences.

Mission

To undertake actions and professional practices focused on improving quality of educational experiences and programs that meet international standards, which lead to distinguished graduates. 

Goals:

The unit works toward accomplishing the following goals:

• Review, improve and utilize the College accreditation processes.
• Create and follow up the College plans for accreditation and quality assurance.
• Communicate with accreditation and quality assurance agencies and organizations.
• Create and propose the College of Education annual report.
• Socialize the culture of accreditation among faculty, staff, and candidates.
• Design and deliver workshops related to accreditation processes.
• Organize and manage visits of reviewers and accreditation experts. 
• Follow up submitted reports from reviewers and accreditation experts. 
• Provide consultation on accreditation processes. 
• Manage, collect and analyze data of assessment tools for all college programs.

A. QAS (Quality Assurance System) Chart

B. QAS (Quality Assurance System) Document                                          

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List of Accredited Programs at College of Education

Conceptual Framework

• Conceptual-Framework

• Conceptual-Framework-Poster-Arabic click here
• Proficiencies-English  

• Proficiencies-Arabic Click here
• CF-Implementation-Example-1  click here
• CF-Implementation-Example-2 click here
• CF-Implementation-Example-3  click here

• QAS presentation for College board  click here
• College Accreditation Presentation for advisory Board  click here
• College seminar on accrediation_2 (1)  click here
• College 12th Open Day presentation  click here
• Rubrics workshop  click here

• Syllabus Template- Graduate- English  click here
• Syllabus Template- Graduate- Arabic  click here
• Syllabus Template- Postgraduate- English  click here
• Syllabus Template- Postgraduate- Arabic  click here
• SQU Graduate Attributes  click here
• SQU Postgraduate Attributes  click here
• Example- CUTM 6162- Arabic  click here
• Example- TECH 4999- English  click here

CAEP Standards

• 2016 CAEP Standards for Advanced Programs  click here
• 2022 CAEP Standards for Initial Programs (1)  click here
• CAEP Accreditation Policies & Procedures  click here 
• CAEP Consolidated Handbook 2020  click here
• InTASC Model Core Teaching Standards  click here

• College Internal Review Procedures  click here
• Course Assessment Rubrics click here
• College Roadmap  click here

Annual Accountability Measures for Academic Year (2020/2021): [September 1, 2020 – August 31, 2021)

The Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) requires that the Sultan Qaboos University, College of Education report on and show four CAEP Accountability Measures. These measures provide students and stakeholders with information and data on Sultan Qaboos University’s Education Preparation Providers (EPP) teacher candidate and graduate outcomes and impact on P-12 students.

The Sultan Qaboos University, College of Education reports can be found in the following list of CAEP measures with links to the supporting evidence and documentation.

Measure 1 :  Teaching Practice Effectiveness in Fall of 2020 & Spring of 2021 on supervisors & cooperating teachers.

The COE, Quality Assurance & Academic Accreditation (QA&AA) and Field Experience and Student Teaching (FIST) has administered a survey for program completers. This survey will help the COE/EPP identify and analyze the impact that our program completers have on P-12 student learning and growth, as well as their effectiveness in applying professional knowledge, skills, and dispositions.

• Teaching Practice Effectiveness, Fall of 2020
• Teaching Practice Effectiveness, Spring of 2021

Measure 2 :  Satisfaction of employers and stakeholder involvement. (R4.2|R5.3| RA4.1)

Data in Process

Measure 3 : Candidate competency at completion. (R3.3)

• Comprehensive Portfolio, fall 2020
• Comprehensive Portfolio, spring 2021
• Graduates Survey
• OPIC Statistics Results
• Professional Values (Supervisor’s & cooperating teacher’s assessment) - fall 2020
• Professional values (Cooperating Teacher assessment) - spring 2021
• Technology Survey (Supervisor Assessment) - fall 2020
• Technology Survey (Supervisor Assessment) - spring 2021
• Technology Survey (Cooperating Teacher Assessment) - spring 2021
• Technology Survey (Cooperating Teachers Assessment) - fall 2020

Measure 4: Ability of completers to be hired in positions for which they have prepared.

Each year, Oman’s Department of Education provides employment data who completed a program of study through Sultan Qaboos University's EPP and are currently employed. The employment rate for the year can be found in the following document.

• Employment Statistics Record from 2020-2021
• Employment Summary 2020-2021

Annual Accountability Measures for Academic Year (2019/2020): [September 1, 2019 – August 31, 2020)

• Impact on P-12 Learning and Development
• Indicators of Teaching Effectiveness
• Satisfaction of Completers
• Graduation Rates
• Ability of completers to meet licensing (certification)
• Ability of completers to be hired in education positions
• Student Loan default Rates

Annual Reporting Measures for Academic Year (2018/2019): [September 1, 2018 – August 31, 2019)

• Impact on P-12 Learning and Development
• Indicators of Teaching Effectiveness
• Satisfaction of Completers
• Graduation Rates
• Ability of completers to meet licensing (certification)
• Student Loan default Rates

A. Identified Key Assessments, as other state-mandated criteria to monitor candidate progress:

B. For Advance Programs, the College of Education EPP has identified key assessments, 

as other state-mandated criteria to monitor candidate progress:

C. For Advance Programs, the College of Education EPP has identified key assessments, 

as other state-mandated criteria to monitor candidate progress:

College of Education Data Retreat Plan For AY (2021/ 2022)

Quality Assurance & Academic Accreditation Unit Staff