RETOOLING OF HEI ACCREDITORS

The PAASCU Higher Education Commissions conducted a retooling session for its accreditors via Zoom on July 8, 2022. The workshop was organized to introduce accreditors to the new standards-based tool required in SY 2023–2024, attended by 240 accreditors. The primary speaker, Prof. Leonida Africa, Chair of the Commission on Tertiary Education, gave an overview of…

ORIENTATION ON THE BLENDED MODALITY

PAASCU introduced its member institutions to the blended modality of accreditation visits. Since most schools are already considering different modalities, the blended approach has been developed. The PAASCU Board of Trustees approved the guidelines for the blended modality of accreditation visits for programs in basic education and higher education during its meeting on May 27,…

ORIENTATION FOR SCHOOLS

Institutions interested in PAASCU accreditation received orientation last June 29, 2022, for BED institutions which 31 school administrators attended, and July 11, 2022, for HEI and Medical institutions, which 68 school administrators attended. Mr. Ricardo Palo, Executive Director of PAASCU, discussed the idea of accreditation and how it is practiced in the country, as well…