QCI to help state in school accreditation

“NABET became functional six months ago and falls under the purview of QCI. Two Kendriya Vidyalayas (KV),five Delhi government schools,one ICSE board school and one CBSE school in Chennai have been recently accredited under NABET. Thirty-three are in the process of accredition. The KV association has agreed to upgrade 900 KV schools,” said Gyani.

He added: “QCI is ready to translate the parameters of NABET in Gujarat and help them set up a quality assurance agency. We will submit the proposal in a week’s time. The government is keen on upgrading secondary and higher secondary schools. At present,there are several lacunae with the pedagogy,physical infrastructure,safety and hygiene. NABET can help in the evaluation and benchmarking of all these issues and surveillance will be done within a span of four years.”

Adhia said the implementation of the scheme will not take much time as the state government is aware of NABET. “QCI is willing to help us set up a quality assessment agency for primary schools. Within six months,we will be able to implement NABET through our independent quality assurance agency.”

On the anvil: Health accreditation
Gyani was in Ahmedabad for a FICCI workshop on accreditation of hospitals and health providers.

He said the small quality assurance cell already functions in the state Health Department,but some additions will be made to monitor 1,073 Primary Healthcare Centres (PHC) and 21 government hospitals that are being covered under the National Accreditation for Hospitals and Hospital Care (NABH).

“QCI has submitted the proposal and discussed the issue with state Health Minister Jay Narayan Vyas,” he said. Gyani added that the Mahua PHC will undergo accreditation soon.