ONTARIO - Postsecondary Education Quality Assessment Board
ONTARIO - Postsecondary Education Quality Assessment Board ONTARIO - Postsecondary Education Quality Assessment Board
THE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION QUALITY ASSESSMENT BOARDOUR MANDATEAssuring high-quality, internationally recognized standards in new degree programsThe Postsecondary Education Quality Assessment Board assesses all applications for ministerial consent referred by theMinister of Training, Colleges and Universities under the Post-Secondary Education Choice and Excellence Act, 2000,and makes recommendations on them to the Minister.The Act enables all organizations not empowered to offer degree programs by an Ontario statute to apply to offer programs byministerial consent. The Board establishes and implements internationally recognized standards for the review of programs.In fulfilling its mandate, the Board helps expand the roster of high quality degree programs for Ontarians coping with an increasinglycomplex, information-driven economy and culture. It serves as an Ontario source of information and reflection about internationalacademic quality assurance standards and activities.The quality of the programs and the academic success of the students who take them are critical foundation stones for Ontario’s future.COMMITMENT TO QUALITYThe excellence Ontario expects... and deserves• Develop and maintain nationally and internationally recognized degree-level standards• Establish clear benchmarks for assessing programs and organizations• Seek the advice of highly qualified experts on programs and organizations• Evaluate applications against high standards and the applicant’s commitments• Require applicants to conduct comprehensive internal reviews of their own programs• Include samples of individual student work in program assessmentsCOMMITMENT TO TRANSPARENCYIndependence, transparency and accountability• Publish the Board’s standards, benchmarks and procedures• Make applications available to the public on the Board’s website• Seek the advice of independent, highly qualified experts• Protect the interests of students• Allow for stakeholder comments• Publish recommendations to the Minister and the Minister’s decision the applications1
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THE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION QUALITY ASSESSMENT BOARDOUR MANDATEAssuring high-quality, internationally recognized standards in new degree programsThe <strong>Postsecondary</strong> <strong>Education</strong> <strong>Quality</strong> <strong>Assessment</strong> <strong>Board</strong> assesses all applications for ministerial consent referred by theMinister of Training, Colleges and Universities under the Post-Secondary <strong>Education</strong> Choice and Excellence Act, 2000,and makes recommendations on them to the Minister.The Act enables all organizations not empowered to offer degree programs by an Ontario statute to apply to offer programs byministerial consent. The <strong>Board</strong> establishes and implements internationally recognized standards for the review of programs.In fulfilling its mandate, the <strong>Board</strong> helps expand the roster of high quality degree programs for Ontarians coping with an increasinglycomplex, information-driven economy and culture. It serves as an Ontario source of information and reflection about internationalacademic quality assurance standards and activities.The quality of the programs and the academic success of the students who take them are critical foundation stones for Ontario’s future.COMMITMENT TO QUALITYThe excellence Ontario expects... and deserves• Develop and maintain nationally and internationally recognized degree-level standards• Establish clear benchmarks for assessing programs and organizations• Seek the advice of highly qualified experts on programs and organizations• Evaluate applications against high standards and the applicant’s commitments• Require applicants to conduct comprehensive internal reviews of their own programs• Include samples of individual student work in program assessmentsCOMMITMENT TO TRANSPARENCYIndependence, transparency and accountability• Publish the <strong>Board</strong>’s standards, benchmarks and procedures• Make applications available to the public on the <strong>Board</strong>’s website• Seek the advice of independent, highly qualified experts• Protect the interests of students• Allow for stakeholder comments• Publish recommendations to the Minister and the Minister’s decision the applications1
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