Georgia: The National Center for the Development of Quality Education, a sub-program of the Development of Quality of Early and Preschool Education, organized a working meeting.
It is organized to promote the effective implementation of kindergarten authorization and strengthen the capabilities of the Authorization Board of Early and Preschool Education Institutions.
Members of the Authorization Board of Early and Preschool Education Institutions, representatives of kindergarten unions, authorization experts, and center staff attended the working meeting.
The meeting participants were greeted by Lasha Margishvili, the center’s acting director, and Nino Khitarishvili, the head of the center’s early and preschool education quality assurance service.
During the working meeting, the head of the Center’s Early and Preschool Education and Quality Assurance Service, the service staff, and the subprogramme specialists introduced the participants to the changes implemented and ongoing in the regulatory documents and authorization standards. Participants also discussed changes to the authorization expert group conclusion and status seeker self-assessment forms.
Group works were held in the meeting, and discussions and question-answer sessions were held.
The National Center for the Development of Quality Education will offer future meetings, trainings, and various activities supporting the authorization process to stakeholders involved in the process.
NCEQE National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement
NCEQE is recognized as the sole national body authorized to implement an external mechanism for assuring and enhancing educational quality in Georgia.
NCEQE was established in 2006 as the National Center for Educational Accreditation (NCEA) to conduct institutional accreditation. After the first round of revising the external quality assurance system in 2010, the National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement (NCEQE) was established as its legal successor.
The new Law on Educational Quality Enhancement established NCEQE as independent in its activities and operation. Its structure and responsibilities were defined in a Charter adopted in 2010.
