Accreditation Procedure

Steps in the Accreditation Process

The steps involved in the accreditation process are as follows. All communications at every step should occur through the Registrar, BAETE.

1

Submission of the application

2

Formation of the Evaluation Team

3

Communication to the institution about the formation of the Evaluation Team

4

Communication of the institution’s reservations about any member of the Evaluation Team, if any.

5

Review of the SAR

6

On-site visit

7

Evaluation Team report

8

Scrutiny by the Sectoral Committee

9

Response of the institution to factual matters

10

Recommendation of the Sectoral Committee

11

Decision of the Board

12

Communication of the decision to the institution

Annex I provides a schematic flow chart of the steps. The maximum time expected for each step is shown in the following table.

Steps

Expected time

Formation of the Evaluation Team
03 weeks
Communication of the institution’s reservations
01 weeks
On-site visit
12 weeks
Report of the Evaluation Team
03 weeks
Scrutiny by the Sectoral Committee
02 weeks
Response of the institution to factual matters
01 weeks
Recommendation of the Sectoral Committee
02 weeks
Decision of the Board
16 weeks