Transcript Committee on Global Accreditation Activities EAB Meeting – item 8 Moshe Kam, Chair CGAA New Brunswick, NJ – 15 November 2008

Committee on Global
Accreditation Activities
EAB Meeting – item 8
Moshe Kam, Chair CGAA
New Brunswick, NJ – 15 November 2008
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CGAA: Mission and Scope
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To identify and meet the accreditation needs
of the profession, by assisting in the
establishment, operation, development and
implementation of accrediting bodies and
accreditation procedures in engineering,
computing and technology (ECT) worldwide.
To coordinate transnational accreditation
activities on behalf of the IEEE, including
assistance to existing accrediting bodies,
development of new accrediting bodies, and
education about ECT accreditation.
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2008 Members
Name
Section
Region
Role
Moshe Kam
Philadelphia
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Chair
Enrique Alvarez
Peru
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Member
Ernesto CuadrosVargas
Chandrabhan
Sharma
Peru
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Member
Trinidad and
Tobago
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Member
Eric Tappert
Lehigh Valley
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Matej Zajc
Slovenia
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APC
Chair
Member
Xiaoxun Zhu
Xi’an
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Member
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Where do we operate now?
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China: “Working Group on Education in
China”
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First meeting: November 2006
Peru: ICACIT
The Caribbean: new accrediting body for
programs taught in English
T&T: West Indies University
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International Accreditation: China
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In 2006 we established an accreditation
working group in China
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Face-to-face meeting in November 2006
2007 Activities
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A major workshop on engineering
accreditation in cooperation with CAST
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A translation of ABET accreditation materials into
Chinese was completed by EAB
Meetings with decision makers in various ministries
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2007 Workshop (Beijing)
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40 attendees
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Most are program evaluators in training
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IEEE: Bruce Eisenstein, Michael Lightner,
Moshe Kam
Engineers Ireland: Don McCloy
Meetings at the Ministries of Personnel,
Construction and Education
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Ministry of Education
Beijing 2007
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Beijing 2007
Bruce Eisenstein speaks
Note the Engineers Ireland
Logo
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2008 Activities
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An accreditation workshop with CAST and
the PRC Ministry of Education
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240 attendees
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Beijing, 22 March 2008
All fields of engineering
A 4-hour event narrated by M. Lightner
and M. Kam
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Key observations from
the 2008 workshop
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Attendees wanted to know how the ABET
system works
…but also what elements are difficult,
expensive, time consuming
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Concern about the volume of work associated
with ABET-style accreditation visits
Desire to examine models that are not purely
outcome based
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Post-workshop requests
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CAST requested that we help
Chinese program evaluators observe
ABET visits in 2008
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We coordinated the effort with ABET
Visits take place during Fall 2008
We do not expect major activities in
China in 2009
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unless our volunteers there request to
renew the “bottom up” pilot plan
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General observations on our activities
in China
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We were successful in establishing our
credentials with the Chinese authorities
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Excellent relationships with CAST
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Probably the closest relationship of CAST with a nonChinese association
Good relationships with other entities involved
Our workshops have been an “eye opener” to many
decision makers in China
We have been less successful in energizing our
volunteers in China
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This is a concern that we need to address
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International Accreditation: Peru
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IEEE is providing on-going assistance to the
Peruvian accrediting body ICACIT
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In December 2006 we have provided the first nonUS EAB training for program evaluators in Peru
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ICACIT was formed in the early 2000s
Instructional material developed
Mario Gonzalez prepared and delivered
We provided a complete translation of ABET
materials into Spanish
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We are also maintaining a website for ICACIT
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Training session for Peruvian program
evaluators, December 2006
Lima, December 2006
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Activities in Peru in 2007
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First Draft of the governance documents
and structure of ICACIT
A second training workshop for program
evaluators in Arequipa
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Mario Gonzalez prepared and delivered
Planning with the leadership of ICACIT
toward the first independent visit
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Arequipa, December 2007
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Arequipa, December 2007
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Activities Planned for 2008
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Accreditation manuals
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Engineering, Technology, Computing
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Appointment of 20 Program Evaluators
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Staffing of the accreditation committees
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The first series of independent accreditation
visits by ICACIT should take place in 2009
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Actual Developments
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ICACIT is seeking a series of joint
accreditation visits with ABET
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Extensive correspondence and meetings
between ICACIT and ABET
Under these circumstances additional
EAB activities appear unnecessary at the
present time
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Future ICACIT-related activities will await
requests from the Peru Section
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Caribbean Accreditation Council for
Engineering and Technology
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Scope
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English speaking Caribbean
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An effort requiring 3-6 years
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and the consent and participation of all major
constituencies
A collaboration of…
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Academic institutions and the faculty
Industry, especially employers of engineers
and technologists
Governmental bodies and regulators
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Desired Final Outcome
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A fully functional stable accrediting
body operating wherever there is a
higher education institute in the
Caribbean
Membership of the accrediting body
in the Washington Accord
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Activities so far
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Preliminary review of goals and desired
outcomes
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Meeting of representatives from the
English-speaking Caribbean
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April 2007, UWI, Trinidad
September 2007, Trinidad
Stakeholder meeting
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7-8 April 2008, Puerto Rico
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CACET’s Founding Meeting (1)
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On 7-8 April 2008, San Juan PR
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Hosted by IEEE Educational Activities Board (EAB)
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Name of the accrediting agency Caribbean
Accreditation Council for Engineering and
Technology (CACET)
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CACET’s Founding Meeting (2)
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Twenty seven (27) leaders of governmental
accrediting agencies, licensing bodies,
universities, and professional associations
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Representing seven (7) English-speaking
countries in the Caribbean
A joint declaration establishing the Council as
part of CARICOM.
IEEE was represented by Moshe Kam,
Chandrabhan Sharma, and Pedro Ray
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October 2008 meetings with CARICOM
and the Government of Guyana
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CACET met in Guyana in October 2008
Meetings with the Prime Minister of
Guyana and the General Secretary of
CARICOM
Main achievement:
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CARICOM is willing to treat CACET in the same
way it treats the new accrediting body for
Medicine in the Caribbean
Requested CACET input on model law on
Engineering registration
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Meeting with PM Sam Hinds
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The Road Ahead
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CACET will be housed in Trinidad until
discussions with CARICOM are
completed
In 2009 EAB will continue supporting
meetings
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…and, if needed, observers/visitors in
CACET accreditation visits
We will probably have a March 2009
meeting including PEV training
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Dependent on the timetable of
accreditation documents
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What else will we do in 2009?
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Explore assistance to volunteers in Thailand
Explore proposals for regional accreditation
bodies in South America and parts of Africa
Workshop on trends in accreditation
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Third quarter, in Region 8
Promote Accreditation Policy and FPD in
Engineering Policy to members of
accrediting bodies worldwide
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Accreditation.org
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The New Portal on Accreditation (1)
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Explanation of accreditation, the
accreditation process, basic terminology
A list with links to all recognized
accrediting bodies in the world
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Including the program they accredit
When applicable, a search capability tied with
TryEngineering
www.Accreditation.org
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The New Portal on Accreditation (2)
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Mutual recognition agreements
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Who has signed them
Full text
Common interpretation
What does this agreement mean to you?
Selected bibliography
www.Accreditation.org
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Questions or Comments
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