INTRODUCTION Accreditation means an official approval of an organization. Accreditation means the act of granting approval to an organization by an official review board after the organization has met specific written requirements or standards .
DEFINITION – According to Selden “Accrediting is the process whereby an organization agency recognizes a college or university or a program o f stu d y as h a v i n g m e t cer t a i n pre d e t er m i n ed qualifications and standard”. OR
Accreditation refers to a voluntary review process of educational programs by a professional organization.
N E E D S A ND Up-gradation Improve patient satisfaction Recognition of institution Offer Advice
P U RPO SE Administration requirements Uniform standards of nursing education, Institutional self-improvement by evaluation and inspection. Safeguard the institution from social, educational and political pressure.
Purpose cont … Prescribe syllabus Grant recognition Inspection Improve the quality education
Protect the autonomy of health service programme Preserves the quality of nursing education Protects the public from ill-prepared nurses Protects the institution from political pressure helps the practioner for the ever expanding or the broad scope of nursing practices F U NC T IONS
A DV A N T A GE S Statutory power to punish the wrong doers Maintain the standards education
DISADVANTAGES Time consuming process Expensive
CLASSIFICATION Accrediting Agencies in Higher Education National accrediting agency. National professional accrediting Agency State accrediting bodies.
NATIONAL ACCREDITING AGENCY Concerned with appraising the total of institution of higher learning and safeguarding the quality of education Each agency establishes criteria for the evaluation of the institution and it publishes from time to time a list of those agencies which it has accredited
Indian Councils Central advisory board of education All India council for elementary education All India council for secondary education University grants commission All India council for technical education Nat i o n a l a sse s s m e nt a n d a ccr e d i tat i on council.
National professional accrediting Agency Professional accrediting is supported by state license laws. In the field of health All national P rofessional a cc r e d i t i n g a g e nc i e s , h a v e existed : Medical council of India Indian nursing council Dental council of India Pharmacy council of India
STATE ACCREDITING AGENCIES State universities commissions and other agency are authorized in some state to evaluate college, to give initial approval to institutions to higher learning to formulate standards, to issue licenses and to have various other responsibilities.
PROCESS OF ACCREDITATION: Applying for the institution to be accredited. Preparing a report by the institutional head according to the criteria and format sent by the accrediting agency. Visit to the site by the inspector appoint by the accrediting agency to verify the self study report.
C o nt….. Preparing a report by the visitors. Report made by the visitors along with the institutional report is sent to the review board of council. The board of review on the basis of all data and reports makes the final decisions whether accreditation should be granted or not.
CRITERIA FOR ACCREDITATION:REPORT OF THE INSPECTION OF THE COLLEGE HELD ON: Type of training given Date of previous inspection Recognition of the college by the government order no. date and no. of seats sanctioned for the year. Number of the students admitted for the year after the cost date of inspection and regarding the detail of staff qualification.
CONT… Demonstration room Library Office of principal, tutors Laboratory No of classrooms
PR O C E S S O F R E C O G N I T I O N O F SCHOOL/COLLEGES Trial basis: Recognition given on the temporary basis based on the application submitted plus pending inspection and is done after the favorable report of accreditation.
Permanent recognition: After the inspection and evaluation that is when the school /college meet college all the criteria prescribed by the INC permanent recognition is given.
S E R V IC E R E ND E R E D B Y ACCREDITATION Registration and admission of students. Distribution of study material Organization of personal contact program Registering students for external examination Distribution of mark sheets and certificates.
T H E S CH O O L A N D C O LL E GE S A R E EXPECTED TO KEEP READY THE FOLLOWING: General information: The name of the university is affiliated. Date of establishment of program Date recognition by state nursing council , INC or university. Number of students graduating per year.
CONT….. Philosophy: Aims and objectives of the institution and departments Organization and administration: Organization chart of institution and college Placement of principal Line of authority Teaching and non-teaching staff
CONT.. Administration and physical set up: Office and room for principal Staff, clinical staff, number of classroom, nutrition lab etc. Hostel, criteria, dining hall, reading hall, toilet facility etc. Number of books ,periodical
C O N T … … . Finance: Total budget sanctioned Drawing offices- separate and combined Committee: Advisory committee, development committee, student welfare committee
C O N … Staff teaching: Monitoring technique Construction and institution facilities: Syllabus , prospectus, application forms, bond paper etc. Health facilities for students and staff: Medical checkup
CONT….. Clinical setup: Community experience , family people co-curricular activities. Research of students , application forms and bond paper signed, Attendance registration , practical record ,level records Evaluation forms ,master plans ,examination result and assignments. Drug study, lesson plans, nursing care plans and clinical presentation.
VISION: To make quality the defining element of higher education in India through a combination of self quality and external quality evaluation and sustenance initiatives.
MISSION: To arrange for periodic assessment and accreditation of institutions of higher education or units therefore or specific academic programme or projects. To stimulate the academic environment for promotion of quality of teaching –learning and research in higher education institutions. To Assessment a performance and evaluation of institutions
ST E P S I N A SS E SS M E N T Steps1: Preparation of the self study report by the institution, its submission to NAAC Step2: Peer team visit to the institution for validation of the self –study report followed presentation of a comprehensive assessment report to the institution. Step3: Grading, certification and accreditation based on the evaluation report by the peer team
GRADING: The assessment is on a four point scale A -Excellent or very good B -Good C- Satisfactory NA - not accredited. If the overall score is more than 55% the institutions gets the “accredited status “and any score less than that will lead to “not accredited” status. The NAAC accreditation is valid for five years.
INDIAN NURSING COUNCIL
AIMS OF INC: To establish the uniform standard of training throughout the state prohibit practice of nursing by non-qualified nurses.
Functions of INC Pr e s c ribin g an d revi s i n g syllab u s for various courses of nursing. Ins p e ctio n , m o nitori n g an d reg u la t i n g nursing educational institutions Registration. Recognition of qualification in nursing. C oll e ctio n o f d at a fro m traini n g a n d educational institutions of nursing.
Functions cont… Authority to control nursing education. Withdrawal of recognition from defaulting institutions and examining bodies. Prescribing the standards of examination Evaluating the syllabus implemented by the school and college of Nursing.
NATURE OF INSPECTION BY INC 1 st Inspection Re-inspection Periodic Inspection
1 st Inspection This is the first step towards INC recognition. T h e s c ho o l t h a t s e e k r e c ogn i t i o n a r e required to submit : Permission letter for state government Permission letter for state nursing councils A copy of the inspection report of the state nursing council
Re-inspection These are done for institutions which are found unsuitable on first or subsequent inspection by INC. Once the institution takes necessary steps to remove the deficiencies and inform the INC re- inspection is done within one year or earlier.
Periodic Inspection Once an institution is give recognition by INC the institute required to send an annual inspection fee regularly. The INC inspects the institute generally after 3 year.
CONCLUSION: Accreditation refers to a voluntary review process of educational programs by a professional organization. At the end of seminar student will be able to understand the knowledge about accreditation and use it in hospital and college settings.
SUMMERY : Today we have learned about accreditation definition objectives of accreditation, purposes, advantages, disadvantages, functions, types nature and criteria for selection for affiliation institute and role of Indian council in accreditation .I hope u all understood my presentation and use this knowledge in hospital settings .