Establishing a national system for quality guarantee in higher education is a project undertaken by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. For this purpose, an official body called the « Committee for Developing a Quality Guarantee System in Higher Education » has been established.
This committee has been tasked with the involvement of higher education institutions by appointing quality guarantee cells and officials responsible for these cells. They serve as a link between their institutions and the bodies of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.
The ministerial body has organized training and awareness courses for quality guarantee officials in preparation for the evaluation phase of their institutions’ activities, ensuring their integration into the national quality system.
The current stage of the ministerial body’s work involves the introduction of what is known as the « national reference framework. » This framework allows for the definition of evaluation criteria to be adopted by higher education institutions. It also involves the establishment of an external evaluation body responsible for auditing the self-evaluation processes carried out by various universities.
the appointment of a quality guarantee official began in October 2012.
participation in the activities of the ministerial body, including training courses and conferences.
the establishment of a quality guarantee cell began in 2014. They supervised a seminar in June of the same year, which allowed for the development of a specific action plan for the University of Contiuous Training, particularly regarding self-assessment in several areas.
In this regard, the issue was raised that the university would focus on three key areas: training, governance, and relations with the economic and social environment. These areas align with the nature of the university, as it does not have structures affiliated with host universities or student life (students are only involved in studying after 4 PM on weekdays). Additionally, it did not have previous activities in scientific research, while international cooperation is the responsibility of the university director.
the university underwent reform of its missions starting from the issuance of Ministerial Decree No. 1022 in October 2017, granting it the possibility of training within the framework of e-learning. This marked the beginning of self-assessment, which led to the development of a final report in May 2018, officially sent to the ministerial committee in early July of the same year.
the university is currently (2019) working on establishing the foundations of the institution based on its new missions, ensuring proper attention to the e-learning model.
The quality guarantee cell is responsible for the following tasks:
- 1-Leading all activities related to establishing a quality framework in the university by supervising the evaluation procedures for institutional activities.
- 2-Engaging in documentary supervision by monitoring national and international publications in the field of quality guarantee.
- 3-Working towards the successful implementation of the university's experiences in quality guarantee.
- 4-Developing internal and external communication and participating in various related events, as well as publishing in specialized journals.
- 5-Overseeing internal training in the field of quality guarantee.
The quality guarantee officer is responsible for the following tasks:
- 1-The quality guarantee officer plays an active role in the "quality guarantee cell" and works to prepare the necessary resources and tools for the cell's work.
- 2-The quality guarantee officer acts as a link between the represented institution and the quality guarantee committee under the supervision, regarding quality matters.
- 3-The quality guarantee officer facilitates the tasks of the evaluation work carried out by the institution.
- 4-The quality guarantee officer provides the external evaluators with all relevant information for their tasks, informing them of any difficulties encountered.
- 5-The quality guarantee officer contributes to the preparation of evaluation reports, ensuring their approval, publication, and archiving.
The initiation of awareness-raising activities through:
1-Opening a dedicated page for the cell’s activities on the university’s website, primarily used for communication, publication, and ensuring transparency in the cell’s work.
2-Documentary work related to collecting various media materials that focus on quality guarantee systems in Algeria and worldwide, allowing for the dissemination of information that brings the content of the system closer to various stakeholders in the university (faculty, administrators, students
3-Organizing periodic events such as seminars, training workshops, and conferences on quality guarantee.
4-Informing various stakeholders in the university about national and international experiences in the field of quality guarantee.
Dividing the tasks among the members of the quality guarantee cell according to their specialized expertise in the fields of university activities, which, according to the adopted methodology in Algeria, include:
Structures
Training
Research
Student Life
International Cooperation Socio-Economic Relations
the adoption of the national reference framework for quality guarantee, and the initiation of the self-assessment process, which took place between October 2017 and May 2018. This process covered three areas: governance, training, and relations with the economic and social environment.
submitting the final report on the university’s performance after incorporating necessary corrections to the external evaluation body (under establishment) to obtain the quality accreditation certificate.
All of these efforts aim to continuously improve the university’s performance, which is the main objective of the reform approved by the public authorities.
Department: Quality Guarantee Cell
Responsible Person: Mr. Machdhal Abdelkader
Email: cabinet_recteur@ufc.dz
Address: The University of Continuous Training, Ahmed Ouakad Street, P.O. Box 41, Dali Ibrahim, Algiers.