Each organization, educational or medical institution can declare and tell anything about itself, characterize it as directly beneficial to them. But few people believe in words. In the modern world, everything must be confirmed. And here, the conformity of advertising is confirmed through licensing and accreditation. What is this procedure? And this is a kind of recognition of the official type, which allows one or another type of activity to be carried out.
Definition of concepts
Licensing - the procedure for obtaining the right to carry out activities in specific specialties. Applicable to medical, educational, testing and other industries. The most comprehensive definition of the term is contained in the licensing law.
Accreditation - an operation to officially confirm the compliance of an object with clearly regulated requirements and standards. Gained the greatest distribution in the field of providing professional services, to assess the quality characteristics of which the consumer is used. And he, as a rule, does not possess a sufficient level of competence. If we are talking about a university, then you can understand only after passing accreditation, what kind of educational institution is an institution, an academy or a university.
Accreditation certificate - a document confirming the successful passage of state control of the level of educational services provided.
Objects of accreditation
The control procedure may include:
- Organization
- Services that the consumer is not authorized to evaluate.
In the first case, there is accreditation of driving schools, the media, higher education institutions, medical institutions, etc.
The second class includes educational, testing, diagnostic, calibration, certification services, etc.
The technology of organizing and conducting accreditation at a university
An educational institution can obtain a level of accreditation and thereby confirm its status only after drawing up an application of the appropriate form, which is sent to the state certification service or public authorities (if there is an order from the main authorized body). The application must be accompanied by certain documents.
Package of papers
Documents for accreditation:
- a photocopy of a document on state registration of an institution carrying out educational activities according to the rules and requirements of the legislation of a foreign state (applies only to foreign educational institutions);
- a photocopy of a document identifying the identity of a private entrepreneurial person (applies to entrepreneurs);
- a power of attorney or another document, which is a direct confirmation of the right of an authorized person of an organization that operates in the educational field and submits an application with the attached documents, to represent the interests of the educational institution and act on its behalf;
- information data on the implementation and implementation of training programs that have been declared to obtain the level of accreditation;
- a notarized photocopy of the agreement on the online form for the implementation of educational programs, which must be drawn up in accordance with the Federal Law “On Education in the Russian Federation”;
- a photocopy of the agreement on the establishment of an educational institution that is directly involved in the implementation of educational programs, scientific institutions and other organizations carrying out scientific research activities, as well as laboratories and other research centers;
- a photocopy of the agreement on the establishment of a training organization that implements educational programs of other departments (scientific, research, etc.) that conduct research activities;
- data on the existing accreditation of public type of organizations of Russian, foreign or international origin, as well as information on the availability of professional public accreditation, if any;
- an inventory of the provided package of documents.
After that, an examination is coming. In the process of such a test, the compliance of curricula with state standards is checked by the number of training hours, terms and forms of training. The check consists in conducting an analysis of the quality of training in a single specialty. In addition, there may be special test items for students. Moreover, not all students are tested, but their sample number. Such actions are carried out for verification purposes and are characterized by standardization. Their official name is certification pedagogical measuring materials.
Based on the results of the audit, the commission service decides on the satisfaction of the applicant's request. If the decision is positive, an accreditation certificate is issued. This document gives the right to a higher educational institution to grant applicants, upon admission, with certain privileges that are provided for by Russian law, and to students of a stationary form of training to give a deferment from draft in the army. Only an accredited university can issue a graduate with a state diploma, on the basis of which it can subsequently become a graduate student, and recognized by employers throughout the Russian Federation regardless of the form of ownership of the enterprise, organization, factory, etc.
It confirms the right of the educational institution to provide the above privileged privileges to students and to issue a state diploma accreditation of educational programs at the final stage.
Certificate content
You are already familiar with this term. But what is its content and conditions of action - issues that remained open. The accreditation certificate issued to an educational institution is valid only if it is supported by the application. It contains a list of all educational programs that have undergone this procedure. For each university, this list is different. It all depends on the specialization of a higher institution.
Accreditation of a separate direction
The accreditation system of the educational program reveals not only the quality of training, but also scientific activity, the conditions of educational activity, and staffing.
Official sites of universities have recently received increased attention. It was revealed that previously these Internet resources contained inaccurate information. For example, they indicated a valid license that had already lost its power in real time. Or the list of university specialties included those that are not in the license. The requirement to state in the license document reliable information on Internet resources is considered an accreditation requirement. Among the same include transparency and accessibility of information data.
On the official portal of the educational institution, a list of all specialties and areas in which students are trained should be presented, the possibility of the educational process in all forms that are available should be determined, and the presence of a military department should be identified. As for the forms of training, there can be three: full-time, evening, and correspondence.
What happens if the requirements are ignored?
Failure to comply with the requirements will cause the accreditation of universities or other educational organizations to be suspended. They will not be able to carry out educational activities in principle.
And if the accreditation is "overwhelmed"?
There are cases when the institution does not pass the “exam” and does not pass the state audit, therefore, it does not receive a degree confirmation. This situation is fraught with the fact that a higher educational institution will lower its accreditation level. So, a university can become an academy or institute.
What does the degree of accreditation say?
For most applicants, the key criterion for choosing a future university is the degree of its accreditation. What does it mean? The accreditation degree embodies the characteristics of an educational institution. This was previously mentioned in the article, but, as they say, repetition is the mother of learning. But not everyone knows that this degree is a direct confirmation of the professionalism of the teaching staff, the availability of printed publications of their own authorship, and the maintenance of additional forms of classes.
There are five accreditation steps that apply to higher education institutions. Let's consider them in more detail.
1-2 degree
The first and second level of accreditation is assigned to secondary specialized educational institutions, which include technical schools, colleges, lyceums, and gymnasiums. Sometimes identical organizations can provide a diploma of full secondary education.
3-4 degree
This is the accreditation of universities of the highest category: academies, institutes, universities. All of them already have individual training systems and the scientific composition of middle and senior teachers, their own printing offices and a newspaper. As a rule, the training process in such institutions is based on the use of the Bologna system, which implies two- or three-semester training.
5 degree
The most honorable degree of accreditation is presented to your attention. What is this indicator of prestige? Such educational institutions include universities and academies of national importance.
Accreditation of automobile schools
More recently, accreditation of driving schools has become mandatory. This is a direct pass for the company to carry out its activities.
Each school should be under the authority and influence of state standards, have a material and technical base, which is established by relevant regulations. For example, the creation and operation of the official website of the driving school, which will serve as an arena for existing educational programs, has become mandatory. In addition, one of the innovation requirements is the creation of a medical class equipped with exercise equipment, and the presence of a trailer for a passenger car.
Accreditation of driving schools also makes demands on the list of educational programs, which is now approved only by agreement, as well as the number of training sessions in both theoretical and practical parts. And the educational process itself consists of three cycles or levels: basic, special and professional. Such a systematic approach is as comfortable as possible for obtaining rights of any other category subsequently. So, if you have already been a graduate of a driving school and, for example, have received then the right to drive a motorcycle, and now you want to become the owner of the right to a car, then basic training is already excluded from your educational process.
Mandatory accreditation of the organization has led to the above innovations. As a result, the cost of training has increased, in fact, as well as its duration.
To date, not all schools have passed the "strength test", so when choosing an educational institution, carefully study the appropriate package of documents. Many "smart schools" are gaining audiences and purposefully increasing the duration of their studies, hoping to become an accredited organization during this time.
But there are conscientious institutions that have successfully passed accreditation and comply with all legislative requirements. Some even manage to reduce the cost of educational services. This can be afforded, of course, only by advanced schools, which are preferred not only for attractive prices, but also for highly professional instructors, as well as updating car parks and sites.
Accreditation and licensing. What unites them
Licensing and accreditation are different things. But a number of similarities still exist:
- The goal is to confirm / refute the compliance of the educational institution with the standards applicable in the territory of Russia.
- Dates - once every five years.
- The result is the provision of documents on the basis of which educational activities will be carried out.
To summarize
Licensing implies confirmation of the right to carry out a particular type of activity or to provide certain services, and accreditation of an organization confirms the quality and compliance with certain standards that are available in the legislative framework.
Both procedures begin at the initiative of a potential licensing / accreditation facility, which must write the corresponding application and submit it together with the package of documents to the authorized bodies. The law on accreditation regulates the composition of such a package of securities, which depends on the type of object.
Based on the results of inspections, two main documents are issued: a license and a certificate (certificate) of accreditation, respectively. These documents have an expiration date. As a rule, it is 5 years. When the documents lose their force, the procedure is repeated.
Still have questions?
If in this article you did not find the moments that interest you, you can always refer to the legal documents. Among them are the law on licensing, the rules for accreditation of educational organizations, the law of the Russian Federation “On Education” and the Regulation “On State Accreditation of Educational Institutions and Scientific Organizations”.