Responsible Education Provider

WAS’s Responsible Education Provider

Accreditation is a voluntary quality assurance scheme for independent private sector Further Education & Training Institutions including Independent Higher Education Providers, Distance Learning Institutions, Professional Short Course Providers and  Specialty Tutorial Schools &  Colleges.

The objectives of WAS’s “Responsible Education Provider”   accreditation scheme are:

• FETIs have appropriate management systems in place and control over their processes;
• Personnel that are employed by FETIs have required competencies to perform their duties;
• FETIs follow rigorous and consistent processes to educate, train and evaluate students;
• To enable FETIs to state publicly that they have voluntary accepted WAS’s “Responsible Education Provider” accreditation scheme for maintenance and continual improvement of their services delivery.

WAS Accreditation requires that Further Education & Training Institutions conforms to the most recent versions of the following International Standards:

• WAS’s “Responsible Education Provider” Standard
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National Safe School Accreditation A mark of excellence that is awarded by WAS  - an independent, third-party accreditation body, when a School proves that it continuously maintains high standards of health & safety while providing their educational and other services. WAS’s National Safe School Award Accreditation is based on Safe School Standard, which is a voluntary health & safety accreditation for Schools, Colleges, Universities and Other Education & Training Institutions (School). The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (commonly abbreviated as the CRC, CROC, or UNCRC) is a human rights treaty which sets out the civil, political, economic, social, health and cultural rights of student. The Convention defines a child as any human being under the age of eighteen, unless the age of majority is attained earlier under national legislation. This accreditation endeavors to support all those who are concerned about the Right of the Child. This accreditation intends to build necessary effectiveness for Health & Safety Management in the face of changing needs of the society, parents, schools and students in a planned manner. Wherein a system approach made of interrelated elements fosters a culture of reflection and continuous improvement. “National Safe School Award” accreditation means that a school meets the standards  for:

• Framework;
• Governance;
• Space, Infrastructure & Environment;
• Planning & Policy Deployment;
• Financing and;
• Human Resources.

“National Safe School Award” accreditation means that a school follows the best code of practice for:

• Policies  
• Architectural Design – Indoor & Outdoor  
• Access Control & Security
• Equipment
• Staff
• Safety
• Hygiene
• Maintenance
• Administration

Why “National Safe School Award” Accreditation

• Understand your present reality with respect to the school safety
• Receive full technical support from WAS approved Solution Partners to implement the Safe School Standard in your school
• Assure all stakeholders about safety standard adopted by the school.
• Plan-Do-Check-Act with regards to the best practices and legal compliance
• Promote a safe & positive environment in school, conducive for learning & development, in partnership with the stakeholders
• Get recognized in the society for your school’s achievement to promote and manage safety
• Promote you school as a Centre of School Excellence
• Improve your safety culture, reduce accidents/incidents and make your defense against potential claims stronger
• Protect your School name and brand image

WAS follows the same philosophy, evaluation process and rigor as ISO 17011 Standard while delivery the National Safe School Award Accreditation. In Loco Parents Accreditation  A mark of excellence that is awarded by WAS - an independent, third-party accreditation body, when an Early Education & Child Care Centre proves that it continuously maintains high standards of quality, health & safety in early childhood education and care. WAS’s “In Loco Parentis” Accreditation is a voluntary Quality, Health & Safety Accreditation especially designed and managed for the Early Education & Child Care Centers (EECCC). The Latin term in loco parentis means “in the place of a parent". ACCAB’s “In Loco Parentis Standard” is inspired by this doctrine that the child care institutions shall act in the best interests of the  children being minded  as they consider fit, while not allowing what would be considered violations of the child's personal individuality and autonomy. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (commonly abbreviated as the CRC, CROC, or UNCRC) is a human rights treaty which sets out the civil, political, economic, social, health and cultural rights of children. This accreditation endeavors to support all those who are concerned about the Right of the Child. This accreditation intends to build necessary effectiveness for Quality, Health & Safety management in the face of changing needs of the society, parents, early education & child care centers and children in a planned manner. Wherein a system approach made of interrelated elements fosters a culture of reflection and continuous improvement. “In Loco Parentis” accreditation means that an Early Education & Child Care Centre meets the standards for:

• Framework;
• Governance;
• Space, Infrastructure & Environment;
• Planning & Policy Deployment;
• Financing and;
• Human Resources.

“In Loco Parentis” accreditation means that an Early Education & Child Care Centre follows the best code of practice for:

• Location;
• Architecture Design – Indoor & Outdoor;
• Access Control &Security;
• Equipment;
• Day-Care Program;
• Policies;
• Staff;
• Safety;
• Hygiene;
• Maintenance and;

Why “In Loco Parentis” Accreditation

• Accreditation will provide assurance to the parents that your centre has commitment to provide quality and safe early education and child care services and to what you are committed to pursuing excellence.
• The parents will have confidence that their child will receive the best fun, positive, educational & engaging experience, safe & stimulating environment and care possible at the accredited centre.
• Receive full technical support from WAS approved Solution Partner to implement the in loco parentis in your EECCC.

WAS follows the same philosophy, evaluation process and rigor as ISO 17011 Standard while delivery the In Loco Parentis Accreditation.