IAO's Accreditation for Primary/Secondary Schools Worldwide
IAO grants accreditation to schools that embark international level of education and learning facilities to their students. IAO sees it as its responsibility to also provide primary/secondary level schools operating worldwide, with the opportunity to receive recognition & accreditation on a global scale. Schools that demonstrate dedication towards quality education encouraged internationally and provide modern learning facilities to students are deserving of IAO's prestigious accreditation.
IAO's Unique Points Profile System
IAO provides assessment and evaluation to schools based on a unique approach that focuses on improving the quality standards by providing specific recommendations based on a unique point profile system. The approach differentiates itself from other EQA based on:
- Score based evaluation instead of Pass/Fail
- Comprehensive assessment and recommendation report to improve education standards
- Borderless scope through global representatives.
1.Score Based Evaluation System
The concept of Profile Points system assigns weight-age to every answer submitted and rates them to calculate a final score for each dimension. These scores are put together to form a matrix that measure the quality of a school from different angles. The profile point system is intelligently designed to detect strengths and areas that need improvement to match the international standards. The final matrix gives the overall picture of a school's quality and standards and also recommends the changes to improve on each dimension.
Listed below are some of the sections that IAO accreditation covers:
- Organizational Management
- Operational status
- Mission/ Vision
- Management Team
- School Structuring
- Policies and Public Information
- Research & Scholarship
- Campus/ Online area/ Medium
- Financial resource and management
- Administrative resource management
- HR management
- Marketing
- Campuses/ Partner Institutions
- Field of Studies
- Curriculum
- Admissions
- Flexibility
- Faculty
- Alumni Performance
- Measure of students success
- Standards Certifications
2.Comprehensive Assessment & Recommendation Report
Schools will also be provided a comprehensive recommendation report in order to improve overall educational standards of the organization. The report focuses on areas of improvement and corrective measures pertaining to the identified concerns are also suggested.
3.Global Evaluation Commission
With an evaluation commission that is spread around the world, IAO ensures that international as well as regional quality assurance practices are incorporated in all the schools that are accredited by IAO.