On June 30 – July 2, as part of institutional accreditation, ANQA’s expert panel conducts an external review at the Noyemberyan State College.
The chair of the expert panel is Aysa Simonyan, teacher at the Chair of Theory and Methods of Physical Training of the M. Nalbandyan State University of Shirak, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences. The members of the expert panel are Syuzanna Hovsepyan, head of the Chair of Economics of the Echmiadzin State College named after V. Hamazaspyan, Tatevik Petrosyan, teacher at the Yerevan State Humanitarian-Technical College, Eva Mirzoyan, student at the Department of the Computer Art Design of the Ararat Regional State College:
The process coordinator is Anahit Terteryan, specialist at ANQA’s Institutional and Programme Accreditation Division.
Prior to the site visit, the expert panel studied the education institution's self-evaluation report, the documents attached, as well as conducted desk review.
As part of the external review, the expert panel carried out class observations and resource observation. The panel held meetings with the education institution's management staff, the group responsible for the preparation of self-evaluation, students, alumni, employers, heads of divisions, teachers, quality assurance divisions and other stakeholders.
The expert panel had "professional talks" with the managers, teaching staff and students of the Aps "Cooking", "Computer Art Design" and "Accounting".
The process coming after the site visit is the preparation of an expert panel report, which points out the strengths and weaknesses of the institution and contains the recommendations of the expert panel. Based on that report, the education institution will prepare a follow-up plan with a clear schedule.
Next on, ANQA’s Accreditation Committee will make a decision whether to grant accreditation or reject it after studying the package of documents and holding meetings with the education institution’s representatives and experts.