Educational institutions which remain unaccredited by the National Accreditation Council (NAC) should act immediately to have such implemented, amid the country’s rapid development that will call for proper standards.
The National Accreditation Council (NAC) hosted its annual staff retreat on Monday, where Executive Director, Dr Marcel Hutson pointed to the needs which institutions should try to meet. At present, he shared that there are a number of entities which are unregistered.
“We have a number of institutions that are unregistered and they are not accredited. I believe when we take into consideration, the developmental trajectory that Guyana is on at this time, it is critical that our institutions operate add certain standards to meet the needs of a nation that is on its way to development,” the Executive Director disclosed.
According to Dr Hutson, maximum output is required of these bodies, which can be achieved through the NAC.
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Dr Marcel Hutson
“We have a fundamental, critical role to ensure that these institutions function to the maximum in terms of output…We are going to be moving with some level of alacrity. I think it is only fitting that we move in this direction so that we can develop some kind of unison in our thinking and in our approach.”
The official charged staffers to spend more time planning, avoiding pitfalls, developing relationships, and recharging.
“We must focus on the important, not on the urgent because the urgent ultimately will weary us out and sometimes you don’t get anything done,” he noted.
Chairman of the NAC, Mohandat Goolsarran underscored that there are 21 standards that an institution must demonstrate before they are accredited. Independent evaluators would check records and examine the facility based on the existing standards.
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