Director for QAE

Director for QAE

Official Structure

Quality Assurance Office

The Quality Assurance and Enhancement Directorate in the College is established to ensuring that appropriate standards are achieved and maintained in its educational programs and that it is offering a high-quality education consistent with national standards. The directorateaims to foster a quality culture whereby each and every member of staff assumes responsibility for the quality aspects of their work. In addition to individual responsibilities and accountabilities, the College has a comprehensive governance structure in place to take ultimate responsibility for the operation of quality assessment at the College and ensure that its mission is achieved. 

Addis Collegeis entrusted with the task of producing graduates of high quality for the country.  In addition to this high responsibility vested in the College, the changing landscape of private higher education nationally and internationally has added urgency to the need to improve and transform its core and support processes. Cognizant of this, Our College has entered in to a process of radical transformation gearing all its efforts to assure quality teaching, learning, research, and the services delivery through a regular review and improvement process.

The College has established Quality Assurance and Enhancement Directorate which is responsible to assure and maintain the quality of the entire academic and support activities in the College. This will pave the way to develop a mechanism to assure itself in a systematic way that its programs, students, teaching & learning, assessment, research and facilities meet institutional, national or international standards. 

Some of the Major Responsibilities of the Director Office:

  • Develop policies and instruments for quality assurance and auditing
  • Coordinate total quality management system and oversees the implementation of the different units of quality assurance activities.
  • Report the audit outcomes to the President and to the senate.
Dr. Mesfin Sileshi Quality Assurance Office Head
  • Accountable for assuring the quality of all processes of the college.
  • Initiates and supports courses, program and institutional self-assessment, peer review, external review 
  • Work in consultation with the college community to establish, coordinate, and monitor the college’s assessment programs.
  • Provide assistance for assessment conducted by academic departments as part of Academic program Review.
  • Provide assistance for assessment conducted by administrative units as part of the Support Unit Review Processes. 
  • Establish and maintain a set of procedures which allow the College to respond in a systemic and transparent manner to the external requirements of External Audit Agencies. 
  • Ensuring compliance with the College’s quality framework to meet required standards.
  • Work with Colleges/Schools/Departments to provide professional advice and guidance on quality assurance and enhancement matters. 
  • Responsible for any other activities related to institutional/Program level quality assurance