Accreditation is a proof of achievement of the set standards for the Collegiate programs. Compliance of these standards by institutions is a must” IIM Raipur Director Prof. B.S. Sahay said on Wednesday.
The Graduates produced by the institutions with programmes accredited by the accrediting bodies in the country and abroad, shall have more benefits such as enhanced employment opportunities, registration and certification for global programmes, global mobility etc, he said during an interactive session, on why Accreditation should be given importance and the benefits of Accreditation and the relevance of Washington Accord for the technical education institutions across the country.
Notably, a Faculty Development Programme (FDP) under TEQIP-II is being organised by IIM Raipur here which conducted technical sessions on its third day on Wednesday.
Prof Sahay also mentioned that periodic accreditation ensures the institutions continuous improvement in the standards of quality of education, quality of student intake, quality of teachers and the infrastructure.
While stressing upon the Washington Accord, Prof. Sahay urged all the engineering institutions to concentrate on ‘Outcome Based Education’, rather than working on ‘Output Based Education’.
He also specified that the factors affecting transiting forces in higher education include internationalization and globalization of education and workforce, demographic shift and technology supported learning (e-learning).
Prof Sahay concluded that accreditation indicates compliance assessment of set quality standards by the institutes for a global recognition.
In a separate session, Professor Sanjeev Prashar, Professor, IIM Raipur presented illustrative situations depicting the requirement of counselling.
Prof Prashar narrated the crucial causes of stress in students in higher educational iinstitutions are change in environment, change in eating and sleeping habits, not enough money, unrealistic expectations/pparental expectations, career indecision, alcohol/drug problems, serious mental illness (e.g., bipolar, schizophrenia) etc.
He urged all the faculty participants to transform themselves as ‘counsellors’ to counsel their students and respond to distressed students.
In the next session on ‘Communication and Behavioral Skill’ by Prof. Vinita Sahay, she stressed upon the importance of effective communication at institution level and individual level.
‘How to improve learning , nonverbal communication and the art of presentation making’ were the key issues stressed Prof. Sahay. She detailed the types of communication and their importance which becomes more crucial since the participants of the program hold senior positions. As they grow in their career, need for an effective communication becomes more and more important.