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There is a myth that accreditation doesn’t add value to industry, academic institutions, faculty, or students. Is this true?
Accreditation helps the industry by ensuring required educational standards to enter “the profession” are met and it aids industry in recruiting of young graduates by guaranteeing that the baseline educational experience is covered. Further more, there is a strong involvement of industrial advisory groups and professional and technical societies in guiding the educational process at the engineering faculties in the country.
Accreditation has several values to the institution and the faculty as well. The major gain is the “Third Party Recognition” of the education programmes. This can always be marketable. International recognition could gain even external funding depending on accreditation status. Therefore, institutions will be really serious and committed to improve quality while encouraging best practices of education.
Students too are getting benefits; they are well-prepared to enter the competitive profession outside the university and accreditation will ensure them with the best jobs in the industry.
I find the above facts are justifying enough the importance of the accreditation process of IESL. If you have different opinions, SLEN can have a discussion forum on this topic and I am expecting comments from the engineers representing both the academic and industry.
Wish you a very Happy New Year 2014!
Udeni Nawagamuwa
nawagamuwa@gmail.com
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