World Bank praises ETEC’s performance in evaluating and accrediting KSA schools

World Bank praises ETEC’s performance in evaluating and accrediting KSA schools

RIYADH — The World Bank (WB) said that many of the Education and Training Evaluation Commission (ETEC) proposed plans to evaluate and accredit Saudi schools are consistent with international practices and are rooted in the educational research "OECD Report" of 2009, and "Maxwell" of 2019. In a report prepared by its team in cooperation with the National Centre for School Evaluation and Excellence "Tamayouz", affiliated with ETEC, during 2021-June 2022, the WB said that it provides a comprehensive review of the Kingdom's plans and developments pertaining to the evaluation and accreditation of schools, The report added that various plans and documents related to the Kingdom's approach to evaluating and accrediting schools, including general regulatory frameworks, procedural guides, standards, and tools, were reviewed, and that the WB team met with focus groups of stakeholders, including school assessment and accreditation specialists, principals, and parents. The report, a summarized version of which is published on the WB website, indicated that ETEC is the body responsible for evaluating and accrediting schools and training institutions in the public, private and international sectors in the Kingdom. It added that the commission’s mandate fits well with the Saudi Vision 2030 and the Humanitarian Capacity Development Program, which