Oman Authority for Academic Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Education
CALL FOR PUBLIC SUBMISSIONS
The Oman Academic Accreditation Authority (OAAAQA) will be undertaking a General Foundation Program (GFP) Quality Audit of Oman Tourism College (OTC). All higher education institutions in Oman delivering a General Foundation Program undergo GFP Quality Audit. The purpose of GFP Quality Audit is to inform the public about the quality of GFPs and to help institutions to prepare students for their higher education studies. The GFP Quality Audit involves undertaking a Self-Study by the institution of its GFP resulting in a GFP Quality Audit Portfolio, followed by external review by a GFP Quality Audit Panel resulting in publication of the GFP Quality Audit Report.
As part of its deliberations, the GFP Quality Audit Panel invites submissions from interested persons. Submissions may cover any issue relevant to the GFP Quality Audit. A submission will be received by the GFP Quality Audit Panel only under the following conditions:
- It must be sent by email to rabiee-RD@oaaa.gov.om by no later than 28 September 2021.
- It must include the name, position, organisation (HEI, workplace, etc.) and contact details of the person/s making the submission. This information will be treated in confidence. Anonymous submissions will not be considered by the GFP Quality Audit Panel under any circumstances.
- The person/s making the submission must be willing to participate in a telephone interview should the GFP Quality Audit Panel consider such a discussion to be necessary.
- The submission should address aspects of the Oman Tourism College’s activities that will assist the GFP Quality Audit Panel in forming conclusions about the HEI’s GFP. It should contain specific evidence for any claims being made. Vague statements or allegations will not be pursued by the GFP Quality Audit Panel.
- The submission should not refer to personal grievances or single out individual members of staff (the GFP Quality Audit Panel has no mandate to address grievances).
- The submission (excluding any particular corroborating evidence) should be no more than 1,000 words (two sides of an A4 page in length).
All submissions are confidential in the sense that the GFP Quality Audit Panel needs to be able to use the information provided in submissions, but will not reveal their source.
If the GFP Quality Audit Panel chooses to investigate, it will be only as part of the overall GFP Quality Audit, and not in terms of the details of a particular complaint. The GFP Quality Audit Panel will not make any response or report to the person(s) making the submission.
Staff and students of Oman Tourism College may wish to contact Mr. Abdullah Al Naabi for further information about the College’s preparations for the GFP Quality Audit (Office number 24512345, or email Abdullah.ali-naabi@otc.edu.om). For more general enquiries about the OAAAQA or the GFP Quality Audit contact Dr Jenny Walker on 24121648 or visit www.oaaa.gov.om.