Public advised to verify international certificates with NAB
The National Accreditation Board (NAB) has said that all certificates acquired internationally by Ghanaians become authentic locally only after they have been verified by the board.
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According to the board, such certificates do not qualify to be used to obtain employment or for educational purposes locally.
It has, therefore, called on anybody possessing such certificates to submit them for verification.
The Executive Secretary of the NAB, Mr Kwame Dattey, advised that before citizens sought admission to any international academic institution, they should first inquire from the board to be sure that those institutions were accredited by the recognised body in the country of operation.
Media Forum
Mr Dattey was speaking at a forum organised by the NAB in Accra yesterday to boost the knowledge of the media on the operations of the NAB.
He emphasised that certificates obtained internationally from unaccredited institutions submitted for verification would not be authenticated for any purpose locally.
Mr Dattey also stated that accreditation for tertiary institutions was not for an indefinite period, explaining that every accreditation had its expiry date.
Hence, all tertiary institutions, apart from those with presidential charters, would have to re-apply for their accreditation when they expired, he said.
He said after an accreditation had been given, the quality assurance committee of the board conducted post-accreditation quality exercises to determine whether the terms and conditions required for obtaining the initial accreditation were being maintained.
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That, he said, was expected to guide the board in making decision concerning the renewal of applications for tertiary institutions.
Repercussion
Mr Dattey further said if based on the quality assurance test an accredited tertiary institution was identified to have fallen below the standard when its accreditation had not expired, it was banned from admitting fresh students until it had met the requisite standards.
He said when an affiliated tertiary institution was banned, the board informed and stopped the parent institution from issuing certificates for the period the institution was banned.
“If such an institution does not up their game to meet the standards, their accreditation could be revoked or refused in the case of re-application,” he added.
Mr Dattey said currently, the Jayee University College in Accra and Data Link University in Tema had been banned from admitting fresh students even though they had accreditation because they had flouted some of the requisites for remaining accredited.
He educated the journalists on the operations of the board, highlighting its history, legal status, composition, operations and challenges.
Writer’s email Doreen.andoh@graphic.com.gh