Welcome to the website of the Oman Accreditation Council (OAC). The OAC is charged with assisting in the development of the Omani higher education sector through institutional quality audits and institutional and program accreditation processes. Also, in collaboration with the Ministry of Higher Education, it has responsibilities for establishing academic standards, and providing training and networking opportunities.
This site will be developed over time. Eventually, it will include a range of information and training resources on a wide range of quality assurance and quality enhancement issues and activities for Omani higher education. Many of the links on this site are not yet active. Your patience while this development occurs is greatly appreciated.
During 2006, the OAC and the MoHE have undergone a major planning exercise designed to improve upon the ROSQA document. This has resulted in a Draft Quality Plan. The core elements of the proposed new Quality Management System for Oman are also set out in three posters.
The draft plan and posters can be downloaded from the table below. Public feedback on these documents has been sought at a national workshop and through emails and discussions. A final version of the plan is currently being prepared for approval by the OAC Board and the MoHE and will published here once it is available.
| Draft Quality Plan (v4) |  Full version, in English (1.2 Mb)Goals only, in Arabic (0.4 Mb)
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| Proposed Licensing & Accreditation System | Poster (1.7 Mb) |
 Handout (0.9 Mb) |
| Developing Standards | Poster (1.6 Mb) |
Handout (0.8 Mb) |
| Accreditation vs Recognition of Programs | Poster (2 Mb) |
Handout (1.1 Mb) |
Note: the posters are large files which may take some time to download. Each poster has a corresponding handout, which is smaller to download but has less detail.
