ELC’s QA Committee holds ‘Awareness Presentation of the GFP Audit Portfolio’
The Quality Assurance (QA) Committee of the English Language Center (ELC) conducted a presentation entitled ‘Awareness Presentation of the General Foundation Program (GFP) Audit Portfolio’ held at F-003, ELC Building, on April 12, 2018.
Curriculum and Teaching Methods Head of Section (HoS) Mr. Nassir Al-Hindasi welcomed everyone and thanked the lecturers for their efforts. He informed the group that Mr. Elmo M. Purpura, QA Committee Coordinator, Mr. Hussein Al-Mamari, Assistant QA Committee Coordinator, Mr. Aldrin Apolonio and Ms. Maryam Al-Aufi, ELC lecturers, will be working for the GFP Audit Portfolio.
Mr. Nassir also informed the group that Information Technology (IT) and Mathematics teachers will be joining the current ELC team as part of the GFP.
Mr. Elmo highlighted the background of GFP. He emphasized that GFP are implemented by Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) to support students in their future higher education studies and the quality audit of GFPs supports the Oman Academic Accreditation Authority (OAAA)’s mandate to promote the quality of higher education across the Sultanate.
At the end, Mr. Elmo encouraged everyone by saying “QA requires collaboration, teamwork, and a lot of teamwork.”