The quality and planning committee plans, monitors, and controls the department’s quality assurance and accreditation process, performing continuous improvement to close the quality cycle. The committee aims to achieve educational excellence and to improve academic and administrative performance. The committee hosts frequent workshops and seminars to monitor and control the department's quality progress and ensure NCAAA quality standards are implemented.   The committee’s responsibilities include local and international accreditation procedures and documentation, supervising and preparing quality files. The committee members are the head of the department, the quality supervisor, the planning supervisor and other chosen staff members, and a student representative.  

1.1 Committee Formulation:

1.2 Quality and Planning Committee Responsibilities:

1.      Foster the promotion of quality culture and adherence to academic accreditation standards within the department.

2.      Monitor the quality assurance process in the department, analyze associated challenges, and collaborate with the head of the department and quality unit to resolve the issues.

3.      Compile and provide essential databases required for academic accreditation.

4.      Develop the department's quality documents which include:

·         Meeting minutes.

·         Staff CVs and information.

·         Staff research activities. 

·         Department activities and workshops

5.      Produce an annual report summarizing the department's activities of quality assurance and academic accreditation.

1.3 Quality Supervisor Responsibilities:

1.      Implement an internal review process for NCAAA accreditation.

2.      Promote departmental understanding of academic accreditation and its application through the organization of seminars and workshops.

3.      Encourage both staff and students to engage in research activities.

4.      Establish a continuous assessment and improvement process for academic accreditation.

5.      Hold two meetings per academic year to discuss and assess the implementation of the accreditation procedure with all relevant stakeholders.

6.      Gather and evaluate stakeholder feedback, taking necessary actions.

7.      Monitor and document the attainment of program goals and learning outcomes.

8.      Create regular reports about the activities and quality progress.

1.4 Planning Supervisor Responsibilities:

1.      Issue the academic guides for the department's programs in alignment with the college's strategic plan.

2.      Contribute to the preparation of the college strategic plan considering program objectives.

3.      Prepare the program’s operational plan in alignment with the college’s strategic plan.

4.      Support and monitor other committees’ adoption and execution of operational plans.

5.      Recommend policies, and procedures that support the execution of the strategic and operational plans.

6.      Assign tasks from the approved operational plan to the responsible committees for implementation and request modifications as needed.

7.      Assess the program's progress in achieving its objectives based on the KPIs.

Other members of the Committee cooperate closely with the Supervisors in carrying out the tasks of the Committee.