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The EAQUALS accreditation processThe first inspection at a single institution can be organised after the institution has been offeringlanguage services for a minimum of 24 months.For groups of schools with centralised management and centralised academic systems, the firstinspection of the second and further members of the group can be organised after the institution hasbeen offering language services for a minimum of 6 months.For groups of schools which do not have centralised management and academic systems, the firstinspection of the second and further members of the group can be organised after the institution hasbeen offering language services for a minimum of 12 months.Accredited members of EAQUALS are re-inspected every four years. In the case of institutions whichrun seasonal activities (e.g. junior and/or summer courses, teacher training, specialised courses, etc.),it is a requirement that every second inspection takes place at a time when these activitiescan also be observed. If these seasonal activities are not run at the time of the inspection, theinspectors may deem it necessary to inspect these areas during a follow-up visit, involving anadditional fee. This depends on the volume, infrastructure and general management of theseactivities.It is an EAQUALS requirement that all activities within an organisation that are eligiblefor inspection by EAQUALS (i.e. are related to the provision of language learning services)are included in EAQUALS accreditation, including teacher training courses as well as offsitecourses and activities run at branches, annexes, or satellite schools which operate aspart of the same company or under the same trading name, and are not separatelyaccredited by EAQUALS.In order better to meet the needs of existing EAQUALS members and to increase the consultativeaspect of inspections for those institutions which have already undergone their first inspection andfirst re-inspection, one of the following optional elements can also be requested during a re-inspectionvisit: individual, contextualised feedback offered to the institution apart from regular inspectionfeedback to the management; this feature will follow inspection feedback; the individualisedfeedback focusing on one area specified prior to the inspection will last up to 60 minutes andwill be open to the management of the institution. pre-arranged consultancy tied in to the self-assessment scheme (the institution decides on onearea in which they have already carried out some work and the project in progress isdiscussed with the inspectors. The pre-arranged consultancy will last up to 60 minutes andwill be open to the management of the institution.Requests for the above optional services are to be sent to the EAQUALS Secretariat together with theApplication Form for the inspection.Institutions who have already had their first inspection will be sent the Self-Assessment Handbookapproximately a year before the next re-inspection date.10Reference Guide to the Inspection Scheme for Institutionsversion 6.2© EAQUALS 2011
11Reference Guide to the Inspection Scheme for Institutionsversion 6.2© EAQUALS 2011
Page 1: Inspection Schemeversion 6.2Referen
Page 4 and 5: The inspectors are professionals wi
Page 6 and 7: THE EAQUALS CHARTER FOR COURSE PART
Page 8 and 9: THE EAQUALS INFORMATION CHARTERAccr
Page 12 and 13: Preparing for an EAQUALS inspection
Page 14 and 15: Notes for teachers on EAQUALS inspe
Page 16 and 17: During the inspection1. the EAQUALS
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