ALBANIA – QAAPU

QAAPU – Quality Assurance Agency for Pre-University Education
Rr “Naim Frashëri” 37
Tirana, ALBANIA
www.ascap.edu.al

Cidree representative:
Mr Gerti Janaqi, director
gjanaqi(at)gmail.com
Phone +355 42 25 64 41
Mobile +355 694056078
Fax +355 42 25 64 40

CIDREE National Coordinator:
Ms Dorina Rapti
dorina01rapti(at)gmail.com
Mobile +355 68 20 86 460

QAAPU – Quality Assurance Agency for Pre-University Education
The Quality Assurance Agency for Pre-University Education (ASCAP) was established by DCM No. 98, dated 27.02.2019, “On the Establishment, Strength of the Organization and Functioning of the Quality Assurance Agency for Pre-University Education (ASCAP)”. ASCAP was established on the basis of two institutions: the Education Development Institute and the State Education Inspectorate. The ASCAP mission is to guarantee the performance of the pre-university education system and the quality of public and private pre-university education in accordance with a competency-based curriculum approach.

Key functions:

The ASCAP is rensponsible for:

• analysing, developing, publishing and reviewing documents such as: curricular framework, subject programs and standards, supporting materials for curriculum implementation at national level;
• organizing the professional development of teachers in national level and the teacher qualification.
• evaluating, on a risk basis, the activity of the institutions responsible for the provision of pre-university education services and public and private educational institutions of the pre-university education system;
• guaranteeing and evaluating the performance of the pre-university, public and private education system.

ASCAP has carried out different projects in strong cooperation with Council of Europe, UNESCO, UNICEF, UNDP, UNFPA, British Council, Save the Children, Word Vision etc.

The directories:

1.      General Directory of QAAPU

2.      The Directory of Performance consists of two sectors:

1. Performance Guarantee Sector;
2. Statistics Sector

3.      The Directory of Curriculum and Qualification consists of two sectors

1. Curriculum Development Sector;
2. Qualification and professional development sector.

4.      The Directory for Quality Evaluation consists of two sectors:

1. Evaluation Sector of Curriculum Implementation;
2. Sector for Evaluating Organization and Leadership in Pre-University Education;

5.      The Directory of Finance and Support Services consists of two sectors:

1. Human Resources and Internal Services Sector;
2. Finance sector.

 Educational Sectors Covered:

• • Kindergarden
  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • Vocational
  • University

Current Educational Priorities/Projects:

• • General reform of basic education
  • Reform of the decentralization of teachers training
  • How to make schools more inclusive (issues: Roma inclusion, conflict resolution, zero school drop-out, anti bias policy)
  • IT and innovation in teaching