PROCESS OF EVALUATION AND ACCREDITATION OF

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

The new technologies and their impact on education represent a great challenge for
educators in the knowledge society. In this revolution process of knowledge and technology,
professionals act as a vital role, especially professionals in education, who precisely because of
the demands of the functions they perform and the social space they represent as figures
responsible for transmission of knowledge during the Teaching - Learning process, have the
challenge of taking the forefront of educational development.

This new era we are living has enabled educational institutions become aware of the
urgent need to improve the quality of education they are providing. This is the reason, for the
creation of an institute which accreditates and certifies the good performance of schools.

The Peruvian Institute of Evaluation, Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Basic
Education (IPEBA), organ operator of SINEACE, is in charge of defining the criteria, standards
and indicators to ensure, in Educational Institutions of Basic Education and Technical-
Productive, public and private, the optimal levels of educational quality and to encourage
measures required for improvement. It also fosters that educational communities, principals,
teachers, parents and students are informed about the benefits of evaluation and accreditation.

For greater impact on the quality of education of students five main factors are
considered: Institutional administrators, teaching performance, working together with families
and the community, infrastructure and learning resources and use of information to improve
student training.

Taking all the mentioned into account, we should lead our efforts towards achieving
higher levels of academic and professional development that advances our educational quality
for the benefit of our local, regional and national community.

The educational goals of Peru as a country and our city can only be achieved when
education is priority for convergent actions and these actions are based on an understanding of
the processes that enable Educational Institution to improve.

In my opinion, as teacher in a private school and graduate of National University of
Cajamarca, we need to be aware of the importance of giving and receiving a quality education.

The future of our city, our country and the world depends on our children and college
students receiving the best instruction. Using the framework of quality in our school districts,
we can design roadmaps for continuous improvement. When educators understand what
continuous improvement is all about, they gain confidence that they can shape and alter the
nature of their schools. Change is possible!