TITLE:
Study on Quality Assurance of Higher Education and Outcome-Based Education in Bangladesh
AUTHORS:
Sheikh Anwar Hossain
KEYWORDS:
Quality Assurance, Sustainable Quality Practices, Higher Education, Quality Assessment, Outcome-Based Education, Accountability
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.11 No.12,
December
14,
2023
ABSTRACT: Education is a vital tool for the socioeconomic
development of a country and higher education institutions need to serve
quality education to upgrade student’s required skills to increase their
professional career. The present world is a global village and our students
should have global standard quality education to serve the global society. Outcome-Based
Education (OBE) system has attracted significant interest from industries,
academicians, governments, accreditation agencies and students due to global
initiatives. The success of the Outcome-Based Education process depends upon
sustainable quality assurance practices by higher education institutions.
Objectives of this article are to find some elements that can influence on
quality assurance system and uplift the
skills of Bangladeshi graduates. Promoting the quality assurance process of OBE requires careful planning and active collaboration among stakeholders.
There was an alarming increase of jobless graduates in Bangladesh. The
government has taken strong steps recently to enhance the quality assurance in
higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) in Bangladesh. We should introduce
work-oriented learning at the tertiary level of education. For this, some
prerequisite steps such as modifying the current curriculum, designing and
offering work-oriented courses, and making strong connections with potential
employers’ accreditation agencies. Transparency and accountability required
using assess the quality of HEIs. Strong motivation work is required to change
the mindset of our youths to come back work work-oriented learning.