National System for Assessing the Quality of Education: How Does It Work in Kazakhstan?

📍 What is the quality of education, and who evaluates it?
📍 How does licensing differ from accreditation, and why should an educational organization undergo attestation?
📍 Why do 70% of organizations fail inspections?
📍 How are schools, kindergartens, and parents involved in the quality assessment system?

These and more in the first episode of the podcast featuring leading experts:

👩‍🏫 Gulnara Kundakovna Kusidenova — National Expert of the World Bank, Head of the MANAoCO Agency

👩‍🏫 Lazzat Kaydirbekovna Bulebayeva — Expert in Education Quality Control, Co-founder of the MANAoCO Agency

🎙️ In this episode:
— We break down the structure of the National System for Quality Assessment in Education — from licensing to international studies
— We analyze the legal framework and international practices
— We discuss accreditation as a tool for development, not just inspection
— We introduce the new accreditation agency MANAoCO
— We explore the role of parents, educators, and organizations themselves in quality assessment

📺 Listen and Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plwa2TtarKk
📌 This podcast will be useful for:
✅ Heads of preschools and schools
✅ Methodologists and administrators
✅ Parents interested in the quality of education
✅ Education policy makers and reform developers

Main idea:
Quality is not only the responsibility of the state, but also the concern of every participant in the educational process.