The National Technical Committee for the adoption and certification of education management standards has been launched by the Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON).
The Director General of SON, Farouk Salim, stated that one of Nigeria's issues has been achieving international standards in the delivery of both goods and services; as a result, SON is aligning to best international practise on Wednesday in Abuja at the inauguration of the Committee.
“One of SON’s mandates is to support all businesses in determining the quality of products/services using; standardization, certifications and quality assurance.
As such our decision to adopt this international standard on educational organizations management system ISO 21001:2018 is apt at this time when we have opened our borders to all forms of trade with other African countries.
” It is important that we promote and sustain our learning institutions by ensuring that the services that are provided in our schools meet the needs of learners, promote equal opportunities for all students and earn the confidence and approval of learners’ sponsors in order to contribute their quota to national growth and development,” he said.
The Director General of SON, who was represented by Engr. Timothy Abner, Director of Training Services at the SON, added that although the government is making significant efforts to improve the quality of goods and the education system, more work needs to be put into adopting and establishing this international best practise. Doing so will help Nigeria consistently deliver services and goods that are well-recognized on a global scale in a variety of economic sectors.
He continued by saying that the Committee is tasked with creating specifications for organisations that audit and certify the management systems of educational organisations.