10 September, 2026
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An external assessment was conducted as part of the special state accreditation process at the “Savdo va Servis” Legal Entities Association Non-State Educational Organization by the National Agency for Quality Assurance in Education under the Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, with the participation of an international expert.
The assessment was aimed at evaluating the quality of education within the system of retraining and professional development against international criteria, determining the extent to which educational programmes meet labour market requirements, and examining their practical effectiveness.
As part of the accreditation process, four educational programmes implemented by the “Savdo va Servis” Legal Entities Association Non-State Educational Organization underwent special state accreditation. These programmes are:
During the external assessment, national and international experts conducted a comprehensive review of the content of these educational programmes, including the extent to which they have been developed in response to market relations, employer requirements and actual workforce needs, as well as their alignment with current labour market demands.
Particular attention was also paid to the educational organisation’s material and technical resources, its capacity to organise the learning process, the conditions created for delivering education, the availability of facilities for practical training, and the extent to which digital technologies are integrated into the educational process.
Today, when assessing the quality of vocational education, the theoretical content of an educational programme alone is no longer sufficient. Its direct and effective connection with the real needs of the labour market has become one of the key quality criteria.
From this perspective, the accreditation process examined whether the knowledge and skills provided to learners through the programmes correspond to modern production and service-sector requirements, whether graduates are adequately prepared for practical professional activities, and whether the programmes meet the actual needs of employers.
In particular, the assessment focused on the development of practical skills, the use of modern technologies, service culture, and the formation of competencies aligned with labour market requirements in such occupational areas as Baker–Tandoor Baker, Meat Cutting and Processing, Salesperson–Cashier, and Merchandiser.
This approach reflects one of the fundamental objectives of accreditation — ensuring that the content and outcomes of education are closely aligned with the needs of the economy and the labour market.
One of the most significant aspects of this accreditation process was the participation, for the first time in the retraining and professional development system, of an international expert in the special state accreditation of a non-state educational organisation.
Professor Vlasios Sarantinos of the University of the West of England (UWE), England, was invited to participate in the process as an international expert.
The involvement of an international expert in the accreditation process is important in terms of bringing international experience and contemporary approaches to educational quality assessment, further strengthening the objectivity and transparency of the evaluation criteria, and aligning national accreditation practices with international approaches and professional standards.
Such cooperation also demonstrates the expanding engagement of Uzbekistan’s education quality assurance system with the international professional community and its growing openness to global expertise and experience.
In external quality assessment, the focus is not limited to identifying the current state of an educational organisation. Equal importance is placed on identifying areas for further improvement and defining prospects for its sustainable development.
In this regard, accreditation is increasingly viewed not as the final stage of assessing an educational organisation, but as a strategic mechanism that supports the continuous improvement of educational quality.
As Professor Vlasios Sarantinos, the international expert, noted:
“Accreditation is not the final point of assessing educational quality; rather, it is a strategic mechanism that brings together the needs of educational institutions, employers and society around a common goal — the development of competitive human capital.”
This approach clearly reflects the essence of contemporary expectations regarding educational quality. After all, quality education is not determined solely by how effectively the learning process is organised; it is also measured by the extent to which its outcomes respond to the needs of society, the economy and the labour market.
The external assessment conducted as part of the special state accreditation at the “Savdo va Servis” Legal Entities Association Non-State Educational Organization was organised in accordance with these principles. The assessment comprehensively examined the content and quality of the educational programmes, material and technical capacity, level of digitalisation, cooperation with employers, and alignment with labour market needs.
Overall, the active involvement of international experts in the accreditation processes of non-state educational organisations contributes to further strengthening the openness, objectivity and international alignment of Uzbekistan’s national education quality assurance system.
In turn, this serves as an important factor in taking the quality of education in the retraining and professional development system to a new level, preparing specialists with competencies that are in high demand in the labour market, and fostering the development of competitive human capital.
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