ICOES is the acronym for the International Council for Online Educational Standards, which is an accrediting body that establishes, monitors and continually develops the educational standards of online teaching institutions. ICOES is a not-for-profit organisation which strives to develop and improve online education and enhance excellence and professionalism in virtual learning. Browse their courses and boost your CV!
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ICOES centres itself on its vision to create a level of quality and care in the worldwide online education industry that builds absolute trust among learners in the standards of each ICOES-accredited body. It strives to achieve this by collaborating with providers, learners and stakeholders.
At the heart of ICOES’s mission is the need to ensure and increase the credibility and trustworthiness of online educational training providers and to pursue and promote continuous improvement in online education actively. ICOES establishes, monitors and develops objective and verifiable standards which online courses must meet and o bided by to qualify as a quality education provider. Therefore, ICOES continually assess online courses and the institutions that provide them to ensure that organisations meet the educational standards required to gain ICOES accreditation.
To get your organisation accredited by ICOES is both a progressive and positive step as it demonstrates that you have achieved a required standard of quality that in itself is an achievement. The process to get accredited takes approximately one to three months, which compared to other accrediting bodies is relatively quick. ICOES issues a set of guidelines which form the basis of an objective self-evaluation which is measured against ICOES standards to ensure that they are both met and maintained across the board.
The ICOES assessment examines all areas of your service, ranging from the completion of courses to student enrolment and highlights any potential areas that need change or improvement to comply with the ICOES requirements. ICOES requirements are broken down into seven areas of action and within those areas are sets of standards which a provider must submit to achieve accreditation. The seven areas of action are:
In the occasion that your organisation does not meet ICOES standards, your application is still kept open, which enables you to implement improvements to achieve accreditation. Upon accreditation, you can take advantage of all the benefits that it brings and also display the ICOES logo on your website.
The International Open Academy is an example of an organisation which offers ICOES-accredited courses.
There are many benefits of being an ICOES accredited provider some of which are as follows:
ICOES offer supportive guides and online teaching courses for students which helps to ensure that the provider you pick is reputable and that the courses fit around your studies and improve your skills and enhance your learning opportunities.
ICOES supports students by providing a bank of questions on the ICOES website that should be considered before registering on a course. The questions are broken into the following categories:
By asking these questions ICOES makes sure that students pick a relevant course that is tailored to their individual needs.
ICOES accreditation guarantees that registered service providers are reputable and uphold the ICOES standards which gives you peace of mind that you are investing your time and money in a high-quality worthwhile online course.
