Quality Assurance Mechanism Needed in Social Work
 Education : Prof. Armaity Desai

While inaugurating a National Seminar on Standards for Assessment of Quality in Social Work Education from 11th - 13th 

quality assurance mechanism in social work education. The Seminar was sponsored by NAAC and aimed at developing quality 

included curricular Aspects for Social Work Education; Management of Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education; Learning-Teaching and Assessment for Social Work Education; Social Work Research and Publication, Consultancy and Extension; Management of Infrastructure and Learning Resources for Social Work Education; Management of Student-related Matters for Social Work Education; Organisational Management of Social Work Education. The Seminar was attended by forty institutions providing social work education. Prof. V. N. Rajasekharan Pillai spoke on the issue of "Perspective for Quality in Higher Education" while delivering the key-note address. Prof. V.S. Prasad, Director, NAAC, Prof. R.R. Singh, Director, TISS and experts from Social work institutions participated in the 3 days workshop. Prof. Murli Desai, Head, SWE, TISS co-ordinated the whole activities. 

November, 2003 at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Dr. Armaity Desai, former Chairperson, UGC emphasized the need of effective 

standards for assessment and assurance of quality in institutions for social work education on the lines of the NAAC criteria. The various sessions

           he   Kerala    Legislature   Committee  on  Higher
           Education    consisting   of  Shri K.Kutty  Ahmed
           kutty, Shri M. Kumaran,  Shri V.C. Kabeer, Shri
Mathai Chacko,Shri 
M.  Murali,  Shri  K.
Radhakrishnan,
Shri               Roshi
Agustine,         Shri
V.D.      Satheesan
and Prof.   Savithri 
Lakshmanan, 
visited   the   UGC
and        interacted 
with the Chairman,
Vice      Chairman, 
Secretary        and 
other            UGC 
officials             on 
various         issues 
pertaining           to 
higher     education
in the state of  Kerala on December23, 2003. Shri   K. 

Mohandas, IAS, Principal Secretary, Higher Education presented the background of the Draft Common Universities Act for the Kerala state. Shri Kutty Ahmed
                                                   Kutty,  MLA  led   the
                                                   team in the absence of
                                                   Minister forEducation,
                                                   Adv.          Nalakathu
                                                   Soopy  who could not
                                                   attend    the    meeting
                                                   due          to       some
                                                   unforeseen
                                                   circumstances.      The
                                                   Legislature Committee
                                                   highlighted             the
                                                   necessity of extensive
                                                   support       to       the
                                                   Colleges               and
                                                   Universities in  Kerala
                                                   from  the   UGC   and
                                                   other  Central   funding
                                                   agencies.