ShCT Team visits IMCO for Benchmarking
A team from Shinas College of Technology visited the International Maritime College of Oman, Sohar on February 21, 2017.
The ShCT team was led by Quality Assurance Unit Head Dr. Syed Sulaiman, ELC Head Ali Abdallah Al Balushi and IT Department Head Ms. Amina Al Jabri.
Other members of the ShCT Team include ELC HOS-CTM Mr. Nasser Al Hindasi, ELC HOS-ELP Mr. Ahmad Al Saadi,
ELC QA Coordinator Mr. Elmo Purpura, ITD QA Coordinator Dr. Lemuel Nalugon, and ELC lecturers Mr. Hussein Al Mamari, Mr. Abdallah Al Balushi and Mr. Saif Al Weshahi.
IMCO’s Quality Assurance Manager Dr. Amer Al Habsi welcomed the ShCT Team; whereas, IMCO’s English Department Head Mr . Falah Al Jabri presided over the benchmarking meeting.
Mr. Elmo Purpura presented ELC’s best practices, while Dr. Lemuel Nalugon discussed the best practices of the IT Department.
Mr. Falah Al Jabri also presented IMCO’s best practices on the different areas.
The meeting aimed to identify and discuss the best practices of the two colleges in terms of Curriculum, Student Learning Support, Entry & Exit Standards / Placement Exams, Staff profile, staff professional development and recruitment process.
Representatives from the two colleges also held round table discussions that focused on “Entry (Placement Test) and Exit Standards” (Table 1), “Curriculum and Student Learning Support” (Table 2), and “Recruitment Process , Staff Profile and Staff Professional Development” (Table 3).
Representatives of the two colleges agreed to organize follow-up exercises regarding the first stage of benchmarking; whereas, they discussed the possibility of coming up with an “Agreement of Cooperation” between the two colleges in the future.