ACCREDITATION DEPARTMENT
This department is headed by the Accreditation Secretary under the office of the CEO who operationalizes the functions of Accreditation committee under Section 13 (a)-(l) of the Nutritionists and Dieticians Act, No. 18 of 2007 (Amendment) in Health Laws (Amendment) Act 2019.
Annual key result areas include the following:
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To develop a framework for monitoring the accreditation department activities within the 1st quarter of 2021/ 20222.
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To recruit 10 inspectors for training institutions by the end of June 2022.
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To organize quarterly accreditation meetings to review accreditation activities.
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To develop a KNDI monitoring tool for training institutions and professionals.
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To provide for proper training of persons to be registered and licensed through preparation of syllabus of instruction and training courses.
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To prepare and conduct examinations bi-annually while charging appropriate examination fees for persons seeking registration under the Act
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To prepare and implement regulations to be made by the Institute regarding the standard of proficiency to be gained in each examination for a diploma, degree or other award
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Develop and implement regulations for internship programmes from students of nutrition and dietetics during pre-service training
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Set up a capacity building framework for quality assurance units to generally carry out broad perspectives of quality management systems
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Develop, review and implement standards for training institutions for purposes of accreditation and licensing
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Engage inspectors for various functions of the committee who shall serve on such terms and conditions as the council may determine from time to time
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Participate actively in the committee of food and drugs authority within the Health Act
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Review the authenticity and appropriateness of documents to be presented for purposes of examination, internship, registration and licensing
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Coordinate with the Chairperson of Accreditation to spearhead systems audit and certification of processes of the Institute