The Centre for Language Solutions (CLS), Kigali, Rwanda, is accredited by the Forum for Academic Excellence (FAE), an international quality assurance and accreditation organisation operating within the Commonwealth and its wider international academic network. (https://faeforum.org/?p=302#)
The accreditation provides CLS with an international quality-assurance framework through which it can develop and continuously improve its language programmes, academic resources, learning systems, and professional development activities in accordance with established academic quality principles.
The Forum for Academic Excellence (FAE) is an international organisation specialising in academic quality assurance, institutional accreditation, programme validation and the promotion of academic excellence. Operating across the Commonwealth and through its international academic networks, FAE provides quality-assurance frameworks intended to support educational institutions, academic centres and professional organisations in strengthening the quality, relevance and credibility of their programmes and academic activities. FAE’s international orientation enables accredited institutions to participate in wider academic networks and to develop relationships with educational and professional organisations across different Commonwealth jurisdictions and beyond.
CLS accreditation provides an important framework for the Centre’s continued academic and professional development. Through its relationship with FAE, CLS benefits from access to quality-assurance systems and academic processes relating to:
- Language programme validation and review
- Curriculum development and enhancement
- Academic quality assurance
- International Language Testing
- Academic resource development
- Research and scholarly activities
- Academic publishing
- Professional development and training
- International academic networking and collaboration
The accreditation therefore supports CLS’s commitment to maintaining a culture of continuous improvement, academic integrity and quality education.
The FAE accreditation also strengthens CLS’s ability to connect its language programmes with the wider international language education and assessment environment. Through FAE’s international academic networks, CLS can develop appropriate relationships and pathways with organisations involved in internationally recognised language testing, teaching and certification within the Commonwealth and wider international community. These include language-testing and language-teaching systems associated with examinations and qualifications such as IELTS, TOEFL, TFL, TESL and other recognised language assessments and professional certifications, subject to the individual requirements and authorisation of the respective organisations.
This creates opportunities for CLS to support learners and professionals seeking language competence for:
- University and college admission;
- International study;
- Employment and professional development;
- Migration and international mobility;
- Academic research;
- Professional communication; and
- International certification.
Based in Kigali, Rwanda, CLS is committed to providing language education that responds to the needs of Rwanda, Africa and the wider international community. The FAE accreditation strengthens this international orientation by providing CLS with a recognised quality-assurance framework and opportunities for engagement with academic networks beyond Rwanda. CLS seeks to combine international academic quality with African relevance, developing language programmes and resources that reflect the needs of learners, educators, institutions and professionals in a multilingual and increasingly interconnected world.
