National Qualifications and Quality Assurance Authority for Education and Training (NAQQAET)

His Majesty King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa the King of Bahrain has issued a Decree No. (83) for 2012 organising the National Qualifications and Quality Assurance Authority for Education and Training NAQQAET (formerly known as the Quality Assurance Authority for Education and Training QAAET).
The NAQQAET now comprises of five units. A new unit called ”National Qualification Framework (NQF) Unit” was established along with the present four units (Schools Review Unit; National Examinations Unit; Vocational Review Unit; and Higher Education Review Unit). The NQF Unit will run the operations of the National Qualification Framework and establish communications with national and international bodies that are involved with Education and Training Frameworks.
It is foreseen that the NQF will further enhance the Authority‟s main objectives in improving the quality and performance of education and training sectors within the Kingdom. The NQF emphasizes the value of qualifications by mapping those qualifications on the framework according to a set of educational quality standards that are on par with global standards.