Quality in Higher Education

You can fool all recently, you can fool some all the time, but you can not fool everyone all the time. John Fitzgerald Kennedy

The reality of this in the case of Venezuela, has a very particular scenario very different from what has been used, because today is manifested great turbulence, uncertainty on topics that are very significant for any country, such as economic, political, social, legal certainty, justice, health, education, to name a few.

This is a consequence of a radical change that has occurred in recent years, when he assumed the leadership of power, Lt. Col. Hugo Chavez, who has identified what he called XXI Century Socialism, inspired in some respects with the revolutionary ideas of Simon Bolivar, to the point that gave life to what is known as the Bolivarian Revolution.

Indeed, this has had a significant impact on the lifestyle of Venezuela, in his quality of life in many sectors such as business, health, housing, and, as we are interested in addressing the education, specifically in its capacity to higher education, which at present leaves much to be said.

Very valid points about what Juan Carlos Callejas, that quality has become a major concern in the field of Higher Education. This is because meeting the needs of society and the expectations raised by the higher education ultimately depends on the quality of teachers, programs and students as well as infrastructure and academia. The quest for quality has multiple aspects, measures to enhance the quality of higher education should aim to achieve institutional goals and improving the system itself.

There are many Venezuelan universities, whether public or private to note the absence of academic quality, impacting significantly on training, professional training tailored to the needs of the present, because it is clearly seen in many of them, lack of management College efficient, effective, productive, that ensures academic excellence.

What are some causes that led to this lack of quality education in these universities?

We could point among some:

Ill-defined professional profiles, which are not adapted to reality requires skills Lack of Teachers with a well-defined, involving quality of their knowledge, pedagogy, proactiveness, innovation, creativity, integration visiónPoca relevance and scope of the investigation is , poor use of it, Untying the realities that the country afrontaDesvinculación with programs of different races GobiernoProgramas outdated, untying the health sector, business and even with other universidadesUtilización inadequate human capital, talent universitariaAusencia community transformations required to ensure Poor academic excellence in service management Absence management authorities eficienteDeficientes educational opportunities burocraciaDesperdicio administrativosExcesiva systems that generate and use properly linked TIC.Anclamiento in offering careers and not suitable to the reality of current scenarios. Specifically, the university authorities must undertake to restructure all aspects that involocrua the guarantee of academic quality.

In this regard, it is interesting Vistremundo indicating Aguila, to bear in mind that to develop a process of evaluation and accreditation of university quality, not just an academic or philosophical definition of this concept, it is necessary to define a concept of quality certain features that allow you to:

· To be operational, ie elements can be translated into easily manageable within a guide, model or evaluation procedure.

· That cover of one form or another substantive functions of the university

· That concept implying the assessment or evaluation.

· That is connected with social relevance.

In conclusion, given the crisis facing the Venezuelan universities where the quality of higher education has been affected, it is urgent that the authorities are committed to rescue, because the country before the turbulence actually present, requires well-trained professionals, take very into account that for example on this aspect Wompner Hardy said Fredy Garcia, that vocational training should be rethought to address what should be taught effectively in undergraduate and be able to separate the important from the accessory, which will undoubtedly a reformulation of the organization of higher education. The modern company needs highly educated workers in general (ability to establish social and labor relations in the workplace, flexibility, willingness to work in teams, creativity, willingness to learn continuously) rather than specific skills for a particular job (C. Cox, 1997). Today, leadership skills, communication, creativity and entrepreneurship are essential skills for any career in engineering or management, as well as empathy, communication and motivation are also in careers such as education, medicine, psychology or another social area . These skills closely linked to the personality can be developed and trained, although this should be assessed first and then realize their incorporation into the programs of many careers that require it.

Furthermore, it is true, being attentive to the quality assurance be considered the relevance of ensuring the safety and sign as we consider that to ensure quality training of our advanced human capital is essential to maintain and strengthen diversity within a framework of quality assurance studies, improve the average discharge, reduce dropout rates and renitencia; promote the relationship between higher education and business, and the equivalence of quality of certificates and degrees obtained (Brunner J ., 2003). Of course, the quality assurance should be developed through a joint effort between the State and institutions of higher education. In this effort to be understood that the quality is not a quality that has an institution but a process of continuous improvement that has implemented an institution and is in constant development.

Retired teacher,? Rea Faces Graduate, University of Carabobo.Programa Quality management expertise and productivity.

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