As part of the Directorate for Quality and Standards in Education (DQSE), the Accreditation Unit is responsible for establishing and ensuring high quality educational standards through the accreditation of programmes targeting students in compulsory education. The accreditation process is a two staged process consisting of desk review and evaluation of the proposed programmes. The educational institution interested in providing accredited programmes, whether formal or non-formal, should apply for accreditation through the programme accreditation process according to the quality standards established by the DQSE.