Study on Quality Assurance of Higher Education and Outcome-Based Education in Bangladesh

Education is a vital tool for the socioeconomic development of a country and higher education institutions need to serve quality education to upgrade student’s required skills to increase their professional career. The present world is a global village and our students should have global standard quality education to serve the global society. Outcome-Based Education (OBE) system has attracted significant interest from industries, academicians, governments, accreditation agencies and students due to global initiatives. The success of the Outcome-Based Education process depends upon sustainable quality assurance practices by higher education institutions. Objectives of this article are to find some elements that can influence on quality assurance system and uplift the skills of Bangladeshi graduates. Promoting the quality assurance process of OBE requires careful planning and active collaboration among stakeholders. There was an alarming increase of jobless graduates in Bangladesh. The government has taken strong steps recently to enhance the quality assurance in higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) in Bangladesh. We should introduce work-oriented learning at the tertiary level of education. For this, some prerequisite steps such as modifying the current curriculum, designing and offering work-oriented courses, and making strong connections with potential employers’ accreditation agencies. Transparency and accountability required using assess the quality of HEIs. Strong motivation work is required to change the mindset of our youths to come back work work-oriented learning.