Education and Training Evaluation Commission

{{Short description|Saudi government organization}}

{{Infobox government agency

| name = Education and Training Evaluation Commission

| logo = Saudi ETEC logo.png

| jurisdiction = Government of Saudi Arabia

| headquarters = Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

| website = {{URL|https://etec.gov.sa/}}

}}

The Education and Training Evaluation Commission (ETEC) ({{Langx|ar|هيئة تقويم التعليم والتدريب}}), formerly known as the Education Evaluation Authority,{{Cite book |last1=Clarke |first1=Marguerite |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5tIxEAAAQBAJ&dq=Education+and+Training+Evaluation+Commission+(Saudi+Arabia)&pg=PT44 |title=Primer on Large-Scale Assessments of Educational Achievement |last2=Luna-Bazaldua |first2=Diego |date=2021-06-08 |publisher=World Bank Publications |isbn=978-1-4648-1660-4 |language=en}} is a government organization responsible for planning, evaluation, assessment, and accreditation of educational and training systems in Saudi Arabia in coordination with the Ministry of Education.{{Cite web |title=هيئة تقويم التعليم والتدريب توقع مع 70 شركة تعليمية للاعتماد المدرسي لمدارسها » صحيفة الإخبارية 24 |url=https://www.afifnp.com/?p=4466392 |access-date=2024-12-23 |language=ar-SA}}{{Cite web |title=عام / مجلس إدارة هيئة تقويم التعليم والتدريب يعتمد الخطة الإستراتيجية للهيئة 2023 - 2027 |url=https://www.spa.gov.sa/2376835 |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=spa.gov.sa |language=ar}}

Established in 2017 following the council of ministers’ decree No. 120, as a governmental entity, ETEC is independent both legally and financially and reports directly to the prime minister. The organization of the commission in its new entity was issued in 2019, in accordance with the council of ministers resolution No.{{Cite web |title=توقيع عقود اعتمادات لواحد وعشرين برنامجاً أكاديمياً مع هيئة تقويم التعليم والتدريب - وكالة الجامعة للتطوير وخدمة المجتمع {{!}} جامعة أم القرى |url=https://uqu.edu.sa/App/News/109012 |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=uqu.edu.sa}}{{Cite web |title=تفاصيل النظام |url=https://laws.boe.gov.sa/BoeLaws/Laws/LawDetails/125423ca-43d6-40f5-9e2d-a9a700f20110/1 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240919173727/https://laws.boe.gov.sa/BoeLaws/Laws/LawDetails/125423ca-43d6-40f5-9e2d-a9a700f20110/1 |archive-date=2024-09-19 |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=laws.boe.gov.sa |language=ar}} 108 to strengthen its mission as a specialized authority to evaluate, measure, and accredit qualifications in the field of education and training for public and private sectors, as well as to raise their quality, efficiency, and their contribution to the service of the economy and national development in coherence with the kingdom's Vision-2030.{{Cite web |title=وزارة التعليم {{!}} وزارة التعليم وهيئة تقويم التعليم والتدريب توقعان مذكرة تفاهم لتعزيز التكامل في تحقيق مستهدفات رؤية المملكة 2030 في إعداد جيل ينافس عالمياً |url=https://www.moe.gov.sa/ar/mediacenter/MOEnews/Pages/ms-1443-234.aspx |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=www.moe.gov.sa |language=ar-SA}}{{Cite web |last=خبراني |first=قاسم |date=2019-07-14 |title="تقويم التعليم": من اجتاز "كفايات المعلمين" قبل 10 أعوام سيحصل على رخصة مهنية |url=https://sabq.org/saudia/kzsjmh |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=صحيفة سبق الالكترونية |language=ar}}