The Center has been one of the active units in The Academic Support Services Sector since the approval of the new organizational structure of PAAET in 2008. Since its establishment in 1986, it has been called the Center for Measurement and Evaluation and it has been part of the applied education and research sector. The establishment of the center is in line with the plans and objectives of PAAET, which is keen on using modern methods in measuring the performance of teaching and educational programs.
In the early 1990s, the Professional Development unit joined the Center (which was also an independent unit and part of the training sector). This unit aims at developing the skills and abilities of teaching and training members. Thus, it has become known as the Center of Measurement, Evaluation, and Professional Development.
Since then, this developmental center plays an important role in seeking to determine the academic and educational levels of faculty members through the submission of questionnaires regarding various educational and academic aspects, as well as measuring the relationship between students and faculty members. The Center also offers several training programs aimed at developing the professional, specialized and technical aspects that are of interest to the of the teaching and training members, in order to train them to use the latest teaching methods. Moreover, such programs helps in learning about the latest academic developments and the advanced technological means in the teaching and learning process, in order to keep up with the rapid change, cognitive explosion, and technological development.
Since its establishment, the Center has been directed by a number of distinguished faculty members:
- Huda al-Hilal, College of Business Studies
- Dr. Muhammed al-Zamil College of Basic Education
- Wafaa al-Gghanem College of Business Studies
- Dr. Ahmed Buzaber College of Basic Education
- Dr. Fawziya al-Abd al-Ghafur, College of Basic Education
- Dr. Nabil al-Qallaf, College of Basic Education
- Dr. Fahaad al-Harbi, College of Business Studies
- Dr. Ahmad al-Sanea, College of Basic Education
The Center's mission:
Providing analytical and developmental services to PAAET's members through comprehensive training programs to develop PAAET and what is offers to society.
The Center's Vision:
Creating a leading developmental center by developing the performance of PAAET's members.
The Center's Objectives:
- Improving the skills of faculty and training members, and their job performance.
- Training faculty and training members to use the cutting edge educational methods and technology.
- Providing faculty and training members with the necessary skills to develop and update the curricula.
- Raising awareness of the importance of training and its role in achieving the professional development of the training members.
- Providing specialized training programs for faculty and training members in scientific research methods skills.