Chairman of the Executive Council Resolution No. (24) of 2018 Concerning Additional Competencies of the Department of Education and Knowledge

Chairman of the Executive Council Resolution
No. (24) of 2018
Concerning Additional Competencies of the
Department of Education and Knowledge
We, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince, Chairman of the
Executive Council,
Having reviewed:
• Law No. (1) of 1974 concerning the reorganisation of the Governmental
Body in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and its amendments;
• Law No. (9) of 2018 concerning the Establishment of the Department of
Education and Knowledge; and
• Based on what was presented to and approved by the Executive Council,
Issued the following Resolution:
Article (1)
In order to achieve its objectives, the Department shall assume the following
additional competencies:
1. Prepare and implement the regulation of teacher licensing and practice
of the profession of training for all educational entities in the Emirate in
coordination with the Ministry of Education and obtain the approval of it
from the Executive Council.
2. Take all necessary procedures to ensure the quality of education and
educational outcomes and lay down the educational standards, including
the standards of assessment of employees’ performance.
3. Prepare the plans and programs that ensure the encouragement of

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technical and vocational training and education and supervise their
implementation with the concerned entities.
4. Establish educational entities in the Emirate.
5. Determine the needs and priorities of the Emirate in the fields of
scientific research, lay down the adequate mechanisms to finance it
from the public and private sectors, and obtain the approval of it from
the Executive Council.
6. Establish an education database in the Emirate.
7. Enhance and facilitate investment in the education sector in coordination
with the concerned entities.
8. Lay down the standards of equivalency and authentication of certificates
issued by any educational entity in the Emirate in coordination with the
concerned entities.
9. Plan, supervise and the future development of school buildings and
other educational facilities, including the development of the databases
required for asset management.
10. Lay down special standards for the maintenance of school buildings and
educational facilities in the Emirate.
11. Provide consulting and technical services to the educational entities
and coordinate between them in order to implement their respective
educational plans.
12. Lay down the disciplinary regulations and administrative measures as
well as the regulations of their implementation on all educational entities
and their employees in the Emirate upon the approval of the Executive
Council.
13. Decide upon the complaints related to the education sector in the

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Emirate and issue the resolutions required for the settlement of any
disputes arising within this sector.
14. Any other competencies or duties assigned to the Department by the
Executive Council.
Article (2)
Any text or provision contrary to the provisions of this Resolution shall be
repealed.
Article (3)
This Resolution shall be effective from the date of its issuance and shall be
published in the Official Gazette.
Issued by us in Abu Dhabi
On: 20 February 2018
Corresponding to: 4 Jumada Al Akher 1439 H
Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Crown Prince
Chairman of the Executive Council

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