The Abu Dhabi Education Council aims at meeting the development goals of the emirate by managing, guiding and implementing various educational development strategies and initiatives in Abu Dhabi.

1. Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC)
The Role of Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC)

2. ADEC (Abu Dhabi Education Council )
▪ Introduced in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi
▪ Established by His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan
▪ The council aims at meeting the development goals of the emirate by
▪ Various educational development strategies and initiatives in Abu
Dhabi.
managing
 guiding
implementing

3. Public Schools ranging from
kindergarten to adult education
centers
around 185 Private Schools
around 18 Higher Education
institutions.
Abu Dhabi Education
Council (ADEC)
ADEC manages the education system by dividing it into three

4. Role of ADEC in Educational FrameworkRole of ADEC in Educational Framework
 Deliver technical assistance for developing education and education institutions in the
Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
 Plan education strategies in synchronization with the Ministry of Education within the
framework of the UAE’s general education policy
 Improve the capabilities of education institutions and employees by conducting studies
and making suggestions to develop education and vocational training
 Offer technical and solid assistance to educational institutions
 Provide training for graduates and expose them to wide range of employment
opportunities, thus raising the standard of education and vocational training.

5.  Support relations between educational institutions and the private sector
 Enable educational institutions to implement the education plans of the Emirate by
providing them with assistance, counseling and technical services.
 Create an educational database for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi
 Inspire the private sector to provide quality education services, based on existing laws.

6. ADEC is responsible for
dealing
guiding
adopting
 implementing
Various educational development strategies and initiatives in Abu Dhabi.

7. ADEC implemented a number of key initiatives to ensure world class education in
Abu Dhabi.
a) Irtiqa’a Program, a comprehensive school inspection system to monitor and
benchmark performance quality education in our schools.
b) The council’s school inspections are similar to the Dubai school inspections
conducted by the DSIB division of the KHDA (Knowledge& Human
Development Authority).
c) School master plan to ensure high quality education for all school-aged children
d) Library upgrade project to transform traditional libraries to 21st century Learning
Resource Centers.
e) P-12 education system to organize education from Kindergarten through to Grade
12

8. ADEC
Special concern for special education
needs
Special education is offered for students
with disabilities
Autism spectrum
disorder
Intellectual
disability
Hearing impairment, speech and
language disorder
Multiple
disabilities

9. The role of the council’s professional development for educators and
school leaders is to help them achieve the ADEC Professional Standards.
 This also supports school leaders to lead their schools more efficiently.
 With higher education as the major concern of the Emirate, they have 18
HE institutions, offering a superb range of courses and facilities.

10. ResouRces
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