The process first started at 71 schools in the UAE in October 2009, of which 65 were accredited in January 2010?
• Another 40 schools in the Northern Emirates will be examined from October 2010, in Sharjah, Ajman, Ras Al Khaimah, Umm Al Quwain and Fujairah, according to Shaikha Al Shamsi, Director of the Licensure and Accreditation Department at the MOE (Khaleej Times report 19 May 2010). • Accredition of all schools in the Northern Emirates is expected to be complete by 2017.