Vision of QUEST-Nepal
We the educationists in Nepal are called to produce and promote students who care for others and who find solution to problem in their life through knowledge they get from their education, and thus making them total quality persons who would be the pride of the nation.
Mission
Introducing Students’ Quality Circle from primary level to university level academic institutions in Nepal to make every Student a highly productive and cooperative future citizens being smart as well as having good personality
Objective
• Institutionalizing promotional and training activities for implementing Students’ Quality Circle in academia;
• Creating the necessary environment where teachers, students, parents and community work towards developing students in a manner that would be highly productive and contribute positively to the society;
• Developing positive attitudes among students toward their peers, teachers and the society;
• Enhancing personality characters like self confidence, communication skills, emotional stability, team spirit , problem solving attitudes, commitment to work and desire to excel among students;
• Representing Nepal as a board member of the World Council for Total Quality and Excellence in Education (WCTQEE)
Strategy and Programs
Structuring QUEST-Nepal as a not-for-profit, non governmental educational development organization at a national level through developing institutional and individual memberships;
Organizing international Conventions on students’ Quality Circle in Nepal and also sending participants representing Nepal in International Conventions organized outside Nepal, as and when asked by the World Council for Total Quality and Excellence in Education;
Conducting Awareness programs, seminars, workshops and training to parents, principals, teachers and students on Students’ Quality Circles;
Creating, collecting disseminating various resources like book, periodicals, news letter and audio –visuals necessary for the promotion of Students’ Quality Circle.
Milestone
1999 December
First Students’ Quality Circle was formed with seven students of the Himalaya Vidya Mandir, Sifal Kathmandu. The Circle participated in the second International Convention on Students Quality Control Circle held in Lucknow, India.
1999 till date
Each year Students Quality Circle are Participating in international Conventions held at different parts of the world, India, Mauritius, USA, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka.
2001 August
Nepal from the students’ Quality circle was established informally in Dharan Eastern Nepal at Bijaypur High School which is merged with this national level organization QUEST Nepal 2006
2005 till date
First national convention on Students’ Quality Circle was held at St. Xavier School, Jawalakhel, Lalitpur Nepal. Second National Convention was held at DAV Sushil Kedia Viswabharati School, Jhamsikhel, Lalitpur. Third National Convention is going to be held at Little Angels’ School, Hattiban Lalitpur.
2006 August
Book entitled “guide book on Students’ Quality Circles: An Approach to Prepare Total Quality People” was published by Network for Quality Productivity and Competitiveness, Nepal for QUEST-Nepal.
Annual Membership fee
Institutional Membership Rs 2000 per institution
Individual Membership Rs 1000 per person
