About me · Founder of TAS

Tareq Abushawish

Independent researcher and consultant in assessment, learning quality, capacity development and decision support

I connect more than 22 years of experience in education, assessment and capacity building with my research in HR and emotional intelligence to support team development, data interpretation and practical action plans.

Professional work in Arabic and English

Portrait of Tareq Abushawish
Knowledge • Thinking • Impact

From practice to TAS

A journey from learning to people and institutions.

My career began in English language teaching, followed by education development and assessment coordination at UNRWA in Syria. These stages connected everyday work with learners and teachers to designing tools, interpreting results and identifying improvement priorities.

Today I work independently in research, consulting and training. Through TAS, I offer support for role clarity and staff development, data analysis, and facilitated decision-making and strategic planning. These services connect with my research, professional learning and open tools; collaboration starts with a clear question and agreed outputs.

Skills in practice

Skills demonstrated through work.

Analysis, communication, facilitation and organisation are shown here through specific tasks and outputs. Each example states my role, the work’s status and the limits of the evidence.

Evaluation and research design

I frame evaluation questions and develop tools suited to different stakeholder groups and contexts, with clear roles in collaborative work.

Team contribution · design stage; no data collectionView the study design and tools

Training and facilitation

I explain concepts clearly and facilitate their application to workplace tasks through exercises, templates and review of outputs.

Delivered training · 2026 · documented descriptive findingsView the training and outputs

Analysis and decision support

I connect questions to evidence, distinguish results from interpretation and explain analytical limits before making recommendations.

Academic research · 2024 · within the study’s limitsExplore the MBA research methods and analysis

Development planning and follow-up

I translate development needs into actions, support, evidence of progress and a review date, as illustrated in the staff development template.

Open tool · application templateTry the staff development plan

Professional communication and knowledge translation

I organise information into clear explanations, reports and tools, and prepare professional materials in Arabic and English.

Research and publication · critical digital awarenessRead the bilingual research brief

Critical thinking and responsible AI use

I review claims, references and privacy before using AI-generated content in professional work.

Open tool · practical checklistTry the AI content checklist

Professional timeline

Connected stages of experience and practice.

Past institutional experience at UNRWA, followed by independent work and the development of TAS.

  1. Teaching and classroom practice

    English language teaching and learning support at UNRWA in Syria, building the classroom foundation for later teacher development and educational review.

    Explore education expertise →
  2. Education development and capacity building

    Teacher support and review of learning materials and programmes at UNRWA, alongside staff training and applied educational-leadership development.

    Explore strategic-support applications →
  3. Assessment coordination

    Results analysis and quality-framework and tool design at UNRWA, connecting evidence with school-support priorities. This period included the 2025 psychosocial-support and school-counselling study design.

    View the study design →
  4. Independent consulting, research and training

    Developing TAS, delivering applied training, publishing research and digital-awareness content, and supporting bilingual humanitarian proposal design.

    View an institutional training example →

Academic qualifications and research

In-depth study informing practice.

2024 · MBA · HIBA

Business administration — Human Resources

MBA research on emotional intelligence and decision-making effectiveness, connecting evidence with leadership development in humanitarian work settings.

Read the research brief →
2016

Doctoral research in Crisis Management

Managing refugee and asylum-seeker crises while preserving privacy and enabling coexistence.

Explore the dissertation →

How I work

A clear question, evidence in context and a practical output.

  1. 01

    Question

    Understand the need, audience and decision.

  2. 02

    Evidence

    Review available information and its limits.

  3. 03

    Options

    Compare options against impact, resources and risks.

  4. 04

    Action and review

    Turn priorities into actions, responsibilities and review indicators.

Selected professional learning

Credentials supporting professional practice.

2026

Digital Transformation & E-Administration

Trainer certificate from Al-Anwar for Development for preparing and delivering training for Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour staff.

Details and professional context →
OSHA-based

Occupational Safety & Health

Two training certificates totalling 30 hours, within a broader learning pathway in quality, risk management and occupational safety.

Details and professional context →
Explore experience pathways, credentials and their applications →

My working commitments

Rigour in knowledge. Respect for people and context.

I make the limits of evidence clear, protect data privacy and agree scope and outputs before starting. I aim for accessible language and tools suited to the people who will use them.