QUALITY ASSURING HIGHER EDUCATION: ROLE OF MALAYSIAN QUALIFICATIONS AGENCY (MQA) 1  EDUCATION AND TRAINING LANDSCAPE  STRUCTURE OF MQA  QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEM o PRINCIPLES o MALAYSIAN QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK (MQF) o QA CRITERIA o APPROACH o PROFESSIONAL BODIES  ISSUES AND MOVING FORWARD 2 MINISTRY OF EDUCATION PRIVATE PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES & UNIVERSITY COLLEGES TEACHERS TRAINING INSTITUTES INSTITUTES & COLLEGES POLYTECHNICS COMMUNITY COLLEGES VOCATIONAL COLLEGES SCHOOLS MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCES PUBLIC PRIVATE SKILLS TRAINING INSTITUTES OTHER MINISTRIES PUBLIC SPECIALIZED TRAINING INSTITUTES *ARTS & CULTURE, AGRICULTURE, VETERINAR, ISLAMIC STUDIES, HEALTH, COOPERATION ETC. Laws, Regulations & Policies Establishment Licensing • Institutions • Programmes Quality Assurance & • Programme accreditation • Institutional Audits • Malaysian Qualifications Framework Recognition • Employment • Professional Practices • Academic & student mobility National Policies 1. MQF International Practices Stakeholders Consultations 4. Reference Centre 2. Standard Setting Partnership with Professional Bodies Expert Peer Review 3. Quality Audits Internal Quality System of Higher Education Providers General Public MQA COUNCIL COMMITTEES CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ACCREDITATION FOR SCIENCES ACCREDITATION FOR ARTS PUBLIC & INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS INTERNAL AUDIT COUNCIL SECRETARIATE INSTITUTIONAL AUDIT EQUIVALENCY POLICY AND EXPERTISE DEVELOPMENT POLICY & RESEARCH STANDARDS QA TRAINING QUALITY ASSURANCE ACCREDITATION ARTS & HUMANITIES SOCIAL SCIENCES ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY SCIENCES & MEDICINES QA & REFERENCE COORDINATION INSTITUTIONAL AUDIT MANAGEMENT HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FINANCE Qualification –Based (Teaching & Learning) Standard -Based Compliance -Based Evidence -Based Confidence -Building Expert/Peer Review Quality Maintenance -Based Cyclical Enhancement -Led 7 8 Credits MQF Level Sectors Skills Vocational & Technical Lifelong Learning Academic 8 - Doctoral 7 40 30 20 Masters Postgraduate Cert & Dip 6 120 66 36 Bachelor Graduate Dip Graduate Cert 5 4 40 Advanced Diploma Advanced Diploma Advanced Diploma 90 Diploma Diploma Diploma Skills Cert 3 Certificate Certificate 3 2 1 LIVE 60 Accredited Prior Experiential Learning Skills Cert 2 Skills Cert 1 LEARN WORK PLAY 9 8 Domains of Learning Outcomes 8. Managerial & Entrepreneurial Skills 7. Life long Learning & Information Management 6. Critical Thinking & Scientific Approach Knowledge, Skills & Application 1.Knowledge 2. Practical Skill 3. Social Skills & Responsibility 5. Communication & Team Skills 4. Professionalism, Values, Attitudes Ethics 10 10 MQA QUALITY ASSURANCE CRITERIA Vision, Mission, Institutional Goals & Learning Outcomes Programme Design & Delivery Student Assessment Student Selection & Support Services Academic Staff Educational resources Programme Monitoring & Review Leadership, Governance and Administration Continuous Quality Improvement 11 (5) External Stakeholders/MQF/Discipline Standards (1) INPUT Vission, Mission & Educational Goals Program Design / Learning Outcomes Leadership & Administration Student Selection Academic Staff Educational Resources (2) PROCESS (3) OUTCOMES Assessment of Students Grades/Graduates Program Delivery Monitoring Feedback & Report of Program Review Student Support Program Monitoring & Review (4) Continuous Quality Improvement LAW & SYARIAH ACCOUNTING Hospitality and Tourism Guidelines to Good Practices: Student Assessment Traditional and Complementary Medicine Muamalat And Islamic Finance Performing Arts Creative Multimedia Building Surveying CIRCULARS OF MOE ------------------------------------------- CIRCULARS OF MQA ------------------------------------------- STANDARDS PRESCRIBED BY OTHER ACCREDITATION AGENCIES Guidelines to Good Practices: Accreditation Prior Experiential Learning PROGRAM ACCREDITATION • Yet to run programme • Verify compliance of design and preparatory arrangement to standards Full accreditation •Towards the end of program’s first cycle •Verify compliance of delivery to standards Approval / provisional accreditation • At least once in every 3-5 years • Maintenance of MQF compliance • Enhancement Maintenance Audit INSTITUTIONAL AUDIT COMPREHENSIVE THEMATIC SELF ACCREDITATION 14 Provider’s Submission Submission Adequacy Verification Nomination of Pro B’s Experts Expert Initial Reports Site Visit Expert Report Provider’s Feedback on Report Expert Final Report JTC of Pro B Endorsement of Accreditation Committee Note : Pro B – Professional Bodies JTC – Joint Technical Committee Result Release/Registration Pro B’s Meeting 15  Key professional bodies (regulated)  Same format, documentation –single process Applicant Institution of Higher Learning MQA- Joint Technical Committee of Professional Body MQA Professional Body JPA 1 process , documentation, same standards and single visit 16              Board of Engineers Malaysia Board of Architects Malaysia Board of Quantity Surveyors Malaysia Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia Malaysian Medical Council Malaysia Nursing Board Pharmacy Board Malaysia Malaysian Optical Council Malaysian Dental Council Medical Assistant Board Board of Counselors Malaysia Malaysia Institute of Accountants Legal Profession Qualifying Board 17 18  INVOLVEMENT OF INDUSTRIES o STANDARDS o INDUSTRIAL TRAINING / WORK BASED LEARNING o FACILITIES o FEEDBACK ON PERFORMANCE OF GRADUATES  RECOGNITION o ASEAN QUALITY ASSURANCE FRAMEWORK FOR HIGHER EDUCATION o ASEAN QUALIFICATIONS REFERENCE FRAMEWORK o ASIAN NATIONAL INFORMATION CENTER 19 Thank you. 20