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20th Anniversary
Professor LEE Keng-mun, WilliamExecutive Director
HONG KONG COUNCIL FOR ACCREDITATION OF ACADEMIC AND VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS (HKCAAVQ)
3 October 2014
The Four-stage QA Process:
EQA for IQA
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Content
• Context for EQA in Hong Kong
• Role and functions of HKCAAVQ
• Four-stage QA Process• Balance between EQA & IQA
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Hong Kong Qualifications Framework (HKQF)
• Promote lifelong learning• Order and support qualifications
– Mainstream academic education– Vocational education– Continuing education
• 7-levels characterised by generic level descriptors• For all post-secondary qualifications• Outcome-based• Quality assurance on a voluntary basis
http://www.hkqf.gov.hk/guic/HKQF_GLD.asp
8,037 qualifications on the QR from 236 operators (as at 12.9.2013)
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UGC-fundedinstitutions
Self-financingoperations
Non UGC-fundedinstitutions
QAC
JQRC
Degree or above
Senior year intake & top-up degree
Sub-degree
HKCAAVQ
Degree or above
Senior year intake & top-up degree
Sub-degree
QA for HE in HK – a Mixed System
Degree or above
Senior year intake & top-up degreeQAC
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Accredited Qualifications on HKQR (as at 2014.9.12)
Total: 8,037 accredited qualifications by 236 operatorsTotal: 8,037 accredited qualifications by 236 operators
2,300 QF L5-7 qualifications
10% accredited by HKCAAVQ
90% self-accredited by HEI
2,300 QF L5-7 qualifications
10% accredited by HKCAAVQ
90% self-accredited by HEI
5,737 QF L1-4 qualifications5,737 QF L1-4 qualifications
79% accredited by HKCAAVQ
17% reviewed by JQRC
4% self-accredited by HEI
79% accredited by HKCAAVQ
17% reviewed by JQRC
4% self-accredited by HEI
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• The only statutory accreditation body in Hong Kong (Cap 1150)
• Quality assurance of non-self-accrediting institutions and programmes
• Self-financing, no recurrent Government subsidy
• Accreditation Authority for academic and vocational sectors (Cap 592)
• Qualification Registrar (QR) Authority (Cap 592)
Role and functions of HKCAAVQ
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Statutory accreditation authority under Cap 592 to support HKQF and ensure quality of academic and vocational qualifications on HKQR
Target Operators Methodology
1 ALL local HE and vocational operators and schools (except those under the regime of QAC and JQRC) seeking recognition under HKQF
Four-stage QA Process
2 Non-local programme (NLP) operators seeking recognition of NLP under HKQF
Non-local Programme Accreditation
3 Operators seeking registration as post-secondary colleges (Cap 320)
Institutional Review for Cap 320
Role and functions of HKCAAVQ
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4-Stage Quality Assurance Process
• Designed to ensure the integrity of the QF
• Implemented since May 2008• Both academic and vocational
accreditation services• Voluntary• Fee-charging
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Stage 1: Initial
Evaluation(IE)
Stage 2: Learning
ProgrammeAccreditation
(LPA)
Learning
ProgrammeRe-accreditation
(Re-LPA)
Stage 3: Programme
AreaAccreditation
(PAA)
Stage 4: Periodic Review
(PR)
4-Stage Quality Assurance Process
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Guiding principles of the Four-stage QA Process
• Fitness for purpose• Peer review• Evidence-based• Transparency• Threshold
standards
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4-Stage QA Processin support of QF
Stage 1: Initial Evaluation (IE)
To assess organizational competency in running QF-recognised programmes at specified QF levels.
IE status is linked to the approved QF level or below and is valid for two years.
Operators must have valid IE status to operate accredited learning programmes.
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4-Stage QA Processin support of QF
Stage 2: Learning Programme Accreditation (LPA)
To evaluate if programme meets the required QF standards and the stated learning outcomes. and deliver the intended learning outcomes that meet the QF standards.
When a learning programme is successfully accredited, the qualification can be entered into the QR for the approved validity period.
Learning Programme Re-accreditation (re-LPA) is the cyclical evaluation of an accredited learning programme, which determines whether the learning programme continues to meet the stated objectives.
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4-Stage QA Processin support of QF
Stage 3: Programme Area Accreditation (PAA)
PAA is conferred on programme providers with sufficient quality assurance competency and maturity at the organisational level and a good track record in delivery of their validated programme(s).
To assess if operator is competent to develop and offer new programmes within a defined scope of programme areas and at specified QF levels.
Upon gaining PAA, a provider may develop and operate learning programmes within an approved scope of programme area(s) at specified QF Level(s) for an approved period of time (validity period).
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4-Stage QA Processin support of QF
Stage 4: Periodic Review (PR)
To periodically monitor if operator is competent to maintain the PAA status.
To determine whether an Operator continues to maintain robust internal QA systems to self-monitor and ensure that their operation meets their stated objectives, and whether their learning programmes meet the QF standards in the specified programme area(s)
PR is used to ascertain whether the internal quality assurance processes of the provider continue to be effective and sound
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Each stage builds on the previous one and allows Operators to demonstrate their maturity in developing and operating accredited programmes over time and to construct a track record of successful accreditation.
The four stages allow room for the growth and development of Operators, leading to the opportunity to gain self-accrediting status in programme areas of proven strength and quality assurance capacity.
4-Stage QA Processin support of QF
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Accreditation Criteria: combined IE and LPA
Initial Evaluation
• Organisational Management
• Financial and Physical Resources
• Staffing and Staff Development
• QA
Learning Programme Accreditation• Programme Objectives & Learning Outcomes• Programme Structure and Content• Admission Requirements• Teaching and Learning• Student Assessment• Staffing and Staff Development• Financial and Physical Resources• Student Support Services• QA (including Programme Development and
Management)• Student Records and Information Management
4+10 = 11 Accreditation Criteria
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Accreditation Process
Week 1-4 Initial examination of accreditation documentFacilitating phasePanel formation
Week 5-8 Panel’s initial comments and operator’s responses
Week 9-10 On-site visit or meeting
Week 11-19 Report writing
Week 20 Notification of outcome
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Accreditation Outcome
Possible OutcomesApproval Approval with
- Pre-conditions (effect the approval after fulfilment) - Requirements (maintain the approval after fulfilment) - Recommendations (non-binding)
Non-approval
Validity Period IE: 2 years LPA: normally n+1 years depending on the quality
of the programme
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Balance between EQA & IQA
The Four-stage QA Process is designed to progressively develop Operators’ competency in self-review, self-monitoring and enhancement of their internal quality assurance capacity.
The external accreditation exercises help Operators develop internal mechanisms to improve the quality of their institutional operations and learning programmes.
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Balance between EQA & IQA
During the process of re-LPA, the Operator is expected to demonstrate continuous improvement as a result of its internal QA procedures over the validity period.
PAA determines whether Operators have well balanced and robust internal quality assurance systems to self-monitor and accredit their own programmes, given their track records of self-monitoring and assuring the standards of their accredited learning programme(s)
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