DIES ASEAN –QA ASSESSOR TRAINING WORKSHOP, MANILA 16-19 OCTOBER 2012

“RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN QUALITY ASSURANCE IN ASEAN”

Zita Mohd FahmiAQAN Executive SecretaryTrainerMalaysian Qualifications Agency

Recap: Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Main Objective –ASEAN Economic Community-

Integration to a single Market (free flow of commodities, services, investment and qualified quality workforce)

10 full members and 1 observer member Highly diverse region Full liberalisation : 2015 Initiatives taken by professional services sector-

12 services (AFAS) How to support mobility of students and

workers?

ASEAN

SEAMEO RIHED & AUN

15 SEAMEOs SEAMEO RIHED- Southeast Asian Ministers of

Education Organisation for Higher Education and Developments Empowering higher education institutions Harmonisation of HE Cultivating globalised Human Resource Advancing knowledge frontier in higher education Promoting University Social responsibility

ASEAN UNIVERSITIES NETWORK (AUN) focuses on internal quality assurance and conduct assessment at programe level of universities

PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH NETWORK FOR QA BODIES ASEAN MINISTERS MEETING ASEAN - SENIOR OFFICIALS MEETING

2007 (SOMED) Initiated by SEAMEO RIHED former

director

Influences and Various Initiatives

Influenced by increasing globalisation, CBHE, international developments – Bologna Process, Accords, UNESCO Revised Regional Convention for Recognition of Qualifications for Asia Pacific

ASEAN and trading partners (EU, EAS, + 3, USA, India, Aus/NZ) National initiatives to improve education and training-all

aspects Student Mobility Programme ( MIT + V) Collaborations between agencies and HEIs Proposal ASEAN Higher Education Space/a call for ASEAN TVET

Framework Higher education space- structured by QF Quality assurance for confidence

Blueprints of Education and Training. Development of EQA and NQF. A simple matrix of EQA/NQF.

Member EQA NQF

Brunei Brunei Darussalam National Accreditation Council (BDAC)

BQF-2011

Cambodia Accreditation Committee of Cambodia (IA)

Pending

Indonesia Badan Akreditasi Nasional (IA and Progrmme)

IQF (2012)

Laos ESQuality assurance Center(Ministry) 2012

Developing

Malaysia Malaysian Qualifications Agency (Programme and IA)

MQF (2007)

Myamar Department of Higher Education Not yet

The Philippines

CHED-(5 accreditation agencies) IA and Programme)

PQF

Thailand Office of National Education Standards and Assessments (ONESQA) (IA)

TQF

Singapore Higher Education Quality Assurance Section(CPE)

Not yet

Vietnam GDETA-National Accreditation Council Developing

Timor Leste QA-IA NQF

Kuala Lumpur Declaration 2008

Formation of AQAN

AQAN Declarations

Kuala Lumpur Declaration 2008 –formation of AQAN

Seri Bengawan Declaration 2011 Adoption of AQAN Constitution

“It has big dreams that include the development of an ASEAN Qualifications Framework and a regional higher education space in the mould of Bologna that would harmonize systems and processes and ease recognition and mobility.”

(AQAN President, 2010)

The aims and purposes of the AQAN are:i. To enhance and sustain the higher education system in

the Southeast Asia region through quality assurance practices;

ii. To seek closer harmonization of the national quality assurance frameworks of the member countries;

iii. To promote and share good practices of quality assurance in higher education in the region;

iv. To collaborate on capacity building of quality assurance in higher education in the region;

v. To share information on higher education and facilitate exchanges and mutual recognition of qualifications within the region and between it and other part of the world; and

vi. To ensure effective association with other international quality assurance networks and higher education organizations.

PROPOSED ASEAN QUALITY FRAMEWORK This brings benefits to countries throughout

the ASEAN region and beyond. “The employment aspirations of ASEAN peoples depend on the recognition of their skills and qualifications, and qualification frameworks enable this. The economies of ASEAN nations will benefit through the development of a more highly skilled and versatile workforce, and the project will therefore contribute to improved productivity, economic development and poverty reduction.”

President Dato’ Dr. Syed Ahmad Hussein, Chief Executive Officer, Malaysian

Qualifications Agency (MQA), MalaysiaVice President

Mr. Ekaphong Lauhathiansind, Deputy Director, The Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA), Thailand

Elected Executive Members Mr. Awang Adinin Md. Salleh, Acting Executive Secretary, Brunei

Darussalam National Accreditation Council (BDNAC), Brunei Prof. Dr. Eduardus Tandelilin, Board Member,National Accreditation

Agency for Higher Education (BAN-PT), Indonesia Dr. Pham Xuan Thanh, Deputy Director General, General Department of

Education Testing and Accreditation (GDETA), Vietnam

Executive SecretaryProf. Zita Mohd. Fahmi, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA), Malaysia

 

ASEAN Quality Assurance Network ASEAN Quality Assurance Network (AQAN)(AQAN)Roundtable MeetingsRoundtable Meetings

Kuala Lumpur, 6-8 July 2008: Country reports: presentation of respective quality assurance systems Inaugural Roundtable Meeting of QAA in ASEAN Region. Kuala Lumpur Declaration: Establishment of ASEAN Quality Assurance Network (AQAN)

Bangkok, 20-22 March 2009. Theme: Assessors: Current Practices and the Next Step, Looking Forward to Common

Practices and Development Second Roundtable Meeting.

Jakarta, 28-30 July 2010. Theme (Seminar-Workshop): Interface between IQA and EQA Policy Dialogue: AQAN, SEAMEO-RIHED, AUN, NIAD-UE, NZQA Third Roundtable Meeting.

Bandar Sri Begawan, 4-6 October 2011 Theme: Building Regional Confidence towards Harmonizing ASEAN Higher Education Election of the 2011-2014 AQAN Executive Board AQAN is to undertake a project to develop ASEAN Quality Assurance Framework in

Higher Education Kuala Lumpur, 10-12 October 2012

Theme: Building Regional Confidence towards Harmonizing the ASEAN + 3 Higher Education

29-30 July 2010, Jakarta: AQAN Seminar-Workshop and 3rd Roundtable Meeting

3-4 November 2010, Kuala Lumpur: Curriculum Development for Joint Quality Assurance Capacity Building Project in ASEAN Countries

2011 4 July 2011, Bonn: AQAN Signed MoU with Partners for the DIES ASEAN-QA Project 4 October 2011, Brunei: AQAN Executive Committee Meeting No. 1/2011 5-6 October 2011, Brunei: 2011 AQAN Seminar and Roundtable Meeting 17-21 October 2011, Bangkok: DIES ASEAN-QA Training Course – External Quality

Assurance Track (Phase 1) 8 November 2011, Kuala Lumpur: AQAN Signed MoU with Universal News

2012 2 March 2012, Cambodia: AQAN Executive Committee Meeting No. 1/2012 19-23 March 2012, Potsdam: DIES ASEAN-QA Training Course – Internal and

External Quality Assurance Track (Phase II) 19 April 2012, Melbourne: INQAAHE Regional Network Meeting 29-30 June 2012, Kuala Lumpur: 1st Meeting of the Task Force to develop ASEAN

QA Framework in Higher Education 9 October 2012, Kuala Lumpur: AQAN Executive Committee Meeting No. 2/2012 10-12 October 2012, Kuala Lumpur: 2012 AQAN Seminar and Roundtable Meeting

Seminar-Workshop on Interfacing IQA, EQA and Seminar-Workshop on Interfacing IQA, EQA and Professional BodiesProfessional BodiesRECOMMENDATION to 2010 AQAN ROUNDTABLE RECOMMENDATION to 2010 AQAN ROUNDTABLE MEETINGMEETING

Internally driven quality assurance is an essential factor in the advancement of Higher Education Institutions (HEI) in ASEAN countries

There is a need to develop National Qualification Framework (NQF) in each ASEAN countries as one of the instruments of interaction among HEI

It is imperative to build trust and mutual recoginition among HEI, QA agencies, and professional bodies in ASEAN countries

QA agencies should actively seek inputs from professional bodies in developing standards and mechanism for accreditation

AQAN Collaborations

Internship programmes Annual Roundtable Meeting and Seminar ASEAN QA Project 2011-2013 Drafting ASEAN Quality Framework

Initial Findings ASEAN Quality Framework

Fundamental to understand the changing landscape of

education and training

Purpose referencing

/not binding

The Future? Who knows?

ASEAN Quality Framework ASEAN Regional Qualifications

Framework ASEAN Credit System ASEAN (Certified) Reviewers ASEAN Recognition Scheme? ASEAN Discipline Standards? Referencing initiatives

Others? Inter-regional framework- Transnational Framework?

CHALLENGES CHALLENGES

Diversity, different phases of higher education, quality assurance and qualifications frameworks development between countries including the system employed in quality assurance

Constraints on finance and resources – currently operates on cost-sharing basis

Building a regional quality framework requires affirmative actions by all stakeholders-all agencies-government/policy makers/SEAMEO RIHED, AQAN/EQAs and higher education institutions. The Challenges

Creating a common language/ currency for accreditation/recognition across sectors

Harmonisation of qualifications in terms of the National Framework (Malaysian Qualifications Framework)

Developing a meta Qualification Framework for ASEAN Mutual Recognition Agreements Developing support and commitment under regional caucus

– ASEM (ASEM Framework), APQN, AQAN and AQAAIW

Thank You.

zita@mqa.gov.my