Transcript QUALITY ASSURING HIGHER EDUCATION IN MALAYSIA : AN

QUALITY ASSURING
HIGHER EDUCATION IN MALAYSIA :
THE MALAYSIAN QUALIFICATIONS
AGENCY (MQA)
Malaysian Qualifications Agency
13-15 November 2009
Legend Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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INTRODUCTION
TO HIGHER EDUCATION IN MALAYSIA
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In the last two decades, Malaysian higher education
has gone through a metamorphosis.
its colonial economy towards knowledge based
economy,(now high income economy)
Massification
Malaysia an “international meeting place of the
minds-regional hub”.
Human capital focus
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Higher education, a regulated field
• Education Act 1996
• Private Higher Educational Institutions Act 1996
(Amended 2009)
• Universities and University Colleges Act 1971 (amended
2009)
• National Council on Higher Education Act 1996
• National Higher Education Funding Act 1997
• Lembaga Akreditasi Negara Act 1996 (Repealed) and
replaced with the Malaysian Qualifications Agency 2007
National Higher Education
Strategic Plans 2007-2020
The Seven Strategic Thrusts• Widening Access and Increasing Equity
• Improving the Quality of Teaching and
Learning
• Intensifying Research and Innovation
• Strengthening of Higher Education Institutions
(HEIs)
• Intensifying Internationalisation
• Enculturation of Lifelong Learning
• Reinforcing MoHE Delivery System
Higher Education and Human
Resource Development in Malaysia
• Ministry of Higher
Education (MOHE)
• Post SPM or O levels
• Public universities (20)
• Private universities (44)
• Polytechnics (25)
• Private Colleges (500+)
• Community Colleges (40)
• 900,000 students (includes
69,164 international students)
Others :
• Ministry of Education–
Pre-school, Primary
secondary education
Teachers Colleges
• Ministry of Human
Resource Development Skills Training
• Others includes Defence,
Health, Youth & Culture,
REPOSITIONING QUALITY ASSURANCE IN
MALAYSIA
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1997 National Accreditation Board (Lembaga Akreditasi Negara, LAN) was
est. for QA of programmes in the private higher education sector
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2002-Quality assurance (audit) division in the Ministry was setup for public
universities
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MQA was established under the Malaysian Qualifications Agency Act 2007
(1//11/07)
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The merger of LAN and the QAD provides for a common quality assurance
platform.
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It symbolizes the maturing Malaysian higher education, changing
government’s policies, trends and societal needs and the need to strengthen
and consolidate.
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Other bodies playing a very important role higher education is the
Depeartment of public service and the statutory profesional bodies
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THE MQA IN OPERATION
• The Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) aspires to
become a credible and internationally recognized higher
education quality assurance body that inspires the
confidence of its stakeholders through competent,
responsible, accountable and transparent good practices.
• The main role of the MQA is to be the guardian of the
Malaysian Qualifications Framework (MQF) as a reference
point for national qualifications, and to oversee quality
assurance practices and accreditation of national higher
education.
• A Council, accreditation committees and executive arm
• Accountable to Minister for Higher Education
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MQA’S CORE ACTIVITIES
• to implement the Malaysian Qualifications Framework (MQF)
• to develop standards and criteria, generic and by disciplines,
as reference for conferment of awards
• to quality assure higher education programmes and
institutions
• to perform function as a national information centre-registry
of accredited qualifications in the Malaysian Qualifications
Register (MQR)
• Others – Self -accrediting inst. certification, Rating (SETARA0
& Academic performance audit
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Principles and values
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Benchmarked against international best
practices
Quality assurance in Malaysian higher
education with a developmental approach
Ensuring compliance to the MQF
Enhancing institutional effectiveness
Voluntariness,
independence
(decision
making), objective, fair, transparent and
collaborative approach
Peer assessment
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Evidence based
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THE MALAYSIAN QUALIFICATIONS
FRAMEWORK (MQF)
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The Malaysian Qualifications Framework (MQF)
classifies higher education qualifications based on a
set of nationally agreed and internationally
benchmarked set of criteria that clarifies the academic
levels, learning outcomes and credit system based on
student academic load. It integrates all national
qualifications and provides pathways that link them
systematically.
• Supporting Outcomes-Based education
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MQF: QUALIFICATION LEVELS AND
PATHWAYS
LIFE LONG
LIFE LONG
LEARNING
LEARNING
Skill
Qualfications
Vocationa l and
Technical
LEVELS
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ADV
DIPLOMA
ADV
DIPLOMA (40C)
SKILLS
DIPLOMA
TECH & VOC
(90C)
DIPLOMA
SKILLS
CERT
TECH & VOC
CERTIFICATE
(60C)
SCHOOL CERT
Academic
DOCTORAL
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POSTGRAD CERT
& DIPLOMA
MASTERS(40)
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GRADUATE CERT
& DIPLOMA
BACHELORS
(120C)
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CREDITS
NOMENCLATURE
HIGHER SCHOOL
CERT;
FOUNDATION(50)
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MATRICULATION
Learner centred /LLL
Each level –*8
generic
learning outcomes
descriptors 8 domains
1.Knowledge
8. Practical skills
2.Values, attitudes and
professionalism
3. Problem solving and
scientific skills
7.Social skills and
responsibilities
6. Information
management and
lifelong learning
skill
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Communications,
leadership and
team skills
4.Managerial and
entrepreneurial
skills
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Credits and Learning
Outcomes
• Credits for quantitative academic load and student
learning time
• Planning in curriculum-T &L activities (relative
value to components-currency)
• Learner centered-volume of learning to achieve
generic level and program learning outcomes
• Credit transfer system – connecting to other Credit
Systems
THE QA FRAMEWORK- Accreditation
And Audit
Uphold the Malaysian Qualifications Framework
• PROVISIONAL ACCREDITATION – is the complying with quality
requirements to obtain approval and to conduct the
programme. A candidacy for full accreditation ; subject to
monitoring
• FINAL / FULL ACCREDITATION is the formal certification that the
awards conferred by the higher education institution are in
accordance with the set standards
• AUDIT- for various purpose; programme maintenance,
registeration of programmes, thematic audit, or full institutional
audit
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9 areas –Quality Assurance
Standards
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Partnering and associations in
Quality Assurance
 Assessors and expert groups
 Close consultation and collaboration with internal and external
stakeholders
 professional bodies,
 Higher education providers
 Students
 Agencies
 Ministries
 Regulated and non regulated professional Bodies
 QA bodies collaborations- confidence and acceptance (staff
exchange, internships and workshops)
 Regional network AQAN (ASEAN Quality Assurance Network),
OIC and international associations (INQAAHE and APQN)
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Challenges
• Transition period begins in 2009
• QA body responding to rapid socialeconomic and institutional changes
• Professionalism
• Volume
• Dealing with diversity
• Stakeholders growth and support
TERIMA KASIH
THANK YOU
[email protected]
mqa.gov.my
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