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*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 MALAYSIAIn the last two
decades, Malaysian higher education has gone through a
metamorphosis. its colonial economy towards knowledge based
economy,(now high income economy)MassificationMalaysia an
international meeting place of the minds-regional hub.Human capital
focus
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Higher education, a regulated fieldEducation Act 1996Private
Higher Educational Institutions Act 1996 (Amended 2009)Universities
and University Colleges Act 1971 (amended 2009)National Council on
Higher Education Act 1996National Higher Education Funding Act 1997
Lembaga Akreditasi Negara Act 1996 (Repealed) and replaced with the
Malaysian Qualifications Agency 2007
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National Higher Education Strategic Plans 2007-2020The 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 InternationalisationEnculturation of Lifelong
Learning Reinforcing MoHE Delivery System
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Higher Education and Human Resource Development in
MalaysiaMinistry of Higher Education (MOHE)Post SPM or O
levelsPublic universities (20) Private universities
(44)Polytechnics (25)Private Colleges (500+)Community Colleges
(40)900,000 students (includes 69,164 international students)
Others :Ministry of EducationPre-school, Primary secondary
education Teachers CollegesMinistry of Human Resource Development
-Skills TrainingOthers includes Defence, Health, Youth &
Culture,
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*1997 National Accreditation Board (Lembaga Akreditasi Negara,
LAN) was est. for QA of programmes in the private higher education
sector
2002-Quality assurance (audit) division in the Ministry was
setup for public universities
MQA was established under the Malaysian Qualifications Agency
Act 2007 (1//11/07)
The merger of LAN and the QAD provides for a common quality
assurance platform.
It symbolizes the maturing Malaysian higher education, changing
governments policies, trends and societal needs and the need to
strengthen and consolidate.
Other bodies playing a very important role higher education is
the Depeartment of public service and the statutory profesional
bodies
REPOSITIONING QUALITY ASSURANCE IN MALAYSIA
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*THE MQA IN OPERATIONThe 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 armAccountable to Minister
for Higher Education
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*MQAS 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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*Benchmarked against international best practices Quality
assurance in Malaysian higher education with a developmental
approachEnsuring compliance to the MQFEnhancing institutional
effectiveness Voluntariness, independence (decision making),
objective, fair, transparent and collaborative approachPeer
assessment Evidence basedPrinciples and values
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*THE MALAYSIAN QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK (MQF) 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 PATHWAYSLIFE LONG LEARNING SCHOOL
CERT12345678APELLEVELSCREDITSNOMENCLATURE
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**pzv6. Information management and lifelong learning
skill4.Managerial and entrepreneurial skills8. Practical
skills1.Knowledge2.Values, attitudes and professionalism3. Problem
solving and scientific skills 7.Social skills and responsibilities
5. Communications, leadership and team skills*8Learner centred
/LLLEach level generic learning outcomes descriptors 8 domains
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Credits and Learning Outcomes Credits for quantitative academic
load and student learning timePlanning in curriculum-T &L
activities (relative value to components-currency) Learner
centered-volume of learning to achieve generic level and program
learning outcomesCredit transfer system connecting to other Credit
Systems
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*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 THE QA
FRAMEWORK- Accreditation And Audit
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9 areas Quality Assurance Standards *
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Partnering and associations in Quality AssuranceAssessors and
expert groupsClose consultation and collaboration with internal and
external stakeholdersprofessional bodies, Higher education
providersStudentsAgencies 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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ChallengesTransition period begins in 2009QA body responding to
rapid social-economic and institutional
changesProfessionalismVolumeDealing with diversityStakeholders
growth and support
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*TERIMA KASIHTHANK YOU
[email protected]
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