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ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AUDIT (APA). The National Higher Education Strategic Plan (PSPTN) Beyond 2020. The National Higher Education Strategic Plan (PSPTN) 7 strategic thrusts : Widening Access and Increasing Equity Improving the Quality of Teaching and Learning
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The National Higher Education Strategic Plan (PSPTN) Beyond 2020 • The National Higher Education Strategic Plan (PSPTN) 7 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 • “3 A’s-APEX, Audit and Accountability”
BACKGROUND-”leveling quality of Higher Education” • One of the transformation challenges • Higher Education Transformation Master Plans 2007-2010 identified 15 projects • The APA has been identified as one of the projects under the 2nd strategic thrust of PSPTN. • The Malaysian Qualifications Agency’s to conduct the Academic Performance Audit (APA) on the 59 universities.
Audits • Form of an external quality assurance in which institutions self assessments against criteria • The quality assurance criteria and standards are intended to help develop, enhance, strengthened the institutional effectiveness • It is dependent on the internal quality assurance system
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AUDIT-Institutional Systemic Health Assessment • Effectiveness of the internal management systems for quality by which institutions manage their core functions, with resources and manpower available; • Strength, • Weaknesses in the academic performance of the universities • Improvements needed, • Actions plans by institutions, • Institutions demonstrate that they have systems and resources in place for institutional effectiveness
Results • Institutions do not ‘pass’ or ‘fail’ • Reports are not intended to penalize or reward institutions accordingly • Information generated-HE trends, differences between institutions-public and private, systems, perspectives, impact of policy implementation, constraint and expectations • May lead to adjustment of audit framework
Report • MQA’s Institutional Audit Committee • Analysis of reports of performance of institution for policy considerations and future plans to assist institutions to improve HE and the institutions further. • Ministry of Higher Education • Institutions concerned • Summary report accessible to public.
APA Project Implementations 1. Information Format-Code of Practice for Institutional Audits (COPIA) • Multi purpose audit code • Comprehensive and thematic, periodic • Information template guided and consistent • COPIA guides institutions to prepare for audits, for audit panels and MQA officers. • Explains the processes, responsibilities & actors • Audit criteria and report writing formats
Implementation of APA Project 2. The project will be conducted in two phases: (i) The Pre-Audit Phase -notice of project (September 2008) -preparation time of Self Review Portfolio (SRP) (ii) The Audit Phase – panel visits to universities (iii) Report submission to MQA and MOHE
Project Schedule-2008-2009 • Schedule of universities for audit visits will be issued in December 2008 (negotiable) • Submission open from December 2008-April 2009 • Audit visits will begin in January for early submissions.
Cooperation • Complete basic documents on time • Clinics • Preparation by universities for visits • Auditors from universities
THANK YOU Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) 14 B, Menara PKNS-PJ 17, Jalan Yong Shook Lin 46050 Petaling Jaya, Selangor www.mqa.gov.my