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主席序言
Chairman’s Message
Earlier this year, the Council has laid down the blueprint for its future
development in a revised Vision and Mission Statement and a new
Strategic Plan covering a four-year period from October 2015 to
September 2019. While quality remains at the forefront, other core
values such as integrity, independence, transparency and innovation
are also important to us. As we go forward with our revised Vision
and Mission Statement and new Strategic Plan, we shall rely upon our
ongoing efforts with our stakeholders both in achieving the objectives
and meeting the challenges.
Further, in an independent external review undertaken this year, we
have benchmarked our policies, processes and practices in academic
accreditation against the Guidelines of Good Practice (GGP) in
Quality Assurance developed by the International Network for Quality
Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE). The external
review was a rigorous process that involved examination of evidence
and relevant data in a self-evaluation report and interviews with
stakeholders by an independent and highly qualified external panel of
experts. The exercise was a useful tool to evaluate our performance
and identify areas for improvement. It was also intended to test
adherence of our operations to international standards and increase
public confidence in our work.
Another important review that the Council has undertaken in the past
year is the refinement of the Scope of Programme Area Accreditation
(PAA). As an outcome of the review of the Four-stage Quality
Assurance Process, we have set up a Standing Panel on PAA Scope
to advise on the scope of programme areas/sub-areas and to refine
the sub-areas in the list of Areas of Study and Training under the
Qualifications Register. We believe the new classification system,
which will be considered by the Council later this year, will provide
clear guidance regarding the scope of programme area in PAA while
allowing some flexibility of programme design and development.
Throughout the year, HKCAAVQ continued to work in close
collaboration with the Government in support of the Qualifications
Framework (QF), in initiatives such as the Award Titles Scheme, Credit
Accumulation and Transfer and Use of QF credits. We have also
started collaboration with the Macao Special Administrative Region
Government by providing consultancy services to help develop a
quality assurance mechanism and the associated quality assurance
framework for its higher education sector. We appreciate the
opportunity to participate in Macao’s higher education development
and are pleased to share our knowledge and experience with our
neighbour.
較早前，評審局大會修訂願景及使命，
並制定
2015
年
10
月至
2019
年
9
月的策略
發展計劃，勾劃評審局的發展藍圖。評
審局的工作向來以質素為先，我們亦十
分重視誠信、獨立、透明及創新。展望
將來，評審局期待繼續與廣大持份者衷
誠合作，一同持守這些核心價值，務求
實踐使命、達成目標、迎接挑戰。
最近評審局通過高等教育質素保證國際
網絡的獨立外部評審，查核我們的學術
評審政策、程序及工作符合其《優良評
鑑準則》。是次獨立外部評審過程嚴謹，
獨立評審小組除了審察我們提交的一
份全面而證據充分的自我評估報告外，
並進行實地考察及走訪持份者。是次獨
立外部評審不但評估出評審局的工作表
現、幫助我們檢討不足，作出改善，並
證實評審局的工作水平是高度符合國際
認可準則，藉以增加公眾對評審局工作
的信心。
去年評審局進行的重要檢討工作還包括
「學科範圍評審」中使用的學習及培訓範
疇。評審局根據「四階段質素保證程序」
檢討的建議，成立「常設學科範圍委員
會」，統整並修訂資歷名冊內之學習及
培訓範疇及子範疇。有關建議將稍後提
交評審局大會審議；我們相信新分類系
統可提供更清晰的指引，同時給予院校
更大彈性去設計及發展課程。
在報告年內，評審局一如既往與政府保
持緊密合作，支持各項與資歷架構相關
的措施，包括資歷名銜計劃、學分累積
及轉移和採用資歷學分等。此外，我們
受澳門特別行政區政府委託，向其提供
顧問服務，協助澳門建立高等教育質素
保證機制和框架。評審局榮幸能夠與毗
鄰的澳門分享知識及經驗，並且參與當
地的高等教育發展。
