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Academic Accreditation and Audit
學術評審及核證
HKCAAVQ provides an extensive range of academic accreditation
services, including accreditation of programmes offered by post-
secondary institutions at postgraduate, degree and sub-degree levels,
and non-local learning programmes (NLP) registered or exempted
from registration under the Non-local Higher and Professional
Courses (Regulation) Ordinance (Cap 493). We also conduct
Institutional Reviews (IR) for institutions seeking registration under the
Post Secondary Colleges Ordinance (Cap 320) for degree-awarding
status.
External Review against International
Standards
To evaluate the effectiveness of HKCAAVQ’s accreditation work in
higher education and to be recognised to work in alignment with
international standards, we have taken the initiative to undergo
an external review against the Guidelines of Good Practice (GGP)
developed by the International Network for Quality Assurance
Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE). The outcome of the review
is to determine if our higher education accreditation work aligns with
the GGP.
In the reporting period, HKCAAVQ conducted a critical self-review
and submitted the self-review report to an external review Panel
consisting of local and international experts in higher education and
quality assurance in March 2015. A site visit will take place in June
2015 in which the Panel will meet with Council members and staff as
well as external stakeholders to discuss their views of HKCAAVQ’s
academic accreditation work and its alignment with the GGP.
This external review will enhance the positioning of HKCAAVQ as an
internationally recognised quality assurance agency, increase our
accountability to the community and help foster public understanding
of the value of our work.
評審局為營辦者提供廣泛的學術評審服
務，涵蓋專上教育機構的研究院課程、
學士課程及副學士課程。我們同時為根
據《非本地高等及專業教育（規管）條例》
（第
493
章）註冊或獲豁免註冊的非本地
課程提供評審服務，以及為擬根據《專
上學院條例》（第
320
章）註冊的院校進行
院校評審。
評審局接受外評以比對
國際標準
為評估評審局在高等教育界的評審工
作，是否具備效率及可比對國際標準，
評審局主動邀請高等教育質素保證國際
網絡以其《優良評鑑準則》來評價評審
局的質素保證工作。審視的結果會決定
評審局的評審工作是否符合《優良評鑑
準則》。
在報告期內，評審局進行了一次全面的
自我評估，並已於
2015
年
3
月向評審小
組提交自評報告。評審小組由本地與海
外高等教育及質素保證專家組成，負責
是次外部評審。評審小組於同年
6
月曾
到訪評審局，與評審局成員、評審局職
員及相關持份者會面，以探討他們對評
審局的學術評審工作有何意見，及有關
工作是否符合《優良評鑑準則》。
是次外部評審有助提升評審局作為一所
國際認可質素保證機構的地位，體現我
們對社會的承擔，讓公眾認識到評審工
作的價值。
