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Executive Director’s Report
ᐼ฀ԫజѓ

In regard to the international engagement, HKCAAVQ continued ί਷ყஹᖩձΥЪ˙ࠦd൙ᄲ҅ၾ΢ή
its discussion and collaborations with our strategic partners in the ਜሯ९ڭᗇഄଫྫМdఱ΍Νᗫءٙԫ
international QA community in areas of mutual benefits. Built on the ֝ڭܵၡ੗๖ஷձΥЪfεϋԸd൙ᄲ
trust we established with the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher ҅ၾߵ਷৷ഃ઺ԃሯ९ڭᗇዚ࿴ʊܔͭ
Education (QAA) of the United Kingdom (UK), a joint exercise was ڦ΂fίவਿᓾɪdҢࡁၾߵ਷৷ഃ઺
conducted by the QAA and HKCAAVQ for the UK’s transnational ԃሯ९ڭᗇዚ࿴ఱߵ਷ί࠰ಥ౤Զٙ༨
education (TNE) provision in Hong Kong in 2018. The positive ήਜሙ೻d׵2018ϋආБə࠯ϣᑌΥᄲ
outcome of the joint exercise demonstrated that the use of peer ൖdᄲൖʈЪϓࣖ݇࿎dνߵ਷৷ഃ઺
review and HKQF in the HKCAAVQ’s accreditation exercises and ԃሯ९ڭᗇዚ࿴ছԮϞڦᚑٙሯ९ڭᗇ
hence the decision made could be relied upon by the credible QA ྫМdίҁϓᄲൖܝdᅠᄳజѓڌ׼൙
agency in the review of UK TNE. This accomplishment opened ᄲ҅મ͜ΝБ൙Пʿ࠰ಥ༟ዝݖ࿴הЪ
new opportunities for HKCAAVQ to move towards establishing ٙ൙֛d࠽੻ڦ፠fவϣᑌΥᄲൖٙʈ
mutual recognition arrangements with credible QA agencies Ъ຾᜕dމ൙ᄲ҅ၾ΢ήਜԮϞڦᚑٙ
around the world. Moving forward, HKCAAVQ is actively looking ሯ९ڭᗇྫМdί͊ԸઞীܔͭʝႩ՘
at the possibility for engaging in projects that could lead to more ᙄഃτરක௴อዚ༾f࢝ૐਗ਼Ըd൙ᄲ
recognition for HKCAAVQ-accredited programmes which are listed ҅ึᘱᚃጐ฽రҬዚึdਞၾत֛ධͦ
in the Qualifications Register (QR). We strongly believe this is also of ࠇྌd߁ঐމ༱ΐ׵༟ዝΤ̅ɪϾ຾൙
relevance and importance to the learners in Hong Kong. ᄲ҅൙ᄲٙሙ೻dᐏ՟һεႩ̙fҢࡁ
ଉڦdவ࿁͉ήኪࡰϾԊd݅޴ᗫ͵ࠠ
ࠅf

In December 2018, HKCAAVQ was invited to speak at the ׵2018ϋ12˜d൙ᄲ҅ᐏᒗՑ࠯ဧ̈ࢩ
International Forum for VET Statutory Institutions hosted by the ͟یᒵሯ९ڭᗇዚ࿴˴፬e˸˜ᔖุਖ਼
Korean Skills Quality Authority (KSQA) in Seoul, with the theme of ʑ઺ԃሯ९ڭᗇ਷ყΥЪሞእ™މᕚe
“Quality Assurance of Vocational Education and Training through މᔖุ઺ԃၾ੃৅ج֛ዚ࿴ϾᑘБٙ
International Cooperation”. New collaborative opportunities with ሞእf༈ዚ࿴Չܝ׵2019ϋ3˜Ϋஞ൙
KSQA were further discussed during the visit by KSQA to HKCAAVQ ᄲ҅dᕐ˙࢝ක࿁༑dݻሔ͊ԸٙΥЪ
in late March 2019. The 2-day visit was a fruitful one as KSQA met ˙ΣfމಂՇ˚ٙΫஞʕdیᒵሯ९ڭ
with representatives of HKCAAVQ, QFS, Employees Retraining Board, ᗇዚ࿴ʱйՑஞ൙ᄲ҅e༟ዝݖ࿴।ࣣ
MTR Academy etc. These discussions facilitated the understanding ஈe྇ࡰΎ੃৅҅ʿಥ᚛ኪ৫ഃዚ࿴d
by KSQA of the roles and implementation of the HKQF in respect Ԩၾ΢ዚ࿴˾ڌʹݴ຾᜕ձจԈf݊ϣ
of design and delivery of vocational and professional education and ʹݴᜫیᒵሯ९ڭᗇዚ࿴̋ଉ࿁࠰ಥ༟
training as well as the up-skilling of the workforce in Hong Kong. ዝݖ࿴ٙə༆dतйఱഹ༟ዝݖ࿴࿁ᔖ
ਖ਼઺ԃሙ೻ٙணࠇձ઺બd˸ʿ͉ಥ௶
ਗɛɹٙҦঐ౤ʺdה೯౨ٙዹतԉЍ
ձྼ݄຾᜕f

On the regional front, we started extending our footprints to the Ї׵ၾቌڐήਜٙΥЪ˙ࠦdΪᏐຽಥ
nearby Guangdong Province and Macao SAR in line with the ዦɽᝄਜ೯࢝ცࠅd൙ᄲ͍҅ක࢝ၾᄿ
Greater Bay Area initiative. In support of the implementation of ؇޲ʿዦژतйБ݁ਜٙݻሔf׵2018
the Guangdong QF, HKCAAVQ and QFS were invited to meet ϋ12˜ʿ2019ϋ1˜d൙ᄲ҅ʿ༟ዝݖ
and discuss with the Department of Education of Guangdong ࿴।ࣣஈᐏᒗၾᄿ؇޲઺ԃᝂึࠦdఱ
in December 2018 and January 2019 on the engagement in ᄿ؇޲މྼ݄୞Ԓ઺ԃ༟ዝ࣪ݖਗ਼ࠅપ
collaborative projects that would pave the way for the launch of the ̈ٙ΢ධણ݄dݻሔ՘Ъࠇྌձτરf
various initiatives and measures underpinning the Guangdong QF.

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