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Qualifications Assessment
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Major Developments ˴ࠅ೯࢝
The QA i-Portal has become the standard web-platform for applicants ኪዝ൙П̨̻QA i-Portalʊϓމ͡ሗ
to submit their applications and make payment online as well as for ɛʹ͡ሗʿᖮʹ൬ٙ֜͜˙ၣɪ
QA Service to provide status information on their applications. The ਕ̨̻dԨ̙ԶϞᗫՉ͡ሗً࿒ʘڦ
capability of QA i-Portal to provide the latest assessment information ࢹfQA i-Portalމ͡ሗɛԶ௰อٙ
to our applicants allows QA Service to better serve our applicants/ ͡ሗً࿒ڦࢹd˿ҢࡁঐһϞࣖήਕ
stakeholders. The integration of the QA i-Portal and HKCAAVQ’s ͡ሗɛאܵ΅٫fQA i-Portalၾ൙ᄲ
Quality Management System (QMS) has greatly enhanced our service ҅ʘQMSӻ୕ٙΥdɽɽ৷
effectiveness and efficiency. ਕϓࣖձࣖଟf
In the third quarter of 2018, QA Service visited four national ኪዝ൙Пί2018ϋୋɧ֙ܓdಀிஞ
accreditation/credential evaluation authorities in North America ̏ߕݲ̬ٙࡈႩᗇŊ༟ዝ൙Пዚ
to share with them the latest educational/credential evaluation dၾ˼ࡁʱԮ࠰ಥԃŊ༟ዝ൙Пٙ
developments in Hong Kong and to receive an update about the ௰อ೯࢝dΝࣛə༆வԬήਜίኪዝ൙
recent developments in these places. In March 2019, QA Service П˙ࠦٙ௰อ೯࢝ઋرf2019ϋ3˜d
also visited the Chinese Service Center for Scholarly Exchange in ኪዝ൙Пஞਪ̏ԯٙʕवኪਕʕ
Beijing to exchange with them views/information/experience on ːdၾ˼ࡁʹݴ࠰ಥ൙П̮ήኪዝٙจ
credential evaluation of foreign qualifications in Hong Kong. Whist ԈŊ༟ৃŊ᜕dԨਞᝈყΥЪၾʹ
in Beijing, QA Service also visited the Regulatory Body for Chinese- ݴ̡ऒ̮፬ኪஈd˸ආɓӉə༆ʕɽ
Foreign Cooperation in Running Schools in order to gain a better ίऎ̮ԃૢԷ˙֛ࠦٙŊ༶Ъf
understanding of the regulation/operation of overseas educational
provisions in Mainland China.
Future Developments/Priorities ࢝ૐਗ਼Ը
HKCAAVQ’s Country/Area Profiles (CAPs) provide comprehensive ൙ᄲ҅ʘŊήਜ༟ࣘࢫԶəɞ
information on the eight main countries/areas with which qualifications ࡈŊήਜܼ̍jዦݲe̋ࣅɽeʕ
assessments are primarily conducted, namely: Australia, Canada, eॲГᚆeیڢęᝄdߵձߕ
Mainland China, New Zealand, South Africa, Taiwan, the United ʘ༉༟ࣘЪމ൙Пኪዝٙ˴ࠅʈՈf
Kingdom and the United States of America. The CAPs have greatly வԬŊήਜ༟ࣘࢫɽɽ৷əኪዝ
enhanced the efficiency and effectiveness of our work in quality ൙Пٙϓࣖfމᆽڭ༟ࣘࢫঐމ൙ᄲ҅
assessment; and it is important that the CAPs are timely updated in ʿܵ΅٫Զ௰อٙᗫڦࢹdቇࣛһ
response to the changes occurred in related jurisdictions to ensure อŊήਜ༟ࣘࢫ˸ˀ݈௰อᜊʷɤ
they provide the most up-to-date relevant information to both our ʱࠠࠅf
assessors and stakeholders.
With the CAPs firmly established as the main assessment tool and ᎇഹŊήਜ༟ࣘࢫЪމڢ͉ήኪዝ
information sources on non-local qualifications; and the QA i-Portal ൙Пʘ˴ࠅʈՈdʿQA i-PortalЪމ
as the main means to reach out to our applicants/stakeholders, Ңࡁၾ͡ሗɛŊܵ΅٫๖ஷʘ˴ࠅ
HKCAAVQ will continue to explore ways to integrate the two, i.e. to ᆃd൙ᄲ҅ਗ਼ᘱᚃӺʿڮආŊή
continue the ongoing research and development of the CAPs and to ਜ༟ࣘࢫٙ೯࢝dԨਗ਼Չ༟ࣘፄɝQA
provide CAP information through the QA i-Portal to better inform our i-Portald˿Ŋήਜ༟ࣘࢫʘڦࢹ
applicants/stakeholders. һϞࣖήෂЇҢࡁٙ͡ሗɛŊܵ΅
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