Under Section 4(2)(a) of the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications Ordinance (Cap. 1150), HKCAAVQ may, subject to the prior approval of the Secretary for Education, conduct accreditation tests outside Hong Kong.
Some accredited Hong Kong Operators in both academic and vocational sectors have expressed an interest in having programmes that are operated outside Hong Kong accredited, as proof of programme quality and/or for human resource management purposes. HKCAAVQ has on this basis decided to introduce a non-QF accreditation service for accredited Hong Kong Operators offering learning programme outside Hong Kong, primarily in Mainland China. The accreditation certifies the quality of the programme and does not infer any recognition of the qualification(s) issued by the operator under the Hong Kong Qualifications Framework or in Mainland China.