OTHER SERVICES

HKCAAVQ’s main role is to safeguard the credibility of qualifications under the Hong Kong Qualifications Framework (HKQF) and support the enhancement of the quality of education and training in Hong Kong. HKCAAVQ can provide advisory and consultancy services in Hong Kong and with the approval of the Secretary for Education of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) Government, quality assurance services outside Hong Kong.

Our Services

1. Institutional- and programme-level evaluation exercises
2. Comparability and benchmarking studies of qualifications and/or education systems
3. Training in relation to qualifications frameworks, quality assurance for higher and vocational education, programme development and design, etc.

Our Approach

We attach great importance to cultivating mutual understanding with our clients before we prepare a proposal to address their needs and requirements and offer a tailor-made project design and implementation plan to fit the purpose of our clients. The services include a range of activities such as desktop research, focus group meetings, surveys for institutional and programme review.

Our Clients and Track Record

HKCAAVQ has been a strategic partner to government bureaux and other organisations in Hong Kong and the Asia-Pacific region and have provided tailor-made consultancy services to such organisations. Following are some examples of HKCAAVQ’s completed and ongoing consultancy projects.

Hong Kong

• Study on non-local medical qualifications commissioned by the Hong Kong SAR Government
• Pilot project on the development of applied degree programmes commissioned by the Education Bureau (EDB), Hong Kong SAR Government
• Review on sub-degree education commissioned by EDB, Hong Kong SAR Government
• Comparative study of veterinary qualifications commissioned by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Hong Kong SAR Government
• Review of Generic Level Descriptors of the HKQF commissioned by EDB, Hong Kong SAR Government
• Benchmarking study for Yi Jin Diploma under the New Senior Secondary academic structure commissioned by EDB, Hong Kong SAR Government

Mainland China

• Consultancy service on the development of a quality assurance mechanisms under the Guangdong Lifelong Education Qualifications Framework

Macau

• Development of parameters and manuals for the quality assurance framework of higher education in Macao commissioned by the Tertiary Education Services Office (GAES), the Government of Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR)
• Development of generic outcomes standards framework for higher education in Macao commissioned by GAES, the Macao SAR Government
• Provision of evaluation services for institutions under the Higher Education Quality Evaluation System promulgated by the Macao SAR Government in the capacity of an external quality assurance agency
  • Indicative evaluation fee per programme (for programme-level evaluation) / per exercise (for institutional-level evaluation): HK$292,100 – HK$700,500, subject to annual review

Contact

HKCAAVQ is committed to contributing to and actively support developments in the national and global quality assurance community. We welcome discussions on how we can share with you our professional knowledge, experience and good practices in quality assurance.