Fiji Higher Education Commission

ASIA PACIFIC QUALITY REVIEW 2015Akuila SavuQuality Assurance Analyst (External)Fiji Higher Education Commission

Overview* Education System in Fiji

* Legal Framework

* Fiji Qualifications Framework

* Fiji Higher Education Commission* Logo

*Mandated Functions

*Reporting Line* Organisation Chart

* Strategic Alignment

* Core Services

* Processes* Process Details

*Autonomy

*Appeals

*Resources

*Research

* Consultancy

* Summary

Education System in Fiji

Early Childhood Education

Primary Schools

*Secondary Schools *Vocational Schools

*HEIs (including universities) *Employment / Non Formal Sector / Subsistence

*Technical Colleges

Ministry of Education

FHEC

Legal Framework

Higher Education Promulgation 2008

Higher Education Regulations 2009

Higher Education (Qualification) Regulations 2010

Higher Education (Qualifications) (Amendment) Regulations 2013

Fiji Higher Education Commission (FHEC)

• VISIONFiji, a premier, world class higher education destination.

• MISSIONTo ensure that HEIs pursue an indispensable level of quality, excellence and relevance in higher education that is globally competitive and internationally recognised.

• VALUES• Aligning with national and

international imperatives in higher education

• Quality education and training to develop quality graduates

• Equity, access and relevance in higher education

• Critical thinking, creativity and free intellectual inquiry

• Lifelong learning• Cooperation and partnerships with

industry and professional bodies• Transparency, accountability and

responsiveness

Logo• The spherical mass denotes the

globe to express recognition of and commitment to universal imperatives and standards in higher education.

• The blue arcs represent organization and alignment in approach to issues and in finding solutions.

• The orientation of both the arcs and the globe stand for openness to ideas, responsiveness and transparency.

Fiji Higher Education Commission (FHEC)

Reporting Line

Minister of Education – Dr.

Mahendra Reddy

Fiji Higher Education

Commission

Fiji Qualifications Council and other

Commission Committees

FHEC Secretariat

Strategic Alignment

Tertiary Education Strategy (under development)

Strategic Development Plan (2012 – 2015)

Annual Business Plan

Section Plan

Core Services of FHEC

Accreditation Services

CommunicationNetwork

Qualifications and Standards

Development

Capacity Building Qualifications Registers and Records(ROL)

Advisory to Government’s

initiatives

Quality Assurance

Processes: How FHEC does it?

Recognition Registration Accreditation

of Provider Programmes

Delivery of National

Qualifications

INSTITUTIONS

EXTERNAL EVALUATION AND REVIEW (EER)

Process Details

PROCESS

CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT

TIMEFRAME

Recognition

13 Outcomes

External Commi

ttee

Once off

Registration

53 Outcomes

External Commi

ttee

7 yrs – Uni; 5

yrs - others

Programme Accreditation Level 1 -

6

78 Outcomes

External Commi

ttee

5 years

Programme Accreditation Level 7 –

10

47 Outcomes

External Commi

ttee

5 years

National Qualification Delivery

78 Outcomes

Internally

Assessed

Annual

Review

7 Key Evaluatio

n Questions

External Commi

ttee

Once during

Registration

Autonomy

Higher Education Promulgation

2008

Body Corporate

Establishment of Commission

Written directions

from Minister

Commission reports directly

to Minister

Committee Reports directly to Commission

Appeals

• Representation• Set out in Section 20 (3

& 4) of HEP 08 and Sections 12, 34 (b), 44 (b) and 45

• Hear appeals to both Recognition and Registration (21 days)

• Commission

• Higher Education Appeals Tribunal (HEAT)

• Set out in Sections 41 – 43 of HEP 08 and Sections 46 – 52 of HER 09

• Three member Panel, Chair will be current or retired judge

• Yet to be formed (Commission)

Resources

• People

• MQR• Work Experience• Personal Attributes

• Physical• Financial (Govt & Donor)• ICT

– Mobility– Website– Social Media– Project Management

Tools– Feedback Tools– Information System

Research

• “Level Playing Field”

• Lack of coordination between information gatherers

• Quality measures based on input (EFTS and costs)

• Moving to outputs (Completion and Retention rates) on accumulation of data

Quality Assurance Measures• Policy on IQA of FHEC

– Proper Implementation this year

• National Review– SEA– FBEA

• Regional Review– EQAP (to be conducted this

year)

Consultancy• Individual Consultants– Dr. John Harre– Mrs. Elizabeth Clewley

• PINZ

• MFAT

• MQA

FHEC Timeline

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015*HEAB established

*HEP 2008

*HER 2009 *FHEC established

*HE(Q)R 2010

Institutional Accreditation begins

FHEC website launched

TPAF Team joins FHEC

PINZ Consultation begins

Strategic Development Plan 2012 - 2015

Fiji Qualifications Framework launching

Completion of PINZ Consultation

Programme AccreditationBegins (1-6)

Funding Model Framework adopted

Revised Organisation Structure

Funding Model structure finalised

EER Trials commence

HE(Q)(A)R 2013

Institutional funding M&S commences

Committee for the Accreditation of University Qualifications(CAUQ) finalised (7-10)

APQN review

CAUQ Accreditation commences

New Website launched

Record of Learning (ROL) data services

Thank you

and

Vinaka Vakalevu