BRUNEI DARUSSALAM EXTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEM & PROCEDURES
THE BRUNEI DARUSSALAM NATIONAL ACCREDITATION COUNCIL (BDNAC) - QA body responsible to implement QA Systems in BD BDNAC s BACKGROUND BDNAC s ROLES & FUNCTIONS Government Agency to accredit programmes, qualifications and established in 1990. HE providers. Backed by decree of His Majesty the (King) Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam. Stipulated in the BDNAC Order 2011. A sole QA and accrediting body in Brunei Darussalam. The Secretariat under the Ministry of Education to evaluate and review the status and quality of individual qualifications awarded by local or overseas HEIs. to develop standards and criteria and all other relevant instruments as national references. to continuously monitor HEIs and the programmes they offer - compliance with the standard and criteria set forth by the BDNAC. to oversee and monitor any activities related to education exhibition in Brunei Darussalam. to provide reliable information on accreditation status of institutions and programmes to stakeholders. to implement the Brunei Darussalam Qualifications Framework (BDQF) as a basis for QA of HE & as a reference point for criteria and standards for national2qualifications. COLLABORATION & NETWORKING Collaborations: NARIC, UK NOOSR, Australia QAA for HE, UK AQF Council Secretariat MQA, Malaysia NZQA, New Zealand PSD, Singapore PSD, Malaysia Networking AQAN APQN ENQA AQAAIW INQAAHE AUN SEAMEO-RIHED ASEAN + 3 Countries
EQA in ASEAN Regions (AQAN) ONESQA TQF MQA MQF ESQAC AACCUP PAASCU CHED PQF ACC GDETA BDNAC BDQF CPE WSQ NAAHE (BAN-PT) INQF Timor Leste NAAA
BDNAC ORGANISATION STRUCTURE MINISTER OF EDUCATION (CHAIRMAN) DEPUTY MINISTER OF EDUCATION (DEPUTY CHAIRMAN) PERMANENT SECRETARY (HE) MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (MEMBER) Administrative matters MEMBERS - CHAIRMAN - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION - PERMANENT SECRETARY, MIN. OF REL. AFFAIRS - PERMANENT SECRETARY, MIN. OF IND. PRI. RES. - PERMANENT SECRETARY, MIN. OF HEALTH - PERMANENT SECRETARY, MIN. OF DEV. - DIRECTOR GENERAL - PUBLIC SERVICE DEPT. - VC UBD - VC ITB - RECTOR UNISSA - RA ES KUPUSB - SECRETARY OF BDNAC (Head of BDNAC s Secretariat) BDNAC s Secretariat ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURE EDUCATION ACCOUNTANCY & MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATION ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS STUDIES ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE MEDICINE LAW MILITARY & SECURITY SUB-COMMITTEES 4
BDNAC's Accreditation for HEIs 2 Types Institutional Accreditation Programme Accreditation
THE BDNAC QUALITY ASSURANCE FRAMEWORK International Practices & collaboration BDNAC Stakeholders Consultations Partnership with Professional Bodies on Competence Framework Expert Peer Review HEIs, NGOs, Industries, Sub- Committees Standard Setting continuous monitoring / site visits BDNAC Accreditation Reference General Public Internal Quality System of Higher Education Providers 6
BDNAC's Monitoring & Assessment Processes & Procedures for HEIs in Brunei Darussalam Act Assessment Report and Recommendations Assessment Feedback Check Report preparation Presentation of Assessment Finding Plan Type of Assessment Assessment Team Schedule & Itinerary Do Desktop Assessment Site Assessment 7
HEIs in Brunei Darussalam 4 full-fledged public universities = 1 research university, 1 technology university, 1 Islamic university and 1 Religious Teachers University College. 1 Brunei Polytechnic (Public) 7 Technical and Vocational Instutions 13 private institutes / colleges are available across the country. IQA HEI s jurisdictions and responsibilities
BDNAC Challenges / Conclusion BDQF implementation - alignment of BDNAC's policies with HEIs (public & private) vision and mission. Globalisation of HEIs - LLL, flexible enry requirement, change in curriculum and structure Corportisation of HEIs - move into enterprise and innovation - need proper QA framework Harmonisation of national, regional and international QA policies BDNAC is commited to align its QA policies with best international practices