SINGLE QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEM FOR TVET

Introduction

The Single Quality Assurance System for TVET is an initiative established under the 11th Malaysian Plan to strengthen the quality of TVET graduates, to enhance the quality of TVET and subsequently, to mainstream TVET pathways comparable to academic pathways, in order to meet the employment demands of the industries in Malaysia.

The Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA), Ministry of Education and the Department of Skills Development (JPK), Ministry of Human Resources are working together to operate this system in an integrated manner. The initiative aims to strengthen the accreditation system of TVET programmes to be more comprehensive and effective.

The initiative is currently implemented under the TVET Empowerment Committee, formed by the Ministry of Education in collaboration with the Ministry of Human Resources Malaysia.

TVET Joint Technical Committee (JTC)

The Minister of Education had set up a Joint Technical Committee (JTC) between MQA and JPK, responsible for coordinating the quality assurance policies and processes of TVET programmes.

The committee consists of 17 representatives from MQA, JPK, and related ministries, namely, the Ministry of Higher Education, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Human Resources, the Economic Planning Unit of the Prime Minister's Department, the Ministry of Rural Development, the Ministry of Youth and Sports, as well as, three TVET industry experts.

List of Members

The JTC members appointed by the Minister of Higher Education Malaysia are as below:

1) YBhg. Prof. Dato' Dr. Mohammad Shatar Bin Sabran
Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif
Agensi Kelayakan Malaysia (MQA)

2) Ketua Pengarah
Jabatan Pembangunan Kemahiran

3) YBhg. Prof. Ir. Dr. Khairul Salleh Bin Mohamed Sahari
Timbalan Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif (Jaminan Kualiti)
Agensi Kelayakan Malaysia (MQA)

4) YBrs. Ts. Dr. Mohamad Bin Sulaiman
Timbalan Ketua Pengarah (Pembangunan)
Jabatan Pembangunan Kemahiran

5) YBrs. Ts. Kamaruzaman Bin Hj Md Ali
Timbalan Ketua Pengarah (Operasi)
Jabatan Pembangunan Kemahiran

6) Encik Mohamad Dzafir Bin Mustafa
Pengarah Kanan (Pembangunan Dasar dan Kepakaran)
Agensi Kelayakan Malaysia (MQA)

7) YBrs. Ts. Zainab Binti Ahmad
Ketua Pengarah
Jabatan Pendidikan Politeknik dan Kolej Komuniti

8) YBrs. Prof. Ir. Dr. Robiah Binti Yunus
Timbalan Ketua Pengarah Pendidikan Tinggi
(Akademik dan Pembangunan)
Jabatan Pendidikan Tinggi
Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi

9) Encik Luqman Bin Ahmad
Pengarah
Bahagian Pembangunan Modal Insan
Unit Perancang Ekonomi
Jabatan Perdana Menteri

10) Encik Mat Setia Bin Mohd Raji
Timbalan Ketua Pengarah
Jabatan Tenaga Manusia (JTM)
Kementerian Sumber Manusia

11) Encik S. Siva Kumar
Setiausaha Bahagian
Bahagian Dasar
Kementerian Sumber Manusia

12) YBrs. Ts. Dr. Ir. Azmi Bin Ahmad
Timbalan Pengarah Kemahiran
Bahagian Pembangunan Kemahiran Belia
Kementerian Belia dan Sukan

13) Encik Mohd Fariszan Bin Ahmad
Setiausaha Bahagian
Bahagian Pelaburan dan Kawal Selia Anak Syarikat
Kementerian Pembangunan Luar Bandar

14) Puan Hajah Zanariah Binti Haji Ahmad
Pengarah
Bahagian Pendidikan dan Latihan Teknikal Vokasional (BPLTV)
Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia

15) Encik Nik Mustapha Bin Nik Mohamed
Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF)

16) YBhg. Dato' Palaniappan Joseph
Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM)

17) Encik Kumaran Nair
German Dual Vokasional Training
Malaysian-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MGCC)

Roles and Responsibilities

The JTC members has the following functions:

• To decide on policies pertaining to accreditation of TVET programmes;
• To endorse the list of Occupational/Industry Standards and Practices to be applied in the evaluation process;
• To endorse the list of industrial practices to be applied in the evaluation process; and
• To endorse the Pool of Assessors list.

Code of Practice for TVET Programme Accreditation (COPTPA)

COPTPA is the main reference for TVET programme accreditation. The scope of TVET Standards in COPTPA covers qualifications from Level 1 to Level 6 of the MQF. COPTPA will serve our mutual interest in assuring the quality of TVET programmes.

Articulation Of TVET Pathways

The Single Quality Assurance System for TVET improves the flexibility of TVET educational pathways which allows TVET graduates to further their studies to Bachelor's degree levels, and subsequently at Master's and Doctoral degree levels. Working experiences will be recognised for the purpose of furthering studies in related fields and at appropriate levels.

1)    MQA Circular No. 9/2019 (30 August 2019)
Pelaksanaan Sistem Jaminan Kualiti Tunggal TVET: Penambahbaikan Laluan Pendidikan Graduan TVET

2)    JPT Letter (20 November 2019)
Pindaan Syarat Kelayakan Minimum (Syarat Am) Diploma TVET (DKM, DLKM, DVM) sebagai Syarat Kelayakan Masuk ke Program Ijazah Sarjana Muda di Universiti Awam (UA)

3)    JPT Letter (21 April 2020)
Kemasukan Pelajar Lulusan DKM, DLKM dan DVM ke Peringkat Sarjana Muda (Tahap 6 MQF) atau Yang Setara Dengannya di Institusi Pendidikan Tinggi Swasta (IPTS)

4)    JPT Letter (8 January 2021)
Kemasukan Pelajar Lulusan SKM (Tahap 3 MQF) ke Peringkat Diploma (Tahap 4 MQF) atau Yang Setara Dengannya di Institusi Pendidikan Tinggi Swasta (IPTS)

Register For Occupational/Industry Standard And Practices

1. This section of the TVET portal provides lists of Occupational/Industry Standards and Practices (OISP) to be selected and utilised by all TVET providers and relevant stakeholders as a basis of curriculum development and delivery for TVET programmes.

2. OISPs are Occupational/Industry Standards and Practices which are certified, recognised and endorsed by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) and Department of Skills Development (DSD). OISPs are to be used as a benchmark in determining an individuals performance in a specific field/discipline. The Standards underlined the expectation of achievement and the amount of knowledge and skills required to perform effectively as described by the industry.

3. COPTPA requires that all TVET programmes must be considered only if OISP are used as a basis for curriculum development.

4. The OISPs listed in this section were developed by experts from different areas of expertise and have been deliberated by Jawatankuasa Teknikal Bersama (Joint Technical Committee, JTC) Jaminan Kualiti Tunggal TVET. COPTPA states that National Occupational Skills Standard (NOSS) is one of the recognised OISP.

5. Mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Teknikal Bersama (Joint Technical Committee, JTC) Jaminan Kualiti Tunggal TVET Bil. 1/2020 agreed that NOSS can be referred and adopted in development of TVET programme undergoing MQA Accreditation.

List of Occupational/Industry Standards and Practices
Note: The list will be updated from time to time.

Name: National Occupational Skills Standard (NOSS)
• Link: National Occupational Skills Standard (NOSS)
• Endorsement: Mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Teknikal Bersama (Joint Technical Committee, JTC) Jaminan Kualiti Tunggal TVET Bil. 2/2019 (15 August 2019*)
• *Date of COPTPA's endorsement by JTC
• NOSS is owned by the Department of Skills Development (DSD)

Name: Guidelines to Good Practices: Work-Based Learning (GGP: WBL) including Garis Panduan Pelaksanaan Mod Pengajian 2u2i
• Link: Surat Makluman MQA Bil. 3/2016 bertarikh 25 Februari 2016
• Link: GGP: WBL - Bahasa Melayu version
• Link: GGP: WBL - English version
• Link: Garis Panduan Pelaksanaan Mod Pengajian 2u2i
• Endorsement: Mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Teknikal Bersama (Joint Technical Committee, JTC) Jaminan Kualiti Tunggal TVET Bil. 1/2020 (17 February 2020)
• GGP: WBL is owned by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA)
• Garis Panduan Pelaksanaan Mod Pengajian 2u2i is owned by the Department of Higher Education (JPT), Ministry of Higher Education

   Surat Makluman MQA Bil. 1/2022
  - NOSS sebagai Occupational/ Industry Standards and Practices (OISP) bagi Maksud Permohonan Akreditasi Program TVET kepada MQA

   Surat Makluman MQA BIL. 7/2020
  - Permohonan, Pendaftaran dan Pemakaian Occupational/ Industry Standards And Practices (OISP)

   PEMAKLUMAN TVET MQA

- PENDAFTARAN OCCUPATIONAL/INDUSTRY STANDARDS AND PRACTICES (OISP) INDUSTRY LEAD BODIES (ILB) DALAM DAFTAR OISP TVET
- Prosedur Pendaftaran OISP
- Borang Permohonan Pendaftaran OISP

Forms & Submission of Applications

   Pekeliling MQA Bil. 1/2020
   - Permohonan Akreditasi Sementara dan Akreditasi Penuh Program TVET

Provisional Accreditation

   Pekeliling MQA Bil. 2/2020xx
   - Permohonan Conversion Program Akademik ke Program TVET

   Surat Pekeliling MQA Bil. 3/2023
   - Pelaksanaan Sistem Jaminan Kualiti Tunggal TVET: Pelanjutan Tempoh Permohonan Conversion Program Akademik ke Program TVET

Conversion

Panduan Permohonan dan Penilaian Program TVET

Programme Registration on MQR (for Pusat Bertauliah JPK only).

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