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Malaysian Qualifications Register (MQR)

Introduction

Section 81 of the Malaysian Qualifications Agency Act 2007 (Act 679) provides that the Agency shall establish and maintain a national register known as the Malaysian Qualifications Register (MQR), containing programmes, qualifications and higher education providers accredited under the Act.

The MQR is the reference point for accredited programmes awarded by higher education providers. These programmes or qualifications (i.e. certificate, diploma, advanced diploma, or degree) must conform to the Malaysian Qualifications Framework.

Objective

The objectives of the MQR are :

(i)  to provide information on accredited programmes and qualifications;
(ii) to enable stakeholders to know, understand and make comparison on the features of a qualification and
     its relationship with other qualifications;
(iii) to facilitate the credit transfer process .

Contents of MQR

Currently, the information in the MQR are as follows:

(i) name and address of the higher education institution
(ii) application reference number
(iii) name of the qualification
(iv) field of the qualification
(v) validity period
(vi) qualification level
(vii) credit requirements to graduate and
(viii) mode and duration of study.

Additional information such as learning outcome statements of the programme, admission criteria and other relevant information will be uploaded from time to time.

MQR is one of the main features of MQF. It plays a significant role in ensuring that accredited higher education qualifications are registered and made available for reference to all stakeholders. Higher education providers, both local and foreign, may apply to have their qualifications registered in the MQR provided that the programmes fulfill the standards and criteria set and are accredited.

The MQR also contains information on the credit requirements of each qualification or programme, and thus facilitate the credit transfer process from one level to another.

The information in the MQR can also be used for certification or clarification regarding any registered qualification. Any interested party may refer to the MQR in order to obtain verification on the status of any qualification. An extract from the MQR is available upon request.

·     Berdasarkan Surat Pekeliling MQA Bil 1/2010 bertarikh 16 Mac 2010, semua program yang ditawarkan oleh institusi pengajian tinggi (IPT) perlu mematuhi keperluan Kerangka Kelayakan Malaysia (Malaysian Qualifications Framework, MQF) mulai 1 Januari 2011. Sehubungan dengan itu, semua IPT yang ingin menawarkan program ijazah sarjana muda perlu mematuhi keperluan minimum 120 jam kredit yang ditetapkan oleh MQF. Bagi IPT yang telah menawarkan program ijazah sarjana muda dengan jumlah jam kredit kurang daripada 120 sebelum pekeliling ini dikeluarkan, IPT diberi tempoh transisi bermula 16 Mac 2010 untuk menambahbaik kurikulum dan memastikan jumlah jam kredit adalah memenuhi keperluan minimum kredit bergraduat (contohnya 120 kredit bagi kelayakan tahap 6) mulai 1 Januari 2011. Dalam tempoh transisi ini, terdapat pelajar yang baru mendaftar atau sedang mengikuti pengajian yang menawarkan kelayakan kurang daripada tahap minimum kredit bergraduat MQF. Kerana itu, pelajar-pelajar ini telah bergraduat dengan jam kredit kurang daripada 120 kredit bagi tahap 6. MQA menjangkakan hanya batch pelajar yang bergraduat pada tahun 2014 sahaja yang memenuhi sepenuhnya keperluan kredit minimum bergraduat MQF.