PROFILE OF BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

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PROFILE OF BRUNEI DARUSSALAM NATIONAL
ACCREDITATION COUNCIL
Presenter Datin Hajah Khadijah binti Haji
Akbar Acting Executive Secretary
khadijah.akbar_at_moe.edu.bn
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SCOPES OF PRESENTATION

• Background of Brunei Darussalam National
  Accreditation Council (BDNAC)
• Establishment of BDNAC
• Vision and Mission
• Aims and Objectives
• Organization Structure of the Council
• Roles and responsibilities of the Council
• Organization Structure of the Secretariat
• Roles and Responsibilities of the Secretariat

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SCOPES OF PRESENTATION

• 2. Quality Assurance Processes
• Needs for accreditation
• Processes of accreditation
• Public accountability
• Accreditation criteria
• 3. Rapport with International Accreditation
  Agencies
• 4. Challenges

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ESTABLISHMENT OF BDNAC

• The need for recognition/accreditation is
  stipulated in the General Order of Public
  Services Brunei Darussalam issued in 1961 .
• Established as the sole national accrediting
  agency in 1990 by decree of His Majesty The
  Sultan of Brunei Darussalam
• ...sebuah badan tunggal kebangsaan (a sole
  national accrediting agency) yang
  bertanggungjawab sebagai badan rujukan khususnya
  dalam hal-hal yang berkaitan dengan penilaian dan
  pengiktirafan kelulusan serta institusi bagi
  tujuan pekerjaan ke dalam sektor kerajaan...

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VISION AND MISSION

• Vision
• To establish a national and international
  reputable accrediting agency.
• Mission
• To ensure and maintain the quality and standard
  of educational credentials in accordance with the
  provisions as set and required by the Government
  of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di Pertuan of
  Brunei Darussalam.

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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

• To assess and ascertain the value and status of
  any qualifications.
• To ensure the evaluation processes and assessment
  criteria are consistent in accordance with
  national priorities.
• To establish appropriate accreditation guidelines
  and to publish directories of qualifications and
  institutions accredited by the Government of His
  Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di Pertuan of Brunei
  Darussalam.

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ORGANISATION STRUCTURE OF THE COUNCIL
MINISTER OF EDUCATION (CHAIRMAN)
DEPUTY MINISTER OF EDUCATION (DEPUTY CHAIRMAN)

• MEMBERS
• CHAIRMAN, PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
• PERMANENT SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF RELIGIOUS
  AFFAIRS
• PERMANENT SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND
• PRIMARY RESOURCES
• PERMANENT SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF HEALTH
• PERMANENT SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT
• DIRECTOR GENERAL OF PUBLIC SERVICES
• VICE CHANCELLOR UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

PERMANENT SECRETARY HIGHER EDUCATION MINISTRY
OF EDUCATION (SECRETARY)
Administrative link
SECRETARIAT
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ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COUNCIL

• To consider and evaluate the status and quality
  of qualifications awarded by various local and
  overseas institutions.
• To set up, if necessary, appropriate committees
  including special and ad-hoc committees to assist
  the Council pertaining to the evaluation and
  assessment of qualifications in various subjects
  or disciplines.

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ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COUNCIL

• To act upon matters relating to the Councils
  responsibilities either directed by His Majesty
  the Sultan and Yang Di Pertuan of Brunei
  Darussalam or if and when the Council considers
  it appropriate and necessary to do so.
• To review the status of any qualifications as and
  when the Council sees it fits or necessary.

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ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE OF THE SECRETARIAT
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES SUB-COMMITTEE
LAW SUB-COMMITTEE
ICT SUB-COMMITTEE
MEDICINE SUB-COMMITTEE
ENGINEERING ARCHITECTURE SUB-COMMITTEE
SECRETARIAT
COMMUNICATION SUB-COMMITTEE
EDUCATION SUB-COMMITTEE
ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS STUDIES SUB-COMMITTEE
MILITARY SAFETY SUB-COMMITTEE
ACCOUNTING MANAGEMENT SUB-COMMITTEE
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ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SECRETARIAT

• To act as reference body by providing assistance
  and advice concerning accreditation and
  recognition of qualifications and institutions to
  government departments, private sectors and
  individuals.
• To make recommendations concerning accreditation
  in terms of policies, criteria, procedures,
  processes and priorities.
• To establish contacts and to organise discussions
  with overseas institutions or other similar
  bodies.

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NEEDS OF ACCREDITATION

• Application for full in-service training
• Employment with government sector
• Registration as a private student
• Application for Education Loan
• Entrance to institution/university
• Continuation of education to local Private Higher
  Education Institution
• Application for Overseas scholarship

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PROCESSES OF ACCREDITATION

• The accreditation process are as follows
• Receiving and acknowledging queries or
  applications
• Gathering relevant information
• Preparing working papers or case studies
• Submitting the papers to sub-committees for
  recommendations
• Submitting the recommendations to the Council of
  assessment and decisions
• Conveying the Councils decisions to the
  appropriate applicants

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PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY

• The Secretariat is committed to provide
• consultancy services via
• Telephone or face-to-face
• Correspondence and email
• A series of seminars, talks and forums for
  government and private sectors
• Consultation during education exhibitions

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ACCREDITATION CRITERIA

• Assessment of accreditation is based on
• Basic Criteria
• Criteria on qualifications/awards
• Criteria in institutions
• Criteria on professional bodies

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BASIC CRITERIA

• Taking into account of the government
• policy towards qualifications from countries
• that already have some form linkages or
  relationships with Brunei, e.g. The
• Commonwealth, OIC and
• ASEAN countries.

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CRITERIA ON QUALIFICATIONS/AWARDS

• Entry requirements
• Course duration
• Course contents
• Course methodology
• Mode of assessments
• Medium of instruction

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CRITERIA ON INSTITUTIONS

• Institutions will be assessed and evaluated based
  on a number of aspects such as international
  recognition, educational and physical
  infrastructure including facilities, the
  qualification and number of academic staff,
  student-lecturer ratio, management of
  institutions and quality assurance system.

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CRITERIA ON PROFESSIONAL BODIES

• Assessments on professional bodies are based on a
• number of aspects such as
• Registration
• Licensing
• Legal and Statutory Status Act of Law
• International Recognition

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RAPPORT WITH INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITATION AGENCIES

• BDNAC collaborates with overseas/international
• accreditation agencies such as
• Australian Universities Quality Agency, Australia
• Malaysian Qualifications Authority, Malaysia
• New Zealand Qualifications Authority, New Zealand
• Quality Assurance Agency, United Kingdom
• BDNAC has become an intermediate member of Asia
• Pacific Quality Network.

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CHALLENGES

• Some of the challenges are as follows
• To accredit Open Distance Learning (ODL)
• To enhance multiple pathways/wide access to
  higher education

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