Internal Quality Assurance

Internal Quality Assurance (IQA) oversees the accreditation process and academic program registration at Malaysia Qualification Register (MQR) for UiTM. Internal Quality Assurance (IQA) was formally established in March 2017 in line with the conferment of Self-Accreditation status to UiTM on 2 January 2017. IQA is responsible for assuring the UiTM's academic programme meet the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) Code of Practice for Programme Accreditation (COPPA) standard, Malaysian Qualification Framework (MQF) and respective MQA programme standards requirements, thus enable accreditation. IQA is placed under the direct purview of the Assistant Vice Chancellor of InQKA.

The main tasks performed by IQA are:

Academic Programme Evaluation for Accreditation Purposes
Assessing Curriculum Review Document to ensure compliance to MQA COPPA, MQF and respective MQA programme standard
Site Visit to New Location to Ensure Programme Educational Resources and Support Services are sufficient and comply to the MQA COPPA, MQF and respective MQA programme standard requirements.
Facilitates Submission of Accreditation Application to Professional Body and Registration at Malaysian Qualification Register (MQR)
Evaluate the Capacity and Capability of Partner Institution for Transnational Education

IQA's ORGANIZATION CHART

Introduction

New academic programme has to undergo two accreditation processes, namely; Provisional Accreditation (PA) and Full Accreditation (FA):

Provisional Accreditation (PA) is an endorsement of assurance that the specific programme fulfils the minimum requirement for it to be offered. This level is connected to seeking approval from the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) to conduct the new programme.
Full Accreditation (FA) is a conferment to denote that the teaching, learning and all other related activities of a programme has met all the criteria and standards set for that purpose and in compliance with the MQF. It is done before the graduation of the first cohort.

COPPA 2nd Edition 2017 requires continual review of the programme to ensure its currency and relevance. Programme may be reviewed continuously or periodically. The review involving changes exceeding thirty percent (30%), notification of the changes must be submitted to MQA. Thus, IQA needs to assess the curriculum review document to ensure compliance to MQA COPPA, MQF and respective MQA programme standard.

Registration at MQR is based on location of the programme offered. Therefore, any additional location for the existing programme need to be registered at MQR. Thus, a site visit audit to the new location to ensure programme educational resources and support services need to be conducted to ensure its sufficiency and at the same time comply to the MQA COPPA, MQF and respective MQA programme standard requirements.

An academic programme which is accredited by a professional body need to submit accreditation application document through IQA. IQA will then forward the application to MQA which will then forward it to the respective professional body for assessment. Upon approval of the application, IQA will register the program at Malaysian Qualification Register (MQR).

Transnational education is where an academic programme is offered in a different country from the one where the awarding institution is based. IQA will evaluate the capacity and capability of Partner Institution for Transnational Education.

The link for Malaysian Qualification Register (MQR)

FAQ

Q1: Where can IQA01, IQA02, IQA03, IQA04, and IQA05 templates be obtained?

A1: Templates for IQA01, IQA02, IQA03, IQA04, and IQA05 are available at https://inqka.uitm.edu.my/index.php/download-1#iqa-documents

Q2: What programmes are needed to apply for Provisional Accreditation (PA)?

A2: All new programmes are required to apply for Provisional Accreditation. Programs applying for the addition of new locations will also need to fill out a Provisional Accreditation application first.

Q3: When do the Provisional Accreditation (PA) application documents need to be submitted?

A3: Provisional Accreditation application documents must be submitted after the new programme is approved by the Preliminary Screening Meeting (MSA).

Q4: Can an academic programme be offered before obtaining accreditation approval?

A4: A programme CANNOT be offered unless Provisional Accreditation is granted.

Q5: Can existing programmes that have obtained Full Accreditation be offered at new locations?

A5: Yes. But new campuses wishing to offer the programme will need to go through a provisional accreditation application, such as a new programme application.

Q6: What documents need to be submitted for an application for additional locations for an academic programme that has been fully accredited?

A6: The College /Faculty/Campus needs to apply for Provisional Accreditation (IQA01).

Q7: Are academic programmes seeking accreditation from professional bodies evaluated by IQA?

A7: IQA does NOT evaluate academic programmes that seek accreditation from professional bodies, but IQA will make the recording, payment of fees, and submission of documents to professional bodies through MQA so that the programme is also listed in the Malaysian Register of Qualifications (MQR).

Q8: When do the Full Accreditation (FA) application documents need to be submitted?

A8: Full Accreditation application documents must be submitted during the first cohort of programmes that have obtained Provisional Accreditation while in their final year of study.

Q9: What should be done if the College/Faculty/Campus wants to change the programme information in the Malaysian Qualifications Register (MQR)?

A9: The College of Studies/Faculty/Campus needs to fill in form L which is the MQR Update Application Form which can be downloaded from https://inqka.uitm.edu.my/index.php/download-1#iqa-documents and send it to IQA.

Q10: When does an academic programme need to go through the Compliance Audit process?

A10: A Compliance Audit needs to be conducted in the third to fifth year after the academic programme obtains Full Accreditation.

Q11: What should be done if a programme is no longer offered at the location?

A11: The College/Faculty/Campus needs to fill in form K, which is the Program Termination Certificate Form, which can be downloaded from https://inqka.uitm.edu.my/index.php/download-1#iqa-documents by stating the date of the final cohort graduate at the location and submitting the form to IQA along with the MQA accreditation certificate.

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Full Accreditation (FA)

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