Thursday 27 March 2014

5th AUN-QA Training Course for Accomplishing Programme Assessment

The 5th “AUN-QA Training Course for Accomplishing Programme Assessment” was organised for AUN-QA members and non-members by AUN Secretariat. The 4-day workshop was held from 18 - 21 March 2014 in Bangkok, Thailand.


The 4-day course aims to introduce the AUN-QA system and enhance quality assurance practices. It is held for professionals who are in charge of quality assurance at programme and/or institutional level. The content of the workshop was revised to specially focus on AUN-QA model at programme level and it encompasses:

  • Introduction to quality assurance in higher education
  • AUN-QA model and criteria at programme level
  • AUN-QA quality assessment process
  • PDCA Approach to self-assessment
  • Self-assessment report (SAR) writing
  • Change Management
  • Study visit to Mahidol University

The workshop was facilitated by Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin together with facilitator from the National University of Singapore. The workshop was attended by 32 participants from Indonesia: Indonesia University of Education, Hasanuddin University; Philippines: De La Salle University; Thailand: King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Naresuan University,  Prince of Songkla University, Silpakorn University, Srinakharinwirot University, Suranaree University of Technology; Vietnam: Can Tho University, Danang University of Science and Technology, 
University of Technical Education Ho Chi Minh City.











Thursday 6 March 2014

Training and Development Module - Certified Quality Manager Course (CQM)

The Certified Quality Manager (CQM) course is hosted by the Singapore Quality Institute (SQI) and Mr Johnson Ong Chee Bin is the appointed trainer for the Training and Development Module. The module for the 26th Intake was held on 25 Jan 2014 at SQI. The module covers the following topics:

• Introduction to Training and Development
• Training and Development Process
• National Models for Training and Development
• Factors affecting the Future of Training and Development





AUN Chief Quality Officers' Meeting 2014

The AUN Chief Quality Officers' Meeting 2014 was hosted by Ateneo De Manila University on 3 & 4 March 2014 in Manila, The Philippines. The meeting was attended by CQOs, experts and assessors from 9 ASEAN countries. Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin, AUN-QA Expert shared the followings at the meeting:

  • Impact of AUN-QA Assessments on the Quality of Educational Programmes
  • Competency Model for AUN-QA Professionals
  • Best Practices for AUN-QA Assessment