APACC for Accreditation and

Certification of TVET Institutions

in the Asia Pacific Region
Prof. Dr. G. Kulanthaivel
Acting President, APACC and
Officer-in-Charge, CPSC
ADB, Manila, 1-2 Dec 2015

Potential Surplus Working Age Population 2020

(millions):
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Boston Consulting Group analysis ratio of working-age to total population kept constant
-3

Germany

UK

Russia

-2

Ireland

USA

-17

France

-3

Spain

-3

-1
Italy

+2

-9
Pakistan

+19
+3

Iran

Brazil

Bangladesh

+7

SAARC
India

+3

Japan

Israel

0
+4

Egypt

China

Turkey

-3

+5

Mexico

-6

Czech

+47

+5
Philippines

+4
Thailand

Malaysia

+1

ASEAN

+5

Indonesia

-0.5
Australia

Benefits
International
Recognition of Quality

Employer & Public

confidence

Quality-assured &
employment-ready
graduates

Regional Mobility of
workforce and Qualifications

Benefits
of APACC

Quality Improvement
Drive

Regional Network of
Quality-assured Institutions

Institutional Accreditation
(Example)
Goverence and Management

100
Support to Students

Teaching & Learning

10
1
Resources

Extension, Consultancy & Linkages

Source: APACC

Faculty & Staff

Research & Development

Bronze Silver Gold

The APACC Framework:

Accreditation & Certification Process
Self-Study by
Applicant Institution

Feedback

Pre-accreditation Process
Examination & Analysis
by APACC on Self-Study
of Applicant Institution

On-Site Visit by
APACC on Applicant
Institution

No

Accreditation
(on-site visit)

Certification

Evaluation &
Feedback

Evaluation outcome

Yes

The APACC Framework:

Criteria & Pointing System
Criteria
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.

Governance and Management

Teaching and Learning
Faculty and Staff
Research and Development
Extension, Consultancy and
Linkages

VI. Resources
VII. Support to Students

Total

Weighted
Points
50
120
70
50
50
110
50

500

The APACC Framework:

Evaluation & Award System

BRONZE

301 to 400 points

Accredited for 2
years.

SILVER

401 to 450 points

Accredited for 3
years.

GOLD

451 to 500 points

Accredited for 4
years.

38 Accredited TVET Institutions

78.75%

77.34%

80.11%

77.52%
42.64%

49.25%

68.89%

Polytechnic College (Bronze to Silver)

Recommendations from the 1st On
Site Visit

Improvements observed during the

Reaccreditation

Formulate a Faculty Development

Policy.

Faculty and staff development

opportunities are properly availed and
are implemented according to the
need assessment survey and faculty
development policy. 80% target is
achieved.

Strengthen Consultancy and Linkages

aspects of Construction College.

Linkages with international

organizations and other countries
(Russia, China and Korea) are now
well in place, with special focus on
staff and student exchange.

A system for tracer studies must be

Tracer studies for graduate
developed; such studies must always employment shows 80% of them got
be conducted for quality improvement. employment. Majority of them
succeeded in getting employment
within 6 months.

Thank You
Prof. Dr. G. Kulanthaivel
Acting President, APACC and Officer-in-Charge,
CPSC