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POTENTIAL LINKAGE OF CSCSE-SQA HND PROGRAM WITH TAFE

CHINESE SERVICE CENTER FOR SCHOLARLY EXCHANGE

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR-GENERAL & DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

CHE WEIMIN

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BACKGROUND & KEY FUNCTIONS OF CSCSE

A public institution affiliated to Ministry of Education, China founded in 1989

Supporting Chinese students to study abroad

Promoting Chinese international higher education

Providing services for Chinese returnees

Verifying overseas qualifications of higher education for official recognition in

China

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SERVICES AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF CSCSE

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INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION PROGRAMS

1. CSCSE-SQA HND Program

Study Abroad Training Center Program2.

International General Education Curriculum Program3.

Three Main International Cooperation Programs

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1st Year

HND

DiplomaBachelor

Degree

English

TrainingHND

SubjectsTop-up degree

overseas

Master

Overseas

Introduced into China jointly by CSCSE

with Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) in 2003

CSCSE-SQA HND PROGRAM STRUCTURE

Master

Degree

2nd&3rd Year 4th Year 5th Year

Foundation

Taught in English

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HND PARTNERS NETWORK AND PATHWAY ARRANGEMENT

29 Chinese operation centers

A number of overseas pathway

arrangements available to HND students:

•US

•UK

•Ireland

•New Zealand

•Canada

•Australia

...

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HND FRAMEWORK IN CHINA

Hospitality

Engineering

Business

IT

Logistics

Currently available HND subjects

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Administration and Information Technology

Business

Business with Accounting

Business with Human Resource Management

Business with Information Technology

Business with Marketing

Computer Networking and Internet Technologies

Computing Software Development

Computing Technical Support

Electronic Engineering

Financial Services

Global Trade and Business

Hospitality Management

Supply Chain Management

Travel and Tourism

CORE SKILLS OF HND STUDENTS

Vocational

skills

Language

& Critical

Thinking

IT skills

Team work

&

Problem

Solving

Core Skills

3 years HND

Program

Qualified HND students will obtain

SQA HND Certificate,

and China National Vocational Qualification Certificate

with verification by Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, China

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HND STUDENTS PROFILE (2003-2013)

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1000

1500

2000

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3500

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4500

5000

Recruitment

No.Graduates

No.Study Abroad

No.

The analysis of HND students since 2003 to 2012

• The number of study abroad HND students is increasing

• In 2011, 44% HND students chose to study abroad

Year Recruited No. Graduated No. Study Abroad

No.

2003 750 - -

2004 1740 - -

2005 1910 - -

2006 2610 713 355

2007 3310 1712 840

2008 4235 1836 929

2009 3519 2595 1298

2010 3604 3118 1979

2011 4586 3833 2008

2012 4641 3298 -

Total 30905 17105 7409

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ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS OF HND STUDENTS

The academic achievements of HND graduates at 2013 CSCSE-HND survey

• The willingness of taking top-up degree is high and the general performance of HND students is

good

• Approx. 60% HND students successfully undertook undergraduate top-up degree (60%), and

24% for Masters and PhDs

• Language proficiencies of HND students are generally high. Some obtained IELTS score of 7.5.

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10

20

30

40

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60

BachelorMaster

PhDOthers

Percentage

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NZQA ASSESSMENT REPORT ON HND

•Delivered by New Zealand Qualification Authority

(NZQA) in 2013, with guidance from CSCSE and SQA

• Contents include: the background of HND program,

comparability with New Zealand Qualification

Framework & Quality Assurance of HND program

• HND is listed as the level 8 on the Scottish Credit and

Qualifications Framework (SCQA) and level 5 on the

European Qualifications Framework (EQF).

• With evaluation, it is comparable to the level 5 and 6

of the New Zealand Qualifications Framework (NZQF)

HND learning outcomes = Level 5 & 6 of New Zealand Qualifications Framework (i.e. Diplomas)

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THE POTENTIAL LINKAGE OF HND WITH TAFE

Vocational Focus

Quality assurance

Pathways:

Progression into

degree courses or

workforce

Qualification level

Similar curriculum structure

Potential

Linkages

The number of HND students

interested in studying in Australia

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WHY HND STUDETNS ARE POTENTIALLY INTERESTED IN TAFE?

Availability of matching programs

Quality assurance Immigration

incentives

One-year top up program to degree

Advantage in tuition fees & living cost

Potential

Reasons

Location advantages

& others

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POTENTIAL COLLABORATION

1

CSCSE

What CSCSE can do

• Introducing TAFE to CSCSE Chinese partner universities & program students

• Exploring possible collaboration arrangement

• Recruiting high quality students

• Providing Chinese policy consultancy services

• Managing program with standardized system

• Ensuring quality assurance of progam with SQA

• Assisting TAFE on cooperation with potential Chinese universities

• etc. …

2

TAFEAustralia

3

SQA

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Thank you ！

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