MyQUEST is an abbreviation for Malaysian Quality Evaluation System for Private
Colleges. The system was developed by the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE)
Malaysia, as an instrument to evaluate the current performance of private
colleges in Malaysia in terms of students, programmes, graduates, resources and
governance. The evaluation of private colleges is necessary in order to push the
education level in Malaysia to a higher standard. It is also a direct contribution
to achieve the Key Results Area (KRA) that could drive the quality of education
industry in Malaysia.
What are the evaluation criteria?
All participated colleges are evaluated based on five main criteria, and each
criterion carries different weights. The evaluation criteria are:
i. Students (10%)
ii. Resources (30%)
iii. Quality Management Systems (30%)
iv. Programmes Recognition (10%)
v. Graduates Recognition (20%)
The evaluation involved two phases. In the first, the private colleges are allowed
to self evaluate by declaring their status and practices in the evaluation form
that is web-based. These responses are actually answers to quality based
indicators that will assign scores automatically and appropriately. The private
colleges are able to determine their scores. The second phase involves an audit
by a MOHE assigned audit involving the private college to obtain evidence
for the declaration made in the first phase. Scores will be added or deducted
accordingly with reference to the availability to unavailability to provide the
evidence respectively.
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