Introduction China – NZ Model Programme Joint Research Project

Mr. Tony O’Brien and (in absentia) Madam Liu Yufeng

Hamilton, Nov 25, 2015

Outline

Model Programme Background

Current Progress

Next Steps

中华人民共和国教育部与新西兰教育部关于实施职业教育与培训合作示范项目的工作计划 (2015-2016)

WORK PLAN TO OPERATIONALISE THE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING MODEL PROGRAMME IN PLACE BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION OF NEW ZEALAND (2015-2016)

The New Zealand – China Vocational and Professional Education and Training Model Programme (MP) incorporates:

“ both the theoretical and practical elements involved in the setting up inter-institutional relationships, including joint programmes, curriculum development and the delivery of quality assured New Zealand qualifications in China”

合作活动Cooperative

Activities

信息分享及研究项目Information Sharing and

Research Projects 信息共享 Information Sharing

职业教育标准体系VET quality standards

教育部职业技术教育中心研究所 及怀卡托理工学院

CIVTE and Wintec

合作办学项目Cooperative Education

Programme

专业发展项目Professional Development

Programme

职教发展论坛 China NZ Development Forum

合作研讨会 Beijing Cooperation Symposium

其他 Others

2015/2016 Work Plan

The Model Programme is, by definition, a programme centred on provision of transnational education. A key element of the Model Programme Work Plan for 2015/2016, the “information sharing and research project”, is focused on assuring quality outcomes in TNE.

Research Project: 2015/2016

• The first stage – information sharing – involves both countries gathering information from a variety of sources to highlight the “standards” used in the design, development, deployment and evaluation of technical and vocational education and training

• In stage two, researchers from both countries will compare and discuss the quality

assurance systems of the Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) of both PRC and NZ. The research will focus on TVET Quality Standards and will make recommendations to update the current TVET quality standards in the two countries

Research in progress: Three fundamental steps

Phase 1: Establish Current State: Describe the critical features, standards and indicators used nationally, institutionally and at an individual programme level. Phase 2: Comparative Analysis: The identification of the features, standards, processes and procedures will then enable comparative analysis to undertaken . Phase 3: Recommendations: Recommendations will be made on how quality assured NZ-PRC model programmes and qualifications can be delivered and monitored.

中新职业教育质量标准体系比较研究研讨会 (2015.6.29)Inception workshop of the Research Project (June 29, 2015)

内容框架Content Framework

背景The Background

职业教育标准体系Vocational

Education and Quality SystemsIn China and NZ

国家层面National Level

学校层面Institutional Level

学校标准Institutional

Quality System

指标Standards

工具Tools

专业层面Course level

旅游Tourism Course

市场营销Marketing Course

教师培训Train the Trainer

Course

数控Numerical Control

Course

比较分析Comparative

Analysis

建议Recommendation

优质职业院校指标

High Quality

Standard

Research Content (Structure)

The progress of research project• Under the guidance of Prof Liu Yufeng of the Central Institute for Vocational and

Technical Education (CIVTE);• Wintec, Qingdao Technical College and Tianjin Light Industry Vocational Technical

College• are collaborating and coordinating on the production of the Information Sharing

and Research Report, which needs to be completed by November 2016. • this Forum is a significant milestone in the project plan, whereby we are sharing

relevant information and, in particular, discussing important aspects of quality in TVET.

Tianjin Light Industry Vocational Technical College

Tianjin Light Industry Vocational Technical College report on progress (sic):

Providing background on China's vocational education system and the modern vocational education system, including• Higher vocational education evaluation index system• The cultivation of talents evaluation index system of vocational schools and colleges in 2004. • The cultivation of talents evaluation index system of higher vocational colleges in 2008. • The high quality evaluation index system in higher vocational colleges.• The quality diagnosis and improvement plan for Vocational colleges model design and producing

professionals.• The teaching methods evaluation system in regards to the marketing major, especially in the equipment

manufacturing industry.

Qingdao Technical College (QTC)During the course of this Forum, you will hear presentations from six scholars from QTC, led by their Team Leader, Ya Mei. This work is focussed on quality aspects at the institutional and course level.

The Scholars have been studying New Zealand pedagogical approaches during their time at Wintec and have now designed research projects that will:

• Embed aspects of the New Zealand approach (such as student centred learning) into existing courses at QTC.

• Run the course and assess the impact of this new approach on outcomes

The final research results will be presented at the Nov 2016 Forum and will form part of the output of the information sharing and research project.

Research Programme – Course Level

Two key outcomes of the Phase 1 of the Information Sharing and Research Project:

1. Identification of institutional criteria (standards) that ensure partners selected are able to co-develop programs and qualifications that first, promotes and secondly, protect the reputation of the qualifications offered, the institutions involved and the national training system of the respective countries.

2. Design based research. QTC and Wintec are designing research which will result in assessment of the practical implementation of New Zealand educational approaches into Qingdao Technical College courses.

Three key aspects of Phase 1 of the Information Sharing and Research Project:

1. Information sharing around the NZ Tertiary Education Strategies (TEC) and the system level quality assurance framework and processes (NZQA).

2. Identification of institutional criteria (standards) that ensures partners selected are able to co-develop programs and qualifications that first, promotes and secondly protects the reputation of the qualifications offered, the institutions involved and the national training system of the respective countries.

3. Design based research. QTC and Wintec designing research which will result in assessment of the practical implementation of New Zealand educational approaches at Qingdao Technical College.

The quality assurance of tertiary education in New Zealand

Susan Smart/Ferdi LutterQuality Assurance Division

Excellence in Vocational Teaching Educational Conference

25 & 26 September 2013