2. Interpretation

Part VIII, which is in accordance with the Framework;

“provisional accreditation” means provisional accreditation granted under section 39;

“institutional audit” means an evaluation of an institution, to determine whether it is achieving its mission and goals, to identify strengths and areas of concern and to enhance quality, which is carried out in accordance with the provisions of section 80;

“examination or certification body” means any body, within or outside Malaysia, which is specified by the Minister by way of order published in the Gazette, which affirms that a student has achieved the learning outcome;

“professional body” means any body established under any written law for the purposes of regulating a profession and its qualifications or any other body recognized by the Government;

“academic load” means the quantitative measure of learning activities which includes lectures, tutorials, seminars, practical work, field work, self study and examinations to achieve a set of learning outcomes;

“Register” means the Malaysian Qualifications Register established and maintained by the Agency under section 81;

“diploma” means the diploma awarded to a person after successful achievement by the person of a set of learning outcomes which is designed to lead to the award of such diploma or the equivalent thereof;

“advanced diploma” means the advanced diploma awarded to a person after successful achievement by the person of a set of learning outcomes which is designed to lead to the award of such advanced diploma or the equivalent thereof;

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“appointed day” means the day on which this Act or any of its provisions comes into operation;

“learning outcome” means the standard to be achieved from an educational or skill training programme or qualification as determined by the Framework;

“degree” means the degree awarded to a person at a Bachelor level, or a Masters level or a Doctorate level after successful achievement by the person of a set of learning outcomes which is designed to lead to the award of such degree or the equivalent thereof;

“higher education qualification” means a certificate, diploma, advanced diploma or degree or their equivalent and includes any other qualification stipulated in the Framework;

“Framework” means the Malaysian Qualifications Framework referred to under section 35;

“credit” means a representative measure to reflect the academic load;

“Fund” means the Malaysian Qualifications Agency Fund established under section 28;

“course of study” means a single or a set of related courses and includes short or long term courses leading to an award of a higher education qualification;

“skills training” means work based and industry oriented activities which aim to provide the knowledge, skills and attitude required for effective and efficient performance of a task or job;

“Council” means the Council of Malaysian Qualifications

Agency constituted under section 11;

“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for higher education;

“authorized officer” means an officer authorized by the Minister under section 85;

“higher education provider” means a body corporate, organization or other body of persons which conducts higher education or training programmes including skills training programmes leading to the award of a higher education qualification or which awards a higher education qualification and includes the public or private higher education providers, examination or certification bodies or their branch representatives;

“credit transfer” means the recognition of credits earned in an accredited programme for the purpose of transferring to another accredited programme;

“Chairman” means the Chairman of the Council appointed under paragraph 11(2)(a);

“skills training provider” means a body corporate, organization or other body of persons which conducts a skills training programme leading to a higher education qualification;

“programme” means any arrangement of a course of study that is structured or designed to achieve a learning outcome leading to an award of a higher education qualification;

“accredited programme or qualification” means a programme or qualification which is accredited under Part VIII;

“foreign programme or qualification” means a programme leading to a qualification awarded by a foreign higher education provider or any qualification awarded by a foreign higher education provider;

“higher education programme” means a programme leading to a higher education qualification;

“certificate” means the certificate awarded to a person after successful achievement by the person of a set of learning outcomes which is designed to lead to the award of such certificate or the equivalent thereof;

“self-accreditation” means a formal recognition granted to a higher education provider in the form of a certificate issued by the Agency under subsection 61(2);

“branch representative of an examination or certification body”

means any body established under any written law for the purposes of representing an examination or certification body.

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