36. Objectives of the Framework

The objectives of the Framework include the following:

to secure standards of qualifications and reinforce policies on quality assurance;

to promote accuracy or consistency of nomenclature of qualifications;

to provide mechanisms for the progression or inter relation between qualifications, including non-degree and degree qualifications;

to encourage collaboration between public and private sector higher education providers and skills training providers;

to encourage parity of esteem among academic, professional, technical, vocational and skills qualifications;

to establish a credit system to facilitate credit accumulation and transfer which is acceptable within and outside

to provide clear and accessible public information on programmes or qualifications in higher education;

to promote where applicable, the presentation of qualifications in forms that facilitate their evaluation by any person, including government agencies, higher education providers, students, academic staff, quality assurance and accreditation bodies, professional bodies, examination bodies and employers; and

to articulate links with qualifications from outside Malaysia.