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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 391 035 CE 070 603 AUTHOR Imrie, Brad; And Others TITLE Commitment to Higher Vocational Education. INSTITUTION City Univ. of Hong Kong. REPORT NO ISBN-962-442-069-6 PUB DATE Jun 95 NOTE 209p. PUB TYPE Historical Materials (060) Reports Descriptive (141) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC09 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Colleges; *Educational Certificates; *Educational Development; Educational Quality; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Student Certification; *Vocational Education IDENTIFIERS *Hong Kong ABSTRACT This publication is a history of the College of Higher Vocational Studies (CHVS) since it was established in 1991 and provides commentary on developments in higher vocational education in Hong Kong during a period of unprecedented change and development in the provision of the Higher Diploma. "Principal's Diary" (Bradford Imrie) describes the significant first week in January 1993. "CHVS Commitment" (Bradford Imrie) provides an overview of the achievements of CHVS during a period of rapid growth and of considerable institutional change. More detail can be found in the section on selections from the "College Memorandum (Extracts) 1991-95." The three CHVS, "Annual Reports (Extracts)" also give an overview. Seven submissions provide insights into various issues that have been addressed since 1991: "Engineering: Professional and Vocational"; "Governor's Address at the Opening of the 1992-93 Session of the Leg;slative Council, Proposals: Vocational Education" (Christopher Patten); "Critical Appraisal of the Functions of the CHVS (1991-92)"; "Submission to the University and Polytechnic Grants Committee of Hong Kong: Higher Education 1991-2001"; "Teaching and Learning Quality Process Audits" (Bradford Imrie); "Assessment of Teaching and Learning Quality"; and "University and Polytechnics Grants Committee Review of Development of Higher Education in Hong Kong--Sub-Degree Work." Nine papers are included: "Assessment for Quality in Vocational Education"; "Quality of Learning: Assessment Implications"; "Marketing Higher Diploma Courses in the Hong Kong Context" (Dominic Chan, Bradford Imrie); "Higher Vocational Education in Hong Kong" (Shantilal Patel, Bradford Imrie); "Professional Standards: Judgements of Performance and the Rights of Students"; "Binary Policy in Higher Education--Hong Kong and the United Kingdom"; "Labor Market Considerations in Hong Kong: Developments at the Higher. Vocational Level"; "International Recognition of Vocational Qualifications"; and "International Cooperation with Higher Vocational Qualifications: A Case Study." The final section is the 1995 edition of College Information Leaflets by Adeline Lau and Bradford Imrie.(YLB) Cf#1*111VOR SlihM)KW CrCity Polytechnic dr0City University of Hong Kong of Hong Kong tn °m COMMITMENT Ft en a tO HIGHER VOCATIONAL EDUCATION &grad Onrie, coldeline Sau, Connie eSau U S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational !Research and Improvement "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY CENTER (ERIC) This document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it O Moor changes havp been made lo improve reproduction quality Points of wow or opinions staled in this document do not necessarily represent TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES official OERI position or policy INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC)," vb COMMITMENT to HIGHER VOCATIONALEDUCATION CCAM*V 111010City University of Hong Kong 2 @ City University of Hong Kong 1995 All tights reserved including the tight of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. Further copies of this publication can be obtained from: College of Higher Vocational Studies City University of Hong Kong Tat Chee Avenue Kowloon HONG KONG Phone: 2788 8524 Fax: 2788 9315 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 Acknowledgements Biography PRINCIPAL'S DIARY (4-8 January 1993) 3 COMMITMENT (1995) 7 COLLEdE MEMORANDUM(Extracts) 17 ANNUAL REPORTS (Extracts) 47 SUBMISSIONS ENGINEERING : PROFESSIONAL ANDVOCATIONAL 53 Stratea Working Group of the Institutionof Mechanical Engineers, UK (1992) The Governor, The Right HonourableChristopher Patten 67 Address at the Opening of the 1992/93 Sessionof the Legislative Council, 7 October 1992 The University And Polytechnic GrantsCommittee (UPGC) of Hong Kong UPGC INSI1TUTIONAL REVIEW- Critical Appraisal of the 71 Functionsof Faculties and College:College of Higher Vocational Studio; (1992) "Higher Education1991-2001" UPGC InterimReport, 87 November 1993 TEACHING AND LEARNING QUALITYPROCESS 91 AUDITS (TLQPA) UPGC Seminar, 5September 1994 ASSESSMENT OFTEACHING AND LEARNING 95 QUALITY (TLQA) UPGC InformationPaper (28.5.94) UPGC Review of Development of HigherEducation in Hong 101 Kong - Sub-degree Work (1994) PAPERS ASSESSMENT FOR QUALITY IN VOCATIONAL 107 EDUCATION (1992) QUALITY OF LEARNING: ASSESSMENTIMPLICATIONS 113 (1993) MARKETING HIGHER DIPLOMA COURSES INTHE HONG 119 KONG CONTEXT Chan, D and Imne, B W (1993) HIGHER VOCATIONAL EDUCATION IN HONG KONG 131 Patel, S G and Imrie, B W (1993) PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS: JUDGEMENTS OF 143 PERFORMANCE AND THE RIGHTS OF STUDENTS (1993) BINARY POLICY IN HIGHER EDUCATION -HONG KONG 153 AND THE UK (1994) LABOUR MARKET CONSIDERATIONS IN HONGKONG: 161 DEVELOPMENTS AT THE HIGHER VOCATIONAL LEVEL (1995) INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITIONOF VOCATIONAL 173 QUALIFICATIONS (1995) INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION WITH HIGHER 187 VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: A CASE STUDY (1995) INFOIMATION LEAFLETS 201 Lau, Adeline and Imrie, B W (1995) 6 Commitment to Higher Vocational Education INTRODUCTION I have prepared this publication for a number ofpurposes.Erg, Commitment to Higher Vocational Education can be read as a history of the College of NigherVocational Studies since it was established in 1991. Second, it provides commentary on developments in higher vocational education in Hong Kong during a period of unprecedented change anddevelopment in the provision of the /Esher Diploma (HD). Third, Commitment identifies anddiscusses a range of issues which will continue to be relevant and important for the futuredevelopment of the HD. Fourth, it has been distributed to all College staff for information and reference;there can be value in reflecting on experience.Finally, it represents my own commitment and serviceas the Foundation Principal of the College of lIgher Vocational Studies (1991-95). My 'Principal's Diary' is included because of the particular significanceof the first week in January, 1993. The paper entitled `Commitment' providesan overview of the achievements of the College during a period of rapid growth and of considerable institutional change.More detail can be found in the section on selections from the 'College Memorandum' whichtotalled 89 pages over the thirteen issues. The three extracts for the College, from the CPHK AnnualReports, also give an overview albeit restricted due to context. What do submissions achieve?Difficult to judge but I hope that theyare worth the effort. Submissions are, of course, part of theprocess called consultation - to be noted but not necessarily accepted! Submissions certainly reprwent considerable time and commitment;they are included to provide insights into various issues which have been addressed since1991. 1 hope that the College will continue to respond to invitations to make submissionson behalf of higher vocational education and the needs of students. Nme papers are included which addressa range of topics. Three of the papers represent my commitment to the International Vocational Education and Training Association(WETA), one to the World Association for Cooperative Education (WACE), andone each to the International Conferences on Assessing Quality in Mgher Education (AQHE)and on Improving University Teaching (IUT). As a result, CPHK hosted the Sixth AWE Conferencein July 1994, and CityU will host the 20th IUT Conference in July, 1995. The final section is the 1995 edition of College Information Leafletsissued annually for information to staff and used as a vital part of the College's marketing and public relationsstrategy. I hope that readers in Hong Kong, and elsewhere, will find thispublication both informative and interesting. As noted in the last twopapers, there is growing and overdue international awareness of the importance of higher vocational qualifications forsustaining growth in developed and developing economies alike. Commitment to Higher Vocational Educationhas been prepared as a contribution to that awareness. Except where indicated, all of the authorship responsibilitiesare mine including those of accuracy and acknowledgement. College of Higher Vocation2l Studies 1 City University of Hong Kong Commitment to Higher Vocational Education ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS There are many acknowledgements, the first being a general and deep appreciation for the work and support of the staff of the College Office under the capable management of Annie Tam, the College SecrOary. I have been most fortunate with the support uf these collogues and friends. Also warmly appreciated are the contributions of my Commitment co-workers: Adeline Lau (Executive Officer) and Connie Lau, my Secretary, who has been both patient and skilful with its preparation for publication.In this regard, there is particular acknowledgement of the skills of Soman Yu (Clerical Officer) for her production of the cover design. Finally I would like to express appreciation to my co-authors Dominic Chan (Exteraal Relations Office) and Shanti Patel (Division of Commerce) for their contributions to the papers which they presented at the 1993