External Quality Assurance in Thailand

Dr.Sutassi SmuthkochornAdvisor to the Director

Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (Public Organization)

AUN-QA International Seminar31 January 2011

Establishment of Establishment of ONESQAONESQA

Office for National Education Standards Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment and Quality Assessment

((Public Organization)Public Organization)

4 November 20004 November 2000

OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES

Development of the quality of the new Development of the quality of the new generation of Thai peoplegeneration of Thai people

Development of the quality of the new Development of the quality of the new generation of teachersgeneration of teachers

Revitalizing the quality of educational Revitalizing the quality of educational institutions and learning sources institutions and learning sources

Revitalizing quality of administration and Revitalizing quality of administration and managementmanagement

ONESQA’s goal ONESQA’s goal for Quality Assurancefor Quality Assurance

* Standardize

* Improve

* Accredit (every 5 years)

ONESQA’s tasksONESQA’s tasks To develop the standards and criteria for To develop the standards and criteria for

external assessment external assessment To provide development and training To provide development and training

courses and certify assessors courses and certify assessors To grant certification of standards and To grant certification of standards and

submit annual reports to the Prime submit annual reports to the Prime MinisterMinister

Number of Educational Institutions in Thailand (As of 2010)

Pre-schools 21,401

Primary & Secondary 32,979

ONESQA OperationsONESQA Operations

2001-2005 and 2006-20102001-2005 and 2006-201039,712 institutes39,712 institutes

2011-201561,510 Institutes

2nd decade of Education Reform (2009-2018)

- Life-long Learning with Quality

- Better quality and higher standard of

education - More opportunity and learning access

- Involvement of all sectors in Education

VISIONVISION

Quality:Quality: continuous quality development continuous quality development and drive for quality cultureand drive for quality culture

Morality:Morality: just, fair and transparent just, fair and transparent Creativity:Creativity: innovative approaches to quality innovative approaches to quality

assessment assessment Value:Value: assessment cultureassessment culture Benefits:Benefits: confidence in the quality and confidence in the quality and

standard of educational standard of educational institutionsinstitutions

Principles for future assessmentPrinciples for future assessment

- Positive & creative Assessment

- Evaluation for Difference

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BSSimply Together is BetterSimply Together is Better

SimpleSimple- Small- Clear- Easy

TogetherTogether - IQA + EQA - Collaboration System - ONESQA + Institution - Partnership - QE + QA + QI

BetterBetter- Assess to Improve- Score Increasing- Continuous Development- Improve Quality

3 sets of KPI- Basic (Top down)

- Identity (Bottom up)

Benchmarks

- Comparative

Chain of QualityChain of Quality

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