Guideline No: 2023/G-21 (FIRST AMENDMENT TO GUIDELINE NO: 2022/G-31 (MANUAL FOR CONDUCTING INSTITUTIONAL AUDIT)
AI-assisted research summary: This amendment gives MQA responsibility for the institutional audit process, requires it to appoint support staff and manage report handling, and requires audited HEIs to prepare and submit an action plan within 6 weeks after receiving the approved report.
` ަދުބ 2023 ްޓސް ަގޮއ 2 – 1445 ްމަރްއަޙުމ 15 :ުޚ ރާތ 182 :ުދަދައ 52 :ްމުއިލޮވ Guideline No: 2023/G-21 FIRST AMENDMENT TO GUIDELINE NO: 2022/G-31 (MANUAL FOR CONDUCTING INSTITUTIONAL AUDIT) ްސ ފޮއ ެގާޔްއިރޫހްމުޖްލުސ އަރ ިދެއ ްށަމުނިދްށޮކުޢިއާޝ ިއަގުޓެޒެގ ްއަތުލޫސުއ ިއާކަތުދިއާވަގ ުގަމުނާފުރުކަތުޑޮބ .ެވެށައ legalaffairs@po.gov.mv ނ ާވްއުނޮފ ެޖ ްއާރިހެވިދ ،ެލާމ 3336211 :ުނޯފ 7242885 :ްލ ިއަބޯމ www.gazette.gov.mv :ްޓިއަސްބެވ Volume: 52 Issue No: 182 Guideline No: 2023/G-21 Government Gazette c MALDIVES QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY Ministry of Higher Education Male’. Republic of Maldives FIRST AMENDMENT TO GUIDELINE NO: 2022/G-31 (MANUAL FOR CONDUCTING INSTITUTIONAL AUDIT) Manual for Conducting Institutional Audit (Guideline No: 2022/G-31) shall be amended as follows: 1. Amend Section 2.3 (Responsibility) of the aforementioned Manual by adding Paragraph 4 to the Section as follows. The MQA will bear the overall responsibility of implementing this SOP. MQA will appoint a senior management staff as the Focal Point for facilitating the Institutional Audit process. MQA will also appoint a staff member to each Audit Panel to undertake the secretariat functions. 2. Amend Step 5 (Receiving the Audit Report and Taking Follow-up Actions under Section 2.4 (MQA’s Role in Conducting the Institutional Audit) of the aforementioned Manual as follows: Task Instructions Responsibility Timeline Receive the Audit Check to ensure that the basic Focal Point Week 26 Report format is followed and essential information such as findings, allocated points, and recommendations are in the Report. If not, request minor changes required. Submit the Audit MQA’s management should Management of Week 27-28 Report to the submit the Audit Report to the MQA and The Advisory Board for Advisory Board of MQA for Advisory Board approval approval. of MQA 3 Volume: 52 Issue No: 182 Guideline No: 2023/G-21 Government Gazette Send the Audit Send the Audit Report to the Management of Week 29 -30 Report to the HEI HEI. The cover letter should ask MQA the HEI to develop a follow up action plan based on the findings of the Report – with timeframes – and submit it to MQA. Follow-up process After the approved Audit Report Management of Week 35 is sent to the audited HEI, they MQA and the are required to develop an action audited HEI plan and submit this plan to MQA within 6 weeks – as explained under Section 3.8 Follow-up process of the Guidelines for Institutional Audit. MQA shall ensure the follow-process is carried out. 3. Amend Paragraph 4 of the Step 1 (Appointing of Audit Panel members under Section 4.3 (Steps for Conducting the External Review) of the aforementioned Manual as follows: This letter will also include the contact details of a staff of MQA who would be appointed as the MQA’s representative on the Panel to provide secretariat support. 4. Amend Related Documents under Section 4.3 (Steps for Conducting the External Review) of the aforementioned Manual as follows: Appendix I: Institutional Audit Criteria Appendix II: Self-Evaluation Assessment Form 5. This Manual shall commence from the date of its publication in the Government Gazette. __________________ 4