Hong Kong Ordinances

ACCREDITATION OF ACADEMIC AND VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS ORDINANCE - SECT 2

Interpretation

In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires— “Accreditation
Authority” (評審當局) means the organization or body specified in Part 1
of Schedule 1; “accreditation report” (評審報告) means a report
produced by the Accreditation Authority under section 5(1); “accreditation
test” (評審考核) means any assessment, evaluation or other activity to
determine—

   (a)  in relation to an operator, whether the operator is competent to
        achieve the objectives as claimed by the operator;

   (b)  in relation to an assessment agency, whether the agency is competent
        to assess the skills, knowledge or experience acquired by individuals
        in relation to an industry or a branch of an industry;

   (c)  in relation to a learning programme, whether the programme meets a
        standard to achieve the objectives of the programme as claimed by its
        operator; and

   (d)  in relation to a qualification, whether the skills, knowledge or
        experience recognized by the qualification meet a particular standard;
        “appointed assessment agency” (受委評估機構) means an
        assessment agency appointed or re-appointed by the Secretary under
        section 8(1)(a) or (b); “assessment agency” (評估機構) means a
        person, school, institution, organization or other body—

   (a)  the whole or part of the business of which includes the assessment of
        the skills, knowledge or experience acquired by individuals; and

   (b)  which grants qualifications recognizing the skills, knowledge or
        experience acquired by an individual, after an assessment of those
        skills, knowledge or experience; “granting body” (頒授者), in
        relation to a qualification, means the person, school, institution,
        organization or other body which grants the qualification;
        “industry” (行業) includes a trade, profession or occupation;
        “learning programme” (進修計劃) means a programme of studies
        or training defined by a curriculum (which may consist of one or more
        modules, units, subjects or courses or any combination of those
        elements) and includes, where the context permits, any proposed
        programme of such studies or training; “operator” (營辦者)
        means a person, school, institution, organization or other body, the
        whole or part of the business of which includes the operation of any
        learning programme or any part of a learning programme; “QR
        Authority” (資歷名冊當局) means the organization or body
        specified in Part 2 of Schedule 1; “qualification” (資歷)
        includes a recognition of the skills, knowledge or experience acquired
        by an individual; “Qualifications Framework” (資歷架構) means
        the framework established and maintained by the Secretary under
        section 3(1); “Qualifications Register” (資歷名冊) means the
        register established by the Secretary under section 3(3);
        “Secretary” (局長) means the Secretary for Education; (Amended
        L.N. 130 of 2007) “self-accrediting operator”
        (自行評審營辦者) means an operator listed in Schedule 2.
        “Accreditation Authority” (評審當局) “accreditation
        report” (評審報告) “accreditation test” (評審考核)
        “appointed assessment agency” (受委評估機構) “assessment
        agency” (評估機構) “granting body” (頒授者)
        “industry” (行業) “learning programme” (進修計劃)
        “operator” (營辦者) “QR Authority” (資歷名冊當局)
        “qualification” (資歷) “Qualifications Framework”
        (資歷架構) “Qualifications Register” (資歷名冊)
        “Secretary” (局長) “self-accrediting operator”
        (自行評審營辦者)