1. TQA Function

• Department of Testing and Quality Assurance of Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh city works as the function of an advisory part and helps the chairman in management, summary, suggesting ideas to organize testing and training quality management activities in the university and assesses the training quality according to the regulations of the chairman’s direction.

2. TQA Mission

    A. Testing Activity.

• To be a focal point for doing testing activity according the undertaking of the Ministry of Education and Training and the Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh city.
• To guide, follow and check the implementation of documents related to the testing activity of units as well as individuals in the university.
• To research and suggest about forms and methods in testing and assessment of learners’ study results, who follow training courses of the university.
• To chair and co-ordinate with other faculties and subjects to create, supply, manage and use exams bank for every training system, level and program of the university.
• To be a permanent member of the Council of Entrance examinations, final examinations and the graduation exams, co-ordinate with the concerned units in organizing, examining and supervising examinations of schools and organizations according to the school’s decentralization;
• To organize, mark, administer examinations and enter the results of the entrance examination, the final examinations, the graduation exams of all levels and training systems of the university into the management system of the university.
• To assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with other departments, divisions and units in assisting the Principal to revise the examination papers and solve problems related to the examination activities of learners belonged to all of training system, training level and training program of the university according to the regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training and the Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh city.
• To transfer the test results of examinations to the concerned units for management.
• To carry out the management, storage and security of test papers, exam papers and examination marks according to regulations.
• To research, update, propose to the President to apply solutions to improve the examination and examination methods, formal and modern direction and integration;
• To co-ordinate with the Training Department to evaluate the application for approval of examinations and training programs organized by the school;
• To manage all kinds of diplomas and certificates according to the decentralization regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training.
• Allot diplomas and certificates at the request of the Training Office and approval of the university’s chairman.

     B. Quality Assurance Activity

• The Department of Testing and Quality Assurance is the focal point for directly implementing the quality assurance activity according to the undertaking of the Ministry of Education and Training. The general goal is to build a long-term plan and submit it regularly to the chairman for assessment and quality assurance.
• To guide, follow and check the implementation of documents related to the testing activity of units as well as individuals in the university.
• To build a long-term and regular plans for the principal to approve the assessment and quality assurance of education.
• To implement self-assessment of educational quality. Guiding the work of self-assessment in units and summing up results of evaluation of quality of education in the whole university.
• To advise and develop plans in organizing activities related to educational quality assurance; links with other universities to exchange information, experience and implement co-operation in educational quality assurance areas.
• To perform the tasks of ensuring the quality of education mandated by the school and the Ministry of Education and Training;
• To organize professional training courses on quality assurance in higher education for lecturers and specialists of relevant units of the University.
• To make statistics and report on examinations and quality assurance at the request of the school;
• To manage the use of assets, machinery, equipment, supplies, stationery, etc., supplied to the Department for proper purposes, safety and efficiency by the university.
• Perform other tasks assigned by the Principal.

Translated by Hanh