Accreditation

Application for Programme Accreditation and Exemption: Explanatory Notes
 
HKIM may accredit/ recognize programmes of awarding institutions on the basis of their educationalstanding; the vigour and coverage of their programmes.
 
The following is applicable to institutions running programmes relevant to the HKIM curriculum andseeking HKIM validation/ accreditation of the whole or part of their programmes.
 
Principles
 
HKIM will review each programme to consider the following factors:
-          Whether the institution offering the award is an accredited educational body at post secondarylevel (i.e., already offering programmes beyond Level 3 of the HKQF).
-          Whether the programme has relevance to a level and content of the HKIM curriculum.
-          Whether, holistically, the learning outcomes and syllabus content of the programme can bemapped against one or more modules of the HKIM curriculum. At least 80% of equivalency willbe required.
 
Accreditation will be first considered for an entire stage of the HKIM curriculum. If this is not feasible,consideration will be given for individual modules of a stage. Accreditation may not be given to theHKIM Case Study modules and/or the Graduate/Executive Diploma stage.
 
Accredited programmes are normally granted for a period of ‘N+1’ years, where N is the duration ofthe programme. Subject to performance of the delivery, revalidation may be considered for amaximum of ‘N+2’ years.
 
HKIM should be notified of any changes to an approved curriculum. Depending to the extent ofchange, a re-validation may be required.
 
Documentations
To proceed with an assessment, a number of documents will be required from the awardinginstitution, including:
-          General information about the institution such as government registration status, existingprogrammes offered, student admission requirements, CV of key teaching staff involved in theprogramme, etc.
-          Detail curriculum information, including learning outcome, syllabus, quality assurance system,course recognition/ validation and other relevant course information.
-          Sample examination/ assessment papers and students’ scripts. If the programme is a new one,pilot assessment papers should be submitted.
 
 
Fees (From October 1, 2009)
Fees for accreditation vary according to the existing relationship with HKIM. An institution may be apartner, offering programmes in collaboration with HKIM, or it can be an independent operatorproviding a certificated programme on marketing and seeking HKIM recognition.
 

 
Institutions offering more than one programme may enjoy a discount on the validation fee for thesecond and subsequent programmes which are in the same generic series or suite as the first/originalprogramme. To be considered as part of the same generic suite, contents of the programmes in thesuite should have at least 60% common modules, and application for assessment should be submittedat the same time as the first/original programme.