APQN Members
Tonga National Qualifications and Accreditation Board
Membership Type: Intermediate
Email: pauline.moa@tnqab.to
Year in which Organisation/Agency commenced operations: 2009
Countries/regions/states of operation: tonga
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Title: Ms
First Name: Pauline
Surname: Moa
Job Title: Chief Executive Officer
Phone: 676 28124
Fax: 676 28138
Email Id: pauline.moa@tnqab.to
Alternative Email Id: paulinemoa3@gmail.com
Nominated Contact Person (if different from CEO)
Title: Mrs
First Name: Pauline
Surname: Moa
Job Title: Chief Executive Officer
Phone: 676 28136
Fax: 676 28138
Email Id: pauline.moa@tnqab.to
Alternative Email Id: paulinemoa3@gmail.com
Organisation Details
Tonga National Qualifications and Accreditation Board
Address: Molisi City Central , Salote Road. P.O.Box 65, Nukualofa, TONGA
Tonga
Website: http://www.tnqab.to
Additional Contacts
Criteria Requirements for Full Member
1 Criterion: Nature of the operations of the agency:
Measure: The agency is responsible for reviews at institutional or programme level of post-secondary
education institutions or post-secondary quality assurance agencies
Measure: The agency is responsible for reviews at institutional or programme level of post-secondary
education institutions or post-secondary quality assurance agencies
2 Criterion: Mission statement and objectives:
Measure: The agency has formulated a mission statement and objectives which are consistent with the nature of the agency
Measure: The agency has formulated a mission statement and objectives which are consistent with the nature of the agency
3 Criterion: Agency staff, Numbers, Profile, Roles:
Measure: The profile of the staff is consistent with the Mission Statement
Measure: The profile of the staff is consistent with the Mission Statement
4 Criterion: Profile of reviewers:
Measure: The profile of the reviewers is consistent with the Mission Statement
Measure: The profile of the reviewers is consistent with the Mission Statement
5 Criterion: Independence:
Measure: The judgements and recommendations of the agency’s reports cannot be changed by third parties
Measure: The judgements and recommendations of the agency’s reports cannot be changed by third parties
6 Criterion: Resources:
Measure: The agency has sufficient resources to run its operations in accordance with its mission statement and objectives
Measure: The agency has sufficient resources to run its operations in accordance with its mission statement and objectives
7 Criterion: External quality assurance criteria and processes:
Measure: The description of the processes and criteria applied should be transparent and publicly available and normally include:
self evaluation, site visit, public report and follow-up measure
Measure: The description of the processes and criteria applied should be transparent and publicly available and normally include:
self evaluation, site visit, public report and follow-up measure
8 Criterion: Quality assurance:
Measure: The description of the processes and criteria applied should be transparent and publicly available and normally include:
self evaluation, site visit, public report and follow-up measure
Measure: The description of the processes and criteria applied should be transparent and publicly available and normally include:
self evaluation, site visit, public report and follow-up measure
Criteria Requirements for Institutional Member
Institutional Member Criteria:
Measure: Institutional Members are institutions of higher education in the region that are in good standing with the relevant quality assurance agency if one exists.
Measure: Institutional Members are institutions of higher education in the region that are in good standing with the relevant quality assurance agency if one exists.
Criteria Requirements for Associate Member
Associate Member Criteria:
Measure:Associate Members are organisations with a major interest and active involvement in evaluation, accreditation and quality assurance in higher education, but without the responsibility for assuring the quality of institutions, education programs, or external quality assurance agencies
Measure:Associate Members are organisations with a major interest and active involvement in evaluation, accreditation and quality assurance in higher education, but without the responsibility for assuring the quality of institutions, education programs, or external quality assurance agencies
Criteria Requirements for Intermediate Member
1 Criterion: Nature of the operations of the agency:
Measure: The agency is responsible for reviews at institutional or programme level of post-secondary education institutions or post-secondary quality assurance agencies
Measure: The agency is responsible for reviews at institutional or programme level of post-secondary education institutions or post-secondary quality assurance agencies
Description: Criterion: Nature of the operations of the agency
Measure: The agency is responsible for reviews at institutional or programme level of post-secondary education institutions or post-secondary quality assurance agencies
As stipulated in the legislation (TNQAB Act 2004), the duties of TNQAB are:
(a) develop a national qualifications framework for post compulsory education and training ; review and revise corporate plans;
(b) establish policies and criteriea for accreditation, monitoring, reviewing, registration and listing of providersof post compulsory education and training
Measure: The agency is responsible for reviews at institutional or programme level of post-secondary education institutions or post-secondary quality assurance agencies
As stipulated in the legislation (TNQAB Act 2004), the duties of TNQAB are:
(a) develop a national qualifications framework for post compulsory education and training ; review and revise corporate plans;
(b) establish policies and criteriea for accreditation, monitoring, reviewing, registration and listing of providersof post compulsory education and training
2 Criterion: Mission statement and objectives:
Measure: The agency has formulated a mission statement and objectives which are consistent with the nature of the agency
Measure: The agency has formulated a mission statement and objectives which are consistent with the nature of the agency
Criterion: Mission statement and objectives
Measure: The agency has formulated a mission statement and objectives which are consistent with the nature of the agency
Please refer to attached Strategic Plan
Measure: The agency has formulated a mission statement and objectives which are consistent with the nature of the agency
Please refer to attached Strategic Plan
3 Criterion: :
Proof of the organisation’s good standing with the local QA agency
Proof of the organisation’s good standing with the local QA agency
TNQAB is the QA agency in Tonga
Criteria Requirements for Observer
Criterion For Observers:
Measure: APQN accepts as Observers organisations outside the Asia-Pacific region, including: external quality assurance agencies; institutions with a major interest in evaluation, accreditation and quality assurance in higher education; other regional networks that have major interests in and strong links with the region
Measure: APQN accepts as Observers organisations outside the Asia-Pacific region, including: external quality assurance agencies; institutions with a major interest in evaluation, accreditation and quality assurance in higher education; other regional networks that have major interests in and strong links with the region
Documentation and Fees
Additional Information: I will be emailing additional supporting information
Upon approval of my application I agree to pay:
- $500 (Initial Joining Fee: Full Member, Intermediate Member, Associate Member)
I will be applying for support for: None
Documents Submitted
TongaNationalQualificationsandAccreditationBoardAct2004.pdf
TNQAB_Strategic_Plan_fin_ver_May_2011.pdf
Final_Newsletter_January_2012.pdf
Located in: APQN Members
