Beginning in early June 2002, a panel commissioned by the University Grants Committee (UGC) visited all tertiary institutions to evaluate the Government of the HKSAR's investment in higher education. The focus was on the mechanisms and processes in place to assure and improve the quality of teaching and learning. The panel of around fourteen local and overseas experts conducted a Teaching and Learning Quality Process Review (TLQPR). The Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKIEd) was one of the first to be visited.

As part of its move toward university status, HKIEd prepared extensively for the UGC’s TLQPR review scheduled for 5-6 June 2002. Preparations included engaging external consultants, developing Education Quality Work (EQW) profiles across units, and conducting internal trial review visits in mid-June 2001. These trials received positive feedback for staff and student commitment and strong quality assurance processes, particularly in curriculum design. The Teaching and Learning Quality Assurance Committee (TLQAC) both oversaw and participated in the internal review.

The TLQPR Panel finally selected 13 units/programmes for review, two of which were SCAST and PGDE(S).

File list:

• Information folder for the second round of Teaching and Learning Quality Process Review visit to SCAST (June 2001) (21 May 2001) [1 paper folder]
• [Second round UGC and internal TLQPR records for the SCAST] (20 February 2001 - 14 August 2001) [1 paper folder; Includes a meeting with the British educator Sir William Taylor.]
• [Second internal TLQPR: evaluation and response records] (July 2001 -17 May 2002) [2 paper folders]
• [TLQPR internal review and self‑assessment records] (6 July 1999 - 16 May 2002) [3 paper folders; Includes documentation from the first and second rounds of internal review of the Teaching and Learning Quality Process, with records of the first TLQPR dating primarily from 1990-2000 and records of the second TLQPR dating from 2001-2002; Includes the UGC’s report on Higher Education in Hong Kong.]
• [Preparation records for the second TLQPR] (5 March 2002 - 5 June 2002) [3 paper folders]
• [Supplementary and supporting information submitted by relevant units] (15 March 2002 - 30 May 2002) [5 paper folders]
• SCAST and PGDE(S) talking paper (5 June 2002 - 6 June 2002) [The TLQPR Panel asked the respondents to structure their papers around the first four domains of EQW that represent the TLQPR’s organising structure. These domains were (1) Design of Curricula, (2) Design of Teaching and Learning Processes, (3) Design of Student Assessment and Use of Assessment Results, and (4) Implementation Quality. Using the four domains as the main headings helped the Panel to maintain its bearings and ensured that all significant elements were addressed. Domain 5 was covered in the first four domains; SCAST’s set was incomplete.]

Some documents overlap with materials found elsewhere within the file, reflecting repeated use for preparation and review purposes.

Records relating to meetings of the Proposed Community Creative Arts Complex Project Planning Committee, including agenda, draft notes, and correspondence with internal and external parties.

Content:
A.1st meeting of the Proposed Community Creative Arts Complex Project Planning Committee
B. 2nd meeting of the Proposed Community Creative Arts Complex Project Planning Committee
C. 3rd meeting of the Proposed Community Creative Arts Complex Project Planning Committee
D.4th meeting of the Proposed Community Creative Arts Complex Project Planning Committee
EF. 5th meeting of the Proposed Community Creative Arts Complex Project Planning Committee
G. 6th meeting of the Proposed Community Creative Arts Complex Project Planning Committee
HI. Meeting with West Kowloon Cultural District Authority
L. Internal correspondence
M. External correspondence
NO. Correspondence, hiring of student helpers and leave applications
PQ. Meetings and correspondence with Hong Kong Jockey Club

Records relating to focus group meetings conducted as part of the CCA Complex Project planning process. The file includes invitation and thank-you letters, focus group questions, presentation materials, lists of participating academic institutions, rural committees and associations of Tai Po and north New Territories districts, and records documenting discussion outcomes and feedback.

Records relating to the development of preliminary concepts, formal proposals design layout plans and draft discussion documents for the CCA Complex Project.

Records relating to collaboration and sponsorship for the CCA Complex Project, including correspondence, partnership discussions, and materials relating to potential collaboration (e.g. The Vienna Boys Choir) and sponsorship opportunities (e.g. Lee Hysan Foundation).

Records documenting budget planning, expenditure, and cost control for the CCA Complex Project, including comments on building layout plans.

Includes the revised syllabi of the elective subjects available for study at Northcote College of Education for the full-time two-year and three-year courses.

When both courses were introduced in September 1980, each student was required to elect for study three subjects which he/she intended to teach after graduation from the courses. With effect from September 1984, the syllabi were recast into units of study and students would only be required to study two elective subjects. It was hoped that the reduction in elective studies would pave the way for more flexibility and further improvement of the course curriculum.

This subseries comprises correspondence, meeting notes, data sheets and research papers generated to support institutional planning during triennial funding reviews. The records document independently conducted research covering school population trends, student enrollment patterns and teacher supply and demand.

File list:

1. Triennial projections (22 December 1998 – 16 July 2002) [1 paper folder; loose documents]
2. Teacher demand in Hong Kong in the past decade (14 September 1999) [1 paper folder; loose documents]
3. Research papers on academic planning and internal review (22 September 2000 – 31 August 2011) [1 paper folder; loose documents]
4. Advisory Committee on Teacher Education and Qualifications: Working Group on Teacher Supply and Demand (6 September 2002 – 29 October 2002) [1 paper folder; loose documents]
5. Projections of teacher demand in Hong Kong (16 January 2002 – March 2007) [1 paper folder; loose documents; includes presentation slides]
6. Projected teacher supply and demand in Hong Kong (as of January 2003) (January 2003) [1 paper folder; loose documents]
7. Projecting demand and supply of teachers (29 August 2003 - 6 April 2004) [1 paper folder; loose documents]
8. Summary of correspondence with the government on PT PGDE provisions (13 December 2002 – 16 June 2005) [1 paper folder; loose documents]

Includes suggested syllabuses of the common and college units of both English, an elective subject, and English Language Skills, a core curriculum programme, of the full-time courses offered at the Colleges of Education and the Hong Kong Technical Teachers' College (HKTTC). Both the common and college units were developed jointly by the English Departments of the Colleges of Education and HKTTC. The common units were available for study at all four Colleges, whereas the college units were offered specifically to students enrolled at a particular College.