Quality Assurance Of International Studies Program Associated With Output Competency Assessment Of International Studies Graduates In Vietnam

Abstract

The quality of a training program depends on many factors: training objectives, program content, enrollment, facilities and equipment, lecturers, students, methods teaching methods, the relationship between the school and the employer. Training products are the connect and link between the school and the employer, this is reflected in the input, training technology and output; in which the output is the most important stage deciding the content of the remaining stages. The International Studies Program (ISP) is structured to include five components: politics; economics; laws; English language; technical and professional skills, which well express the multidisciplinary features of International Studies. Program learning outcomes (PLOs) of the training program also clearly show the requirements to be achieved after graduation. Graduates of International Studies can work in many different fields. Through practical research, it has been shown that there is no specific profession for International Studies graduates, graduates can work in many different positions such as foreign affairs officers in specialized agencies, external responsibility or administrative positions in corporate agencies. In this study, we evaluate the capacity of graduates of International Studies based on the assessment of learning results, the evaluation of employers. The results of this study are basis for affirming the training quality of International Studies with the society, adjusting the training process, and ensuring the training quality to suit the labor needs. Therefore, the assessment of output competencies (Ocs) are to improve the quality of training, to ensure that graduates achieve the PLOs. The output competencies of students reflects the reality of the school's training process, especially in the trend of global competition, universities have been paying special attention to training quality human resources quality, competitiveness and capacity to participate in the international labor market.