Assessment Criteria
Theme-based and Open-ended Projects
(A) Benefits
- whether the proposed project can benefit the post-secondary education sector as widely as possible;
- whether the proposed project can benefit a significant number of beneficiaries to enhance teaching/learning quality; and
- whether the impacts/benefits can be sustained in a longer term.
(B) Viability and deliverables
- whether the proposed project is both technically and financially viable, and its schedule of implementation is well-planned and practicable;
- whether the applicant has provided a satisfactory track record and/or evidence to show that it has the technical and/or management capability and experience to successfully carry out and complete the proposed project;
- whether the project budget is prudent, realistic and cost-effective, and the major expenditure items are reasonable; and
- whether the applicant has provided supporting documentary proof to demonstrate its commitment in collaborating with industry partners with relevant professional knowledge.
(C) Institution commitment and self-evaluation mechanism
- whether the applicant has demonstrated strong commitment such as making its own financial contributions and/or with high degree of staff’s/principal’s involvement to ensure the project implementation or sustainability; and
- whether the project has clearly described a mechanism and criteria for self-evaluation to facilitate monitoring of progress and assessing the attainment of project objectives.
(D) Sharing of outcomes
- whether the outcome and result of the project can be widely shared with or used by the whole sector;
- whether a publicity plan, including means to implement such plan and materials to be produced, and a dissemination plan to enhance sharing of information/ deliverables in the sector / public is described; and
- whether other institutions of the self-financing sector have shown interest for the project outcomes/deliverables to be shared.
(E) Innovativeness
- whether the project provides a new solution or covers areas which have not been adopted in other projects.
Industrial Attachment Projects
(A) Benefits
- whether the proposal can benefit a reasonable number of students (such as the number of new internship places and/or the number of existing internship places to receive enhanced support) to enhance their employability; and
- whether the impacts/benefits of the proposal can sustain after the project period.
(B) Viability and deliverables
- whether the proposed project is both technically and financially viable, and its schedule of implementation is well-planned and practicable;
- whether the applicant has provided a satisfactory track record and/or evidence to show that it has the technical and/or management capability and experience to successfully carry out and complete the proposed project;
- whether the project budget is prudent, realistic and cost-effective, and the major expenditure items are reasonable; and
- whether the applicant has provided supporting documentary proof to demonstrate its commitment in collaborating with industry partners with relevant professional knowledge.
(C) Institution commitment and self-evaluation mechanism
- whether the applicant has demonstrated strong commitment such as making its own financial contributions and/or with high degree of staff’s/principal’s involvement to ensure the project implementation or sustainability; and
- whether the project has clearly described a mechanism and criteria for self-evaluation to facilitate monitoring of progress and assessing the attainment of project objectives.
Last Review Date: 28/10/2024