ASEAN MUTUAL RECOGNITION ARRANGEMENT ON TOURISM ...

6.8 How ATQEM will workThe ATQEM is designed to provide an “at a glance” interpretation (weighting) of aregistered applicant’s qualification in a relevant field of professional performancein tourism, but derived from another country’s system of accredited academicawards. In technical terms, it should function as a fast and reliable electroniccross-referencing matrix whereby similar qualifications coming from somewhatsimilar award structures accredited in another ASEAN country can be appraisedagainst established ASEAN award structures and given an equivalent weighting orvalue.The ATQEM output assessment code places a value on the suitability of aqualification for a specific purpose in employment in circumstances where thatapplicant and qualification are derived from a foreign source and system.The ATQEM device will function electronically to provide a licensed user with acomparative weighting expressed either as an indexed number (e.g., 7.8 on a 10-point scale) or as a band on a scale that informs the user of the quality of aparticular applicant’s qualification in simple terms. This could be described as ‘aqualifications matching system’ that provides a comparison with an acceptedASEAN benchmark based on the ACCSTP Framework and the CATC (see Figure 6.2).Figure 6-2: The role of ATQEMP a g e | 53