In a collective effort to strengthen institutional readiness for the Philippine Quality Award (PQA) journey, the PQA Scoring Simulation and Evaluation Program was successfully conducted, bringing together technical working group members, and quality assurance advocates in a focused simulation of the PQA assessment process.
The program formally opened with the preliminaries, followed by a warm welcome message from Dr. Rhio C. Dimakiling, PQA Chairperson, who underscored the importance of aligning organizational systems with the PQA framework and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
Gracing the session was Dr. Jay Barlan, Senior PQA Consultant, who served as the lead facilitator. Dr. Barlan guided participants through a series of interactive discussions and practical scoring exercises designed to simulate the actual PQA assessment process. The activity aimed to evaluate the team’s preparedness, strengthen consistency in interpretation and scoring, and ensure alignment in identifying key performance results across the seven PQA criteria categories.
Participants engaged in consensus-building activities, individual scoring calibrations, and validation exercises to determine the university’s current bandwidth and indicative PQA score range. Through this simulation, the members were able to identify both strong performance areas and improvement opportunities, particularly in process maturity, results integration, and evidence-based documentation.
Dr. Barlan emphasized that the PQA scoring simulation serves as both a diagnostic and developmental exercise helping the institution gauge its readiness level while reinforcing quality assurance principles in everyday operations.
The outcomes of the simulation provided valuable insights into how the organization can attain the desired PQA bandwidth and move closer toward institutional excellence. The collaborative effort also reaffirmed the commitment of all units to sustain a performance driven culture anchored on the PQA Framework for Performance Excellence.
As the session concluded, participants expressed renewed motivation to further enhance their processes, align documentation standards, and prepare for higher-level assessments in the upcoming PQA evaluation cycles.