Malaysian Qualification Statement (MQS) provides detailed information of a programme including the learning outcomes, accreditation status, QA system, awarding institution and is issued by HEPs to the student on successful completion of the programme. It informs learners and users of qualifications of the learning achievement and competencies of the learners and this facilitates assessment of qualifications by interested parties.

The learning outcomes of MQF 2.0 build on the existing domains, principles and practices of MQF edition 1. Learning outcomes are ‘statements on what students should know, understand and can do upon successful completion of a period of study, which generally lead to a qualification or part of a qualification’.

The generic learning outcomes are intended to provide a framework to reduce the gap between the world of education, work and responsible global citizenship and to further harmonise/integrate the systems. This is demonstrable by the skills and knowledge of learners to successfully perform in professional, educational, and other life contexts.

Thus, the levels, clusters of specific learning outcomes and credits are external standards and guide the inputs by institutions into the curriculum, teaching, learning and assessment. Many of the learning outcomes are critical-cross field outcomes, generic and relevant in different types of programmes. It will create an impact on the teaching and learning activities and strategies in assessments.
It is expected that the approach to teaching-learning and assessment supports the personal growth and progress of broader capabilities or competencies; more knowledge, better cognitive skills, obtaining new work and personal skills. The broader expectation is that the learners are expected to be able to continue to perform and improve these competencies in their working life and further education.

A set of eight domains of generic learning outcomes and 16 specific learning outcomes was established and operationalised in MQF edition 1. These continue to remain relevant and universally comparable. In MQF 2nd edition, they have been clustered, re-profiled and retained. The listed outcomes resonate and mostly align with the aspirations of the National Education Philosophy (1961), the Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-2025 as well as the Malaysia Education Blueprint 2015-2025 (Higher Education). The MQF 2.0 is linked to, and a continuum of, the educational outcomes from basic education to higher education as set in the national blueprints.

It also is comparable to other national qualifications framework and to other regional qualifications frameworks. These learning outcomes clarify the demands and complexities of learning by each level. It is within the context of study and/or work/practice situations, where for example, knowledge and understanding is required concurrently as these traits are dominant and important in pursuing higher education and advanced skills training.