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BUSINESS AND TRAINING 39 << Continued from page 37 Historically registered qualifications on the OQSF with student enrolments that have not been replaced by occupational qualifications by 31 March 2019 and 31 June 2019, will be prioritised for re- alignment and/or extension of the registration date. Extension will only be granted in exceptional cases once the quality assurance partner has requested this in writing from the QCTO. GUIDANCE OFFERED Guidance for SDPs that are offering skills programmes and single unit standards: • Single unit standards or skills programmes will be replaced by occupational part qualifications. • If such part qualifications are not in place by June 2019, these unit standard registrations will be extended • However, the historically registered qualifications may not be offered if already replaced by an occupational qualification — only the relevant unit standard or skills programmes for which there are students enrolled may be offered. IMPLICATIONS FOR SDPs’ ACCREDITATION • Where a registered occupational qualification exists, the SDP’s accreditation for the historically registered qualification on the OQSF will end with the “last date for achievement” to allow for teach-out. • This will mean that SDPs will have to apply for accreditation of the new occupational qualifications with the QCTO as soon as such qualifications are registered. • The SDP accreditation for the unit standards (not linked to a full qualification) and skills programmes (combination of unit standards) will remain valid until the “last date for achievement” of the full qualification or the stand-alone unit standard, provided there are no occupational part qualifications registered. • In the case of trades, where an occupational qualification has been registered, SDP accreditation will not be extended beyond the expiry date of the provider’s accreditation. SDPs will have to apply for accreditation with the QCTO for the new occupational qualifications. • The QCTO will deal with all applications from SDPs for both historical qualifications registered on the OQSF post 30 June 2018, and occupational qualifications registered on the OQSF. ISSUES RELATING TO FINAL SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT Historically registered full qualifications on the OQSF that have been extended post June 2018, must include a compulsory final summative assessment (FSA) as from November 2018, in order for competent students to be certificated. This does not replace the final verification moderation done by the quality assurance partner — it must be seen as an additional requirement for the certification of students. Guidelines and templates are issued for all these processes. Contact the QCTO officials for assistance on +27 (0) 11 049 4386. PA October 2018 Volume 24 I Number 8