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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enrolments that have not been replaced by occupational qualifications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
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