National Qualifications Framework Act, 2008 (Act 67 of 2008)NoticesOccupational Qualifications Sub-Framework (OQSF) PolicyChapter l : The Occupational Qualifications Sub-Framework in context17 - 22. Qualification standards |
| 17. | The development of standards contributes to the successful implementation of the OQSF. |
| 18. | Maintaining qualification standards includes the development of standards for: |
| 18.1 | The development of Occupational and part qualifications. |
| 18.2 | The content of occupational and part qualifications. |
| 18.3 | The provisioning of occupational and part qualifications. |
| 18.4 | The assessment and certification of occupational and part qualifications. |
| 19. | The development standards for occupational and part qualifications are informed by standardised criteria and guidelines, processes and procedures. |
| 20. | The occupational or part qualification content standard is determined by the design specifications for the development of the curriculum and assessment specifications, supported by tools, formats and templates. |
| 21. | The occupational or part qualification provisioning standard is maintained and quality assured through processes developed to measure, evaluate, monitor and report against delivery of the occupational or part qualification. This happens during the implementation of the curriculum and its formative assessment by the accredited skills development provider. |
| 22. | Assessment and Certification is the ultimate award for the completion of the qualification. The value of the certificate depends on maintaining high ethical standards in the external integrated summative assessment by means of standardised national assessment tools and instruments. |