Nursing Act, 2005 (Act No. 33 of 2005)RegulationsRegulations relating to the Approval of and the Minimum Requirements for the Education and Training of a Learner Leading to the Registration in the Category Auxiliary Nurse7. Assessment and moderation of learning outcomes |
| (1) | Assessment of learning by a nursing education institution must comply with the following— |
| (a) | It must be conducted by an assessor registered with the Council; |
| (b) | the learner must be assessed and found competent in all learning outcomes of the programme, in line with the assessment criteria outlined in the qualification registered on the National Qualifications Framework; |
| (c) | a minimum of 60% of formative clinical assessment activities must be done in real life situations; |
| (d) | there must be evidence of continuous assessment throughout the period of study; |
| (e) | there must be evidence of internal moderation of all assessments; |
| (f) | records of assessment and moderation must be kept by the nursing education institution for a period as prescribed by relevant legislation and, be produced on request of the Council; |
| (g) | summative assessment must be conducted at the end of learning periods as determined by institutional policies, which must include a final assessment at the end of the programme; and |
| (g) | any other requirements as may be determined by the Council. |
| (2) | Notwithstanding the provisions in subregulation (1), the Council may delegate the assessment and moderation functions to any person or organisation. |