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QUALIFICATIONS

Qualification Development Procedure

ACTVET_L3_Q_QDPRCDR001

Discipline: Qualifications Development Contents:

Procedure: Qualification Development Procedure Revision: 0

Procedure Number: ACTVET_L3_Q_QDPRCDR001 Revision Date: 02-SEP-2015

Contents

1. POLICY STATEMENT ........................................................................................................................ 3

2. FLOWCHART .................................................................................................................................... 4

3. PURPOSE ......................................................................................................................................... 5

4. SCOPE .............................................................................................................................................. 5

5. REFERENCES .................................................................................................................................... 5

6. DEFINITIONS .................................................................................................................................... 5

7. RESPONSIBILITY ............................................................................................................................... 9

8. OPERATION ................................................................................................................................... 10

9. DOCUMENTATION ........................................................................................................................ 12

10. KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS .................................................................................................. 13

Discipline: Qualifications Contents:



1. POLICY STATEMENT

ACTVET aspire to be the benchmark for, and leading Awarding Body in the UAE providing high

quality, world class technical and practical support and guidance for industry stakeholders to

develop UAE principal qualifications. In the first instance, the qualification should provide career

pathways for an occupation. Smaller composite and component awards will be devised taking the

Unit Standards from the principle qualification. We aim to provide corporate learning and

development solutions that support the growth and development of the UAE Human Resource

Capital to develop national qualifications that skill for industry and the UAE knowledge based

economy.

ACTVET will promote the value of vocational qualifications aligned with industry needs, supporting

competence for increased profitability and the measure of GDP. We will add value to our

Recognised National Development Committees (RNDC) through a commitment to excellence in

providing outstanding customer service and embedding quality in everything we do.

ACTVET will create learning partnerships with commerce and industry that promotes responsiveness

to the needs of the UAE knowledge based economy through the identification, development, and

transference of occupational skills into the world of work.




2. FLOWCHART

Start

YES

Acknowledge receipt and send documents and registration

number

NO

ACTVET send letter with PART A to Submit to NQA

(in Arabic)

NQA Approve PART A

RNDC informed by NQA of approval of PART A

PART B Submission received

PART B approval

RNDC notified of PART B approval and request for

PART C

PART C submission received

Part C approval

RNDC notified of PARTC approval and request for

PART D

Part D received

Portfolio submission received

Send RNDC submission to NQA for endorsement

NQA Endorses qualification

NQA notifies RNDC & QD of endorsement

End

NQA database

YES

YES

YES

Part A Submit RNDC

ACTVET Database

NQA

QD

Registration number

PART B Submission

NO

PART D Submission

Part D and Portfolio Submission

NO

NO

NQA

QD

QD

NQA

ACTVET

ACTVET

Receipt of completed Part B Application to develop

occupational profile(s) sent to RNDC

ACTVET_L3_Q_QDPRCDR001_APLCTN000

Receipt of completed PART C and approval to

develop PART D



RNDC

PART C Submission

RNDC

RNDC QD

QD

NQA notify RNDC of changes required

NQA

Part B Functional MapACTVET_L3_Q_QDPRCDR001_TMPLT020

Part B Functional AnalysisACTVET_L3_Q_QDPRCDR001_TMPLT021

RNDC

Quality Checklist - Qualification Development

ACTVET_L3_Q_QDPRCDR001_TMPLT022




3. PURPOSE

The purpose of this procedure is to outline the qualification development process delegated by

Vocational Education and Awards Council (VETAC) to approved Recognised National Development

Committees (RNDC’s) within Abu Dhabi and Northern Emirates.

4. SCOPE

The scope of the procedure is to:

4.1 Detail the process requirements required by Vocational Education Awards Council (VETAC)

for quality assurance of the development of qualifications through Recognised National

Development Committee’s (RNDC) development processes.

4.2 To develop qualifications following the writing convention and the development process

agreed by NQA for qualification endorsement.

5. REFERENCES

5.1 National Qualifications Authority UAE, Qualifications Framework Emirates Handbook, February

2012

5.2 National Qualifications Authority UAE, Vocational Education and Training Awards Council

VETAC Q +NOSS System Guidelines June 2014

6. DEFINITIONS

Term Definition

Awarding Body

An entity, entitled through legislation or other formal mandate from a

regulatory authority, to approve under its remit, the development and issuing

of qualifications formally recognising the achievements of a given parcel of




endorsed learning outcomes.

Component

Award

The smallest parcel of cohesive learning outcomes that can be achieved for

formal recognition within the NQF. It may encompass all or only some of the

five strands of learning outcomes defining the level.

Composite Award

An award for formal recognition of learners who achieve a cohesive set of

learning outcomes encompassing, in varying combinations, all five strands of

learning outcomes, but not the full combination of learning outcomes required

for a Principal Qualification.

Credit

A measure of the volume of learning required for a qualification or part

qualification, quantified as the number of notional hours required for

achieving the specified learning outcomes. In the NQA VET system one credit is

equated to 15 notional hours of learning.

Credit

Accumulation

The total number credits towards the completion of a qualification or a part

qualification.

Credit Matrix

A table indicating the total credit value assigned to a qualification at the

prescribed level in QFEmirates. Refer also to QF Handbook Annexure E –

Indicative Qualifications and Awards Credit Matrix.

Credit Value

The numerical value relating to notional learning hours. The credit hours

scheme as used in QFEmirates with a value of 15 hours of learning equating

to one [1] credit. Equivalent international schemes may be deployed by

learning providers.

See also QF Handbook Annexure E – Indicative Qualifications and Awards

Credit Matrix.

Continuous Improvement

The planned and ongoing process that enables an organisation to

systematically review and improve its policies, procedures, products and

services to generate better outcomes for clients and to meet changing




needs. Continuous improvement involves collecting, analysing and acting

on relevant information from clients, staff and other interested parties.

Endorsement The formal process of the recognition/accreditation of the UAE’s Q+NOSS

(National Occupational Skills Standards)-based qualifications and their

components by the National Qualifications Authority (NQA). The

requirements include evidence of nation-wide stakeholder support, and

that their content meets the awarding bodies technical and validation

requirements.

Grid of Level

Descriptors

The structural representation of ten [10] levels and five [5] ‘strands’ of

learning outcome statements that total fifty [50] outcome statements

within QFEmirates.

See also QF Handbook Annexure C – Grid of Level Descriptors.

Level An indication of the relative complexity and/or depth of achievement and the

autonomy required to demonstrate that achievement by the learner. There

are ten [10] levels in the QFEmirates; they differ from one level to another

with the greatest complexity at Level 10.

Learning Outcomes

Statements of what the learner is expected to know, understand and be able

to do after completing the learning process. In QFEmirates, learning outcomes

are defined in terms of knowledge, skills and aspects of competence.

Progression

The process by which learners can be allowed to move through NQF levels

either horizontally at the same level or vertically to a higher level when

accumulating an appropriate combination of credits.

QASR

The criteria developed by VETAC to quality assure and register Education and

Training Providers (ETPs) as Registered Training Providers (RTPs).

Q+NOSS

Industry-determined and authority-endorsed and industry sector-based

National Occupational Skills Standards (NOSS) with associated qualifications

comprised of unit standards.

Qualification

A coherent and cohesive set of learning outcomes obtained, in a form of a

certificate, diploma or a degree, only when an awarding/ regulatory body

determines, following established standards, that an individual has achieved

such learning outcomes related to a complete qualification.

Qualification An indication of the relative complexity and/or depth of expected knowledge,




Level skills, and aspects of competence to be achieved by the learner.

Recognised National Development Committee

A VETAC approved and formally recognized committee representing an

Industry Sector across the United Arab Emirates

Skills Standards

The benchmark for competency required in a given occupation within an

industry sector. They form the basis upon which specific national vocational

education and training qualifications are designed and developed and can also

be used to help define job roles, measure staff performance, and identify and

develop routes for progression and professional development.

Regulatory Body

In the context of education and training, a regulatory body is an external public

or government entity that has been empowered by legislation to oversee and

control the educational/training process, standards and outputs germane to it.

Stakeholder

An organisation, establishment, body, agency or individuals with a recognised interest in the QFEmirates and/or is affected by the QFEmirates, such as education and training providers, industry representatives and professional groups, Government, quasi- Government, regulators, employers, employees/workers/volunteers, education and training practitioners and professionals, learners and the community.

Technical skills committee

A sub-committee from the RNDC focused on developing the occupational

profile, National Occupational Skills Standards and qualifications for

industry review and consensus

Testamur

A document (parchment/diploma/deed) issued by an authoritative body

that testifies that the recipient has successfully met a specified set of

learning outcomes.

Unit Standard

The smallest part of a qualification that can be assessed, validated and

certified. It is a set of knowledge, skills and competences which constitute a

part of a qualification or even can stand alone. It can be specific to a single

qualification or common to several qualifications.

Validation The confirmation through the provision of objective evidence that an

education and/or training course or program is appropriate for the

attainment of knowledge, skill and/or aspects of competence.




Validation Committee

A subcommittee from the RNDC that examines the occupational profile,

NOSS and Qualification developed by the Technical Skills Committee to

ensure industry have reviewed and that objective evidence demonstrates

the work to be ‘fit for purpose’ for the UAE.

VETAC

Vocational Education and Training Awards Council: A federal regulatory and

supervisory body which reports to the NQA and is responsible for setting

VET strategies, approving VET awarding bodies, managing and quality

assuring the process of awarding VET qualifications based on standards,

criteria, procedures, and policies developed by the Council and approved by

the NQA.

Vocational Education and Training (VET)

The continuum of technical knowledge, skills, and competencies required to

effectively perform a particular occupation. It covers a wide range of

careers and industries such as technology, hospitality, office work, retail,

marketing etc. VET qualifications are placed at Levels 1-9 of the NQF.

Vocational Education and Training Awarding Bodies

Entities approved by VETAC that are responsible for registering and

assessing VET providers which come under their jurisdiction. They manage,

based on the standards, criteria, procedures, and policies developed by

VETAC, the process of issuing NOSS-based qualifications and the

implementation of these the standards, criteria, procedures, and policies by

the relevant VET providers.

7. RESPONSIBILITY

7.1 The responsibility of RNDC is to:

7.1.1 Develop qualifications in line with the QFEmirates

7.1.2 Develop the qualification using the VETAC Q+NOSS System Guidelines.

7.1.3 Consult industry and educationalists to ensure qualifications are fit for industrial

purpose and educationslaist develop programmes to meet industry needs.




Position Responsibility

ACTVET

Qualification

Development Unit

ACTVET Qualification Development Unit are responsible for the quality

assurance of the qualification development process, the tracking and

monitoring of the development progress and the formal submission to

Vocational Education and Training Awards Council (VETAC).

VETAC VETAC are responsible for the approval or refusal of Part A Application to

form a Recognised National Development Committee together the

acceptance or refusal of submissions for endorsement. The storage and

safe keeping of such endorsed submissions are the responsibility of

VETAC.

7.2 The responsibility of ACTVET is for:

7.2.1 Ensuring the the RNDC’s develop qualifications inline QFEmirates and using the VETAC

Q+NOSS System Guidelines.

7.2.2 Logging receipt of the RNDC submissions on the ACTVET database

8. OPERATION

8.1 The RNDC will submit a Part A application with supporting documentation and with a letter of

submission addressed to ACTVET DG to the Qualification Development Unit (QDU).

8.2 The Qualification Department will log the date received on the ACTVET RNDC database and write

a recommendation report for the RNDC Part A submission for discussion at the VETAC ES

Technical Committee.

8.3 QDU will submit the Part A and letter of application to the NQA through the ACTVET DG office.

8.4 The ACTVET DG Office will log the date of forwarding to the NQA on the ACTVET DG Office

database.




8.5 On successful submission NQA will issue, with a copy to ACTVET, an RNDC registration number

and a VETAC Resolution and return directly to the RNDC.

8.6 NQA will request the submission of Part B Application

(ACTVET_L3_Q_QDPRCDR001_APLCTN000).

8.6.1 The RNDC will meet and approve the submission of Part B and submit with supporting

documentation to ACTVET QDU.

8.6.2 ACTVET will log the date of receipt of submission of Part B, prepare a Report on the Part B

submission and log the date of approval given to RNDC on the QD databse.

8.6.3 ACTVET will notify the RNDC of acceptance of Part B and approval to prepare Part C

submission and log the date of approval notification on the QD database

8.6.4 RNDC will meet and approve the submission of Part C and submit to ACTVET QDU

8.6.5 On ACTVET receipt of the Part C application (ACTVET_L3_Q_QDPRCDR001_APLCTN001),

QDU will log the date of the submission, quality assure Part C and write a recommendation

Report about Part C.

8.6.6 ACTVET will recommend to RNDC approval of Part C and approval to submit Part D and log

the date of approvals to the ACTVET database.

8.6.7 RNDC will meet to approve the submission of Part D

(ACTVET_L3_Q_QDPRCDR001_APLCTN002) with supporting documentation and the

qualifications submitted on the Q+NOSS

8.6.8 RNDC will confirm that ownership of all endorsed materials, products and qualifications

transfers to the UAE Government and they become the property of the UAE government

held in trust by NQA

8.6.9 RNDC will submit Part D and supporting documentation with a covering letter to ACTVET

Director General as a formal Part D submission.

8.6.10 QDU will record the date of receipt on the ACTVET database.




8.6.11 QDU will write a Recommendation Report about Part D to accompany the submission to

the NQA .

8.6.12 Qualification Development Unit (QDU) will track, monitor and observe the process of

Q+NOSS development and provide an observation report after each committee meeting.

The date of each observation will be recorded on the RNDC database The observation

report will form part of the RNDC portfolio of evidence.

8.6.13 At final submission stage QD will prepare an ACTVET transmittal form for formal

submission to the DG Office. ACTVET DG Office will formally submit to NQA GM a

presentation portfolio and supporting documents in hard copy and a soft copy on

submission. The QD will record the date of submission on the RNDC database

8.7 VETAC will inform ACTVET Qualification Development Unit of the outcome of the submission and

QD will record the outcome on the RNDC database

8.7.1 NQA will inform the RNDC Chair of the decision of the VETAC Board. QD will record the

outcome and date the RNDC Chair is informed on the RNDC database

9. DOCUMENTATION

9.1 RNDC Constitution and Charter(ACTVET_L3_Q_QDPRCDR001_SAMP001)

9.2 Application Part B (ACTVET_L3_Q_QDPRCDR001_APLCTN000)

9.3 Application Part C (ACTVET_L3_Q_QDPRCDR001_APLCTN001)

9.4 Application Part D (ACTVET_L3_Q_QDPRCDR001_APLCTN002)

9.5 Part B Functional Map(ACTVET_L3_Q_QDPRCDR001_TMPLT020)

9.6 Part B Functional Analysis (ACTVET_L3_Q_QDPRCDR001_TMPLT021)

9.7 Quality Checklist - Qualification Development(ACTVET_L3_Q_QDPRCDR001_TMPLT022)




10. KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

No. MEASUREMENT UNIT OF MEASURE REPORTING

FREQUENCY

1 Process Efficiency Response within 5 days of receipt of item

Periodically

2

Process Effectiveness Qualification endorsement submission

within 9 months of receiving VETAC

Approval notice Part A

Periodically

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