ETQA: South Africa Education Training Questions and Answers FORUM

1.   An Assessment Quality Partner must, in respect of the qualifications and part qualifications specified in the Service Level Agreement;

i.   recommend   the   external   assessment   specifications   document   for approval by the QCTO;
ii.   develop and maintain a national data-bank of instruments for external assessments;
iii.   publish exemplars of external assessments;
iv.      recommend  to  the  QCTO  the accreditation and  withdrawal  of accreditation of skills development providers for the knowledge and/or practical skills component using criteria and guidelines provided by the QCTO;
v.   register assessors and moderators for the external assessments;
vi.       develop  criteria  for  the  accreditation  of  assessment  centres  or  the approval of assessment sites for external assessments;
vii.      recommend  to  the  QCTO  the accreditation and  withdrawal  of accreditation of assessment centres; and
viii.      recommend  to  the  QCTO  the accreditation and  withdrawal  of accreditation of skills development providers for the knowledge and/or practical skills component using criteria and guidelines provided by the QCTO.

2.   Coordinate and manage external assessment processes;
3.   Record and upload learner external assessment applications and achievements to the QCTO;
4.   Moderate at least 10% of learner external assessments;
5.   Recommend the certification of learners to the QCTO;
6.   Implement an appeals policy as guided by an assessment policy;
7.   Conduct learner tracer studies;
8.   Promote continuous professional development of AQP associated practitioners;
9.   Report to the QCTO on the performance of its functions in the form and manner required by the QCTO; and
10.   Provide a mechanism for RPL.