ETQA: South Africa Education Training Questions and Answers FORUM

The Quality Authority conducts two types of verification, namely:

 On-site: this is the verification that takes place at the provider‟s premises, and is sometimes called external moderation
 Off-site: this is the verification that takes place at the ETDP SETA offices, under special conditions as stipulated by the ETDP SETA.

This is a desk-top exercise and focuses on compliance.

Source:
http://www.etdpseta.org.za/live/images/stories/etdqa_latest/ETDP%20SETA%20VERIFICATION%20POLICY%20%20Final.pdf

Off-site verification
 Review and evaluate the implementation of policies and procedures
 Review reports from assessors and moderators
 Review and evaluate moderation and assessment processes and practices
 Validate assessment instruments against unit standards/qualification

On-site review
Review and evaluate the implementation of policies and procedures
 Evaluate the implementation by comparing the actual evidence to confirm if evidence meets the requirements of the rules of evidence
 Review and evaluate record systems and records
 Analyse workplace reports on application of skills and range and duration of experience
 Review and evaluate moderation and assessment processes & practices
 Validate assessment instruments against unit standards/ qualification and assessment
 Validate the assessment decisions against evidence requirements
 Interview assessors, learners and moderators where applicable
 Observe assessment and moderation where applicable