| The teach out period for a qualification applies only to learners who have accessed the qualification i.e embarked on a
programme of study leading to the qualification, before the expiry date of the qualification (existing learners). It does not apply to any new learners who
wish to access the qualification after the registration end date. The teach out period for an existing expiring qualification is not dependent upon if and when
a new qualification is registered. |
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| The teach out period for all qualifications for existing learners is: n+ 2 years. The "n"
applies to the number of years in which the qualification is expected to be completed. This is 1 year for a certificate, 2 years for a diploma, 3
years for a bachelors degree. |
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| So in the case of a certificate, existing learners have 3 years to complete the
qualification from the expiry date of the qualification. Therefore if a
qualification's registration ends on 30 June 2006 existing learners will have
until 29 June 2009 to complete the qualification. New learners have to access
the new qualification from its date of registration and may not access the old
qualification after 30 June 2006. |
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| Extensions are not granted to the teach out period for expired qualifications. |
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| Learners must ensure that, if they wish to be awarded a qualification, that they
have enrolled for it during its registration period and that they have completed
it before the teach out period is up. |
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| In normal circumstances, a qualification which has or is being replaced by
another qualification cannot be re-registered. The point is that the sector
responsible for generating the qualification, has decided that the old
qualification no longer serves its purpose and needs to be amended or completely
revised and replaced by a new qualification. The only time that consideration to
such a re-registration could be considered is if it could be proved that the old
qualifications serves a different need to the new one and that there is not a
significant overlap between them. This is highly unlikely as the review process
is thoroughly done and includes all the stakeholders involved. |
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| If new learners have been enrolled for a qualification after its expiry date
they would have to be assisted through RPL for example to obtain the new one. |
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