CERTIFICATION PROCESS

The procedure to issue a certificate shall be based on the following information:

For Recognition of Learner Achievements:

  1. The Training Provider shall notify the MICT ETQA in writing upon completion of Moderated Assessments and supply the following information:
  2. Learner information details and achievements in a fomat prescribed by MICT Seta;
  3. Assessment and moderation reports.
  4. The MICT ETQA shall conduct, on site, verifications of the moderated assessments in line with the procedures for assessment and moderation;
  5. The designated verifier(s) shall submit to the ETQA Specialist a verification report of moderated assessments and learner achievements;
  6. The ETQA Specialist shall receive, acknowledge, capture and verify the Learner achievements against the relevant policies and procedures;
  7. The ETQA Specialistshall submit a recommendation report for the endorsement of learner achievements to the Senior Manager:ETQA for ratification;
  8. The ETQA Specialistshall communicate the final decision to the training provider.
  9. The provider shall not prepare any certification ceremony before a formal communication from the ETQA Specialistis received with regard to the ratification and up-loading of the learner achievements on the NLRD.
  10. The results shall be up-loaded on the MICT ETQA database linked to the NLRD system.
  11. The ETQA Specialist shall request the ETQA personnel to generate the appropriate certificates as recommended by the Senior Mnager:ETQA ;
  12. The Chief Executive Officer: MICT Seta shall sign the certificate to validate the authenticity;
  13. The ETQA Specialist: (AMC) shall copy the certificate for record keeping and send the original certificate by registered mail or courier to the training provider;

For Accreditation of Providers:

  1. The MICT ETQA shall receive and acknowledge information from the provider;
  2. The MICT ETQA shall verify information against policies and procedures, and capture the details of the constituent provider on the database;
  3. The Senior Manager: ETQA shall receive the following information for the recognition of the accredited provider:
  1. A recommendation report for accreditation of a constituent provider specifying the period of accreditation
  2. A recommendation by the ETQA Specialist: Provider Accreditation to accredit the constituent provider for the period specified
  1. The Senior Manager: ETQA shall approve and communicate the decision to the ETQA Specialist: Provider Accreditation who will then communicate with the accredited constituent provider;
  2. The Senior Manager: ETQA shall request the generation of the certificate and validate it together with the MICT Seta CEO by signing it;
  3. The certificate will be forwarded to the accredited provider via registered mail or will be collected from our office by the Training Provider;
  4. A copy of the original certificate will be kept in a safe with all the relevant records and register.

CONDITIONS FOR NOT ISSUING A CERTIFICATE

Certification shall only be done once the necessary processes have been completed and learner results have been up-loaded onto the NLRD system. A certificate shall not be issued if the above procedures and the following conditions have not been met:

Requirements for Accreditation not being met;

Timeous communication within 30 days of completion of moderated assessments by the training provider;

Preparing a certification or graduation ceremony before the completion of the verification process and formal receipt of communication from the MICT ETQA on the endorsement of Learner Achievements;

Flaws in the assessment and moderation processes;

Inadequate or inconsistent assessments and moderations;

Incomplete or inconsistent learner information;

Any other irregularities that may be detected during and after the verification process.

DUPLICATE CERTIFICATES

The MICT Seta shall issue duplicate certificates upon written request by the training provider with a full motivation of why a duplicate certificate should be issued.The decision to reprint the duplicate shall be the prerogative of the Senior Manager:ETQA and the Chief Executive Officer.