Note: The purposes of the evaluation and accreditation/reaccreditation of providers of education and training organisations are to:

The evaluation of prospective providers of education and training must include measuring the applicant against specified criteria to assess the capacity of the provider, using compliance with the respective ELOs as the main point of reference.

Prospective providers of education and training must comply with the following standards (See also B below: Minimum standards for accreditation visits).

Standard 2 – minimum standards for organisation and administration, and

Standard 3 – minimum standards for training. This step will be evaluated during an accreditation visit to the intending provider.

Providers must be registered with Council. Where whole qualifications are offered by a provider other than a public education organisation, such organisation must be registered as a private provider/educational organisation with the Department of Higher Education and Training, as indicated above. Accreditation with the Council on Higher Education is mandatory.

Accreditation visits for the qualification offered by the school must be conducted on a yearly basis until the first student group graduates. The aim of these visits is to ensure adherence to the prescribed minimum standards listed below:

Learning assumed to be in place

The actual knowledge and skills-base the learner will need to have in order to be able to embark on a learning programme must be specified.

Qualification rules

The structure of the curriculum must show the allocation of modules into fundamental, core and elective components and their credit value must be provided.

Exit level outcomes (ELOs) in relation to the curriculum

All module codes that cover the ELOs and the specified number of credits allocated to each ELO must be provided. Motivation must be provided if the number of credits per ELO deviates by more than 30% from the required credits.

Critical cross-field outcomes in relation to the curriculum

Module codes where the critical cross-field outcomes are found must be provided.

Detailed module content and learning outcomes with reference to assessment criteria

The module names and codes that constitute the programme must be provided and the associated assessment criteria for each module must be specified.

Teaching and learning strategies

The teaching and learning strategy/strategies for different modules or clusters of modules must be described.

Assessment and moderation

How assessment methods are aligned with outcomes must be indicated, referring also to the mode of delivery, level and needs of students. How moderation is carried out and when external moderation takes place must be specified.

Compliance with requirements relating to spacing norms for physical facilities

Compliance with requirements relating to WBL

Ongoing adherence to quality assurance measures is required to ensure that premises, systems and procedures are of an acceptable standard. The Council will, therefore, conduct monitoring visits to each institution, as and when determined by Council, to ensure adherence to the prescribed criteria for the programmes and courses offered by the respective school.

Compliance with the following is required:

A Council delegation performs monitoring visits annually for the PT qualification and every four years for the BPharm qualification. Wherever possible, monitoring visits for the various programmes and courses offered by the school are integrated so that only one comprehensive visit is carried out every four years.