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HEQF Review and Process Update

HEQF Review and Process Update. Quality Assurance Forum August 2011. HEQF Review. Review process Main findings: Mostly affirmed in intent and design Bit restrictive and inflexible in some areas Three main areas of concern with framework itself: Levels 5/6

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HEQF Review and Process Update

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  1. HEQF Review and Process Update Quality Assurance Forum August 2011

  2. HEQF Review • Review process • Main findings: • Mostly affirmed in intent and design • Bit restrictive and inflexible in some areas Three main areas of concern with framework itself: • Levels 5/6 • Pathways for professional qualifications • Professional qualification at Level 9

  3. 10 9 8 7 6 5 Doc Prof D Snr Doc Masters Prof M PG Dip PG Dip Hons Deg 480 36 credits Bach 120/156 PGCE AD Deg 360 Deg360 prof Dip 360 AC Dip 240 Dip 360 Dip 240 HC

  4. Potential exceptions • MMed at 660 credits, MMedVet • Subspecialities • MBCHb • MBA level – 8, 9 – funding?

  5. Proposals Proposal 1: • The CHE proposes that there be a recognition of three broad qualification progression routes, namely the vocational, professional and general routes. While the routes should be reasonably clear, the CHE advocates permeable boundaries between them.

  6. Proposal 2: • The CHE proposes that the HEQF should provide for various forms of work-integrated learning including work-directed theoretical learning, problem-based learning, project-based learning and workplace learning.

  7. Proposal 3 • The Higher Certificate at Level 5 and the Advanced Certificate at Level 6 should remain on the HEQF. The HEQF should make provision not only for the CHE to include more qualification types on the HEQF, but also to suggest the relocation of some qualification types to other frameworks in the future.

  8. Proposal 4: • A 240-credit Diploma at Level 6 as a variant of the 360-credit Diploma, which leads to a professional designation, should be introduced.

  9. Proposal 5: • The CHE proposes the recognition of a 360-credit Bachelor’s degree with a professional orientation at Level Proposal 6: • The CHE proposes that a Bachelor’s degree in both 360- and 480-credit variants may have a professional or general orientation

  10. Proposal 7: • The CHE proposes that the purpose and characteristics of the Advanced Diploma be expanded to include preparation for further study and that the Advanced Diploma at Level 7 articulate into an appropriate and cognate Honours degree at Level 8 as well as into the Postgraduate Diploma at Level 8.

  11. Proposal 8: • The CHE proposes the introduction of a professional Master’s degree as a separate qualification type to the general Master’s in its current two variants.

  12. Proposal 9: • The CHE proposes the introduction of a professional doctoral degree as a variant of the research doctorate.

  13. Proposal 10: • The CHE proposes that the HEQF specifies the minimum total credits for each qualification type, as well as the minimum credits at the exit level of the qualification, but does not specify the maximum credits at levels below the exit level.

  14. 10 9 8 7 6 5 10 9 8 7 6 5 Prof D Doc Snr Doc Res M/course M Prof M PG Dip Deg 480 Level 8 deg 480 Hons Hons Dip 360 Level 7 deg prof Level 7 360 AD AC Dip 240 HC

  15. HEQF Implementation • Plan • Data collection going ahead – postponed slightly • Effect of review

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