The Quality Council for Trades Occupations has in terms of Section 26I (2) of the Skills Development Act (SDA) of 2008 and the Council’s delegation policy delegated the quality assurance partner (QAP) functions to the Public Service Sector Education and Training Authority (PSETA). The delegation was conferred to the Public Service Sector Education and Training Authority as of 27 September 2012 and it is limited to the public service sector. The delegated functions are as follows:
- Accredit providers for the qualifications or part qualifications listed in the schedule in terms of criteria determined by the QCTO;
- Monitor the provision by providers of learning programmes leading to the qualifications or part qualifications in order to ensure that the criteria for accreditation contemplated in paragraph 4(a) are being complied with;
- Evaluate learner assessment and the facilitation of moderation of learner assessment by providers;
- Register assessors to undertake assessment for specified qualifications or part qualifications in terms of criteria determined by the QCTO;
- Certify qualified learners in accordance with the policy determined by the Minister in terms of section 26F of the SDA;
- Maintain a comprehensive learner information management system;
- Upload learner data to the NLRD according to the NLRD load specifications; and
- Perform such other functions consistent with the NQF Act and the SDA as the QCTO may from time to time allocate to the SETA in writing.
The delegation expires once the qualifications delegated to the PSETA are reviewed and replaced by qualifications developed and registered on the Occupational Qualifications Framework (OQF) or until the qualifications reach their registration end date and teach out periods or when the qualifications are withdrawn by the QCTO. The delegations is subject to the following terms and conditions