Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Act 2019
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PART 3 Miscellaneous | ||
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Amendment of Regional Technical Colleges Act 1992 | ||
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36. Section 5 of the Regional Technical Colleges Act 1992 is amended: | ||
(a) in subsection (1) (as amended by section 86 of the Principal Act), by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (a) : | ||
“(b) to make awards, with the exception of doctoral degrees, to students where the college has satisfied itself that the students have acquired and demonstrated the appropriate standard of knowledge, skill or competence for awards that are included within the National Framework of Qualifications;”, | ||
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(b) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (1): | ||
“(1A) Awards referred to in subsection (1)(b) may only be conferred, granted or given on the recommendation of the academic council of the college to or on persons who satisfy the academic council that they have attended or otherwise pursued or followed appropriate courses of study, instruction, research or training provided by the college, or that they have previously acquired learning in accordance with procedures established by the college under section 56 of the Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act 2012 , and have attained an appropriate standard in examinations or other tests of knowledge or ability or have performed other exercises in a manner regarded by the academic council of the college as being satisfactory.”. |