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GUIDELINES FOR THE ACCREDITATION PROCESS AND REQUIREMENTS
Updated 2nd May 2011
SECTION ONE
THE ACCREDITATION PROCESS[1]
1.1 The Advisory Process
The Council offers informal and formal advisory and consultancy sessions during the developmental stages of a course to ensure a smooth transition to full accreditation. The Accreditation Secretary will recommend a first accreditation visit once it is mutually agreed that the course is ready for such consideration. Further advisory visits can be requested post-accreditation where significant change is being considered.
1.2 Your “Promise of Performance”[2]
All courses must, as part of the documentation required by the BJTC, provide the Council with a specification of their course which details
• The occupational goals of the course • A course title which adequately conveys those occupational goals • An analysis of demographic features of the intended cohort in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, foreign nationality and whether recruitment is primarily regional, national or international • The duration and academic status of the course (eg postgraduate, undergraduate, foundation, etc)
The purpose of the Promise of Performance is to provide essential information to prospective students and employers and to assist the BJTC in its appraisal evaluations. It is an opportunity for the course to identify its unique selling points in a competitive training marketplace. All Promises of Performance will be published on the BJTC’s website, with a link directly to the course provider.
1.3 Eligibility for Full Accreditation
Except where Council has been persuaded to the contrary, no course may be considered for full accreditation until six months after one full cohort has completed and had sufficient opportunity to find employment. Thus, in the case of a three-year degree,
GUIDELINES FOR THE ACCREDITATION PROCESS AND REQUIREMENTS
Updated 2nd May 2011
SECTION ONE
THE ACCREDITATION PROCESS[1]
1.1 The Advisory Process
The Council offers informal and formal advisory and consultancy sessions during the developmental stages of a course to ensure a smooth transition to full accreditation. The Accreditation Secretary will recommend a first accreditation visit once it is mutually agreed that the course is ready for such consideration. Further advisory visits can be requested post-accreditation where significant change is being considered.
1.2 Your “Promise of Performance”[2]
All courses must, as part of the documentation required by the BJTC, provide the Council with a specification of their course which details
• The occupational goals of the course • A course title which adequately conveys those occupational goals • An analysis of demographic features of the intended cohort in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, foreign nationality and whether recruitment is primarily regional, national or international • The duration and academic status of the course (eg postgraduate, undergraduate, foundation, etc)
The purpose of the Promise of Performance is to provide essential information to prospective students and employers and to assist the BJTC in its appraisal evaluations. It is an opportunity for the course to identify its unique selling points in a competitive training marketplace. All Promises of Performance will be published on the BJTC’s website, with a link directly to the course provider.
1.3 Eligibility for Full Accreditation
Except where Council has been persuaded to the contrary, no course may be considered for full accreditation until six months after one full cohort has completed and had sufficient opportunity to find employment. Thus, in the case of a three-year degree,