36Accreditation of higher education course

36 Accreditation of higher education course

(1)  [Section 36 Subsection (1) amended by No. 9 of 2022, s. 61, Applied:01 Jul 2023] [Section 36 Subsection (1) amended by No. 15 of 2015, s. 47, Applied:29 May 2015] On receipt of an application under section 35 , the Board may –

(a) accredit the higher education course; or

(b) refuse to accredit the higher education course.

(2)  [Section 36 Subsection (2) amended by No. 9 of 2022, s. 61, Applied:01 Jul 2023] [Section 36 Subsection (2) amended by No. 15 of 2015, s. 47, Applied:29 May 2015] [Section 36 Subsection (2) amended by No. 59 of 2007, s. 14, Applied:01 Jan 2008] [Section 36 Subsection (2) amended by No. 59 of 2007, s. 14, Applied:01 Jan 2008] In determining whether to accredit a local higher education course, the Board is to have regard to –

(a) any relevant national standards in relation to the principles, process or other matters to be applied in accrediting higher education courses; and

(b) whether each of the following matters is adequately provided for and of sufficient standard to allow the granting of a higher education award to a person successfully completing the course:

(i) the aims and learning outcomes of the course;

(ii) the scope of the studies involved in the course;

(iii) the assessment processes to be used to determine whether a student has achieved the learning outcomes of the course; and

(c) whether the contents and standards of the course, and the methods of delivering the course, are consistent with any relevant national standards in relation to the principles, process or other matters to be applied in accrediting courses; and