UK OFQUAL ARTICULATION

    EduVisa Graduate School of Management, guided by its international qualification accreditation and certification requirements, follows a curriculum approach that incorporates a Foundation Theory Assessment (UniQual IQF Certification) supplemented by a Core Theory Examination (Ofqual RQF Certification) component and finally a BBA-Hons Year or MBA Capstone Assessment (University Examination/Dissertation) (See Dual Qualification & Assessment Certification).

    All learning materials and modules are articulated against specific learning criteria specified by Ofqual (UK Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation) which regulates qualifications, examinations, and assessments in the UK.  All the EduVisa Ofqual (RQF) articulated qualifications are listed on the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) in England. 

    The UniQual (IQF) articulated curricula ensure that EduVisa supplements Ofqual-regulated (RQF) subject contents with additional subject that may be required in terms of curriculum guidelines associated with local or regional universities and business schools.

    These standards ensure that students who study with EduVisa receive a high-quality education along with a certification that is recognised globally by regulated universities, employers, and regulated qualification and accreditation frameworks including the following: 

    RQF  Ofqual Regulated Qualifications Framework (United Kingdom)  BAC British Accreditation Council (UK)
    SCQF  Scottish Credit & Qualifications Framework (Scotland) IQF  UniQual Integrated Qualifications Framework (International)
    CQFW Credit and Qualifications Framework (Wales) NQF  SAQA National Qualification Framework (South Africa) (See Ofqual/SAQA Articulation)
    EQF  European Qualification Framework (EU) CCEA Council for the Curriculum, Examinations & Assessment (Northern Ireland)
    AQF Australian Qualification Framework (Australia) FHEQ Frameworks for Higher Education Qualifications of UK degree-awarding bodies
    CICIC  Centre for International Credentials (Canada)  NARIC National Recognition Information Centre (UK)
    CHEA  Council of Higher Education (USA) ACBSP  Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (USA)

    Please mouse-click on Pre-registration Questions & Answers to clarify the verification and recognition of foreign qualifications relevant to your country of residence.

     

    OFQUAL = GLOBAL BENCHMARK

    EduVisa Graduate School of Management is an accredited study centre and business school regulated in terms of the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) (UK) via Ofqual-regulated award institutions and as such falls under the United Kingdom (UK) Department of Education as well as the Department for Business Innovation and Skills in terms of Article 96 and Article 97 of the Learning and Skills Act 2000.

    Ofqual regulates qualifications, examinations and assessments in England to ensure that all students receive the highest standard of education. The details of qualifications accredited by Ofqual can be found in The National Database of Accredited Qualifications (NDAQ). Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) in England. Ofqual (UK) provides accreditation to 200+ academic institutions in over 35 countries. 

     

    SAQA ACCREDITATION 

    The UK Government is the oversight body for higher education in the United Kingdom (UK University Search) and (UK Ofqual Search). Section 29(a) of the Policy and Criteria for Evaluating Foreign Qualifications within the South African NQF, as amended (March 2017) stipulates the requirements that a foreign awarding institution must meet for its qualifications to be recognised. SAQA bases the advice below on information currently available to it, and reserves the right to change this advice should new authoritative information come to its attention. 

    "EduVisa Graduate School of Management is an accredited UK Ofqual-NCCEdu (Ofqual Award Body) higher education training institution as well as Arden University (UK) Agent/Progression Partner and as such is authorised to register students and offer academic programmes which are credit-bearing towards diploma, degree and post-degree qualifications accredited on the UK-Ofqual Qualifications Framework.

    Such qualification, consequently, will be recognised by SAQA". Arden university is a recognised body in the United Kingdom with degree awarding powers, and the national qualifications which it is authorised to offer there will be recognised by SAQA provided they meet all the other verification criteria applied by SAQA".

    Kind regards

    SAQA Authentication Services
    Issued by SAQA Authentication Services (2024.05.08) 
    (foreigninstitutions@saqa.co.za).

     

    UNIQUAL CERTIFICATION  

    The UniQual (IQF) applies to the iMBA Degree Programme and is a regulatory framework quality instrument utilised by EduVisa Graduate School of Management to ensure that curriculum requirements, as laid down by UK-Ofqual map to the curriculum content and assessment standards associated with leading universities and business schools (University Top-Up). UniQual also monitors the integration of RQF (UK), SQF (Scotland), CHEA (USA), NQF (SA), AQF (Aus), EQF (EU) or alternative curriculum module components into the basic UK-Ofqual curriculum to prepare the learner/student for the specific business environment of his/her region of origin at undergraduate (Diploma and Higher Diploma), graduate (BA, B.Sc., BBA-Hons, LLB) and post-graduate (MBA, M.Sc., LLM.) level. This ensures that the learner/student is provided with a management qualification that is academically acceptable and professionally relevant on both a global and regional level 

     

    ACADEMIC YEAR DEFINED

    The EduVisa Ofqual-based academic year typically consists of a UniQual IQF-Curriculum (Formative Theory Assessment) mapped against and corresponding with a generic Ofqual-Curriculum (Summative Applied Theory Assessment) which is credit-bearing towards a Bachelor or Master's qualification within the UK-University sector. Completion of the IQF (Formative Theory) Curriculum equips the student with a theoretical foundation to complete the RQF (Applied Theory) assessment that leads to an Ofqual-RQF qualification at Diploma (L4Dip.Man) (Bachelor 1st Year) and Higher Diploma (L5HDip.Man) (Bachelor 2nd Year) which serves as an entry requirement to register for a Post-Graduate Diploma in Management (L7PGDip.Man) (RQF) accredited on the UK-Ofqual Qualification Framework. In terms of the UK-Ofqual Qualification Framework, a Post-Graduate Diploma in Management (L7PGDip.Man) supplemented by an MBA Top-Up (MBA Research Thesis/Dissertation) at a UK or alternative international university of choice results in the awarding of a full MBA Degree by such a university (Mouse-click on Policy: Assessment Guidelines).

    The UniQual-IQF framework accommodates, where necessary, the incorporation of curriculum components into the generic Ofqual curriculum in order to enhance the student's academic progression possibilities or recognition of qualifications outside the UK-academic environment. The incorporation of additional UniQual-IQF curricula components also equips the student to meet requirements of employment agencies and employers that may fall outside the scope of the prescribed UK-Ofqual (RQF) or typical UK university curriculum. 

     

    FHEQ EDUCATION FRAMEWORK  

    The Framework for Higher Education Qualifications of UK Degree-awarding Bodies (FHEQ) includes guidelines for Higher Education (HE) (University) qualifications in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland and in Scotland for Bachelor's Degrees. For Master's and Doctoral Degrees, the same guidelines apply across the UK, Europe and most countries that follow a similar qualification framework to the United Kingdom, including most Commonwealth Countries and English-speaking countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. The following outline provides a comparative overview of the relationship between some of the prominent international qualification frameworks:

    EDUVISA GLOBAL
    UNIQUAL (IQF)     		 UNITED KINGDOM
    OFQUAL (RQF)    		 SOUTH AFRICA
    SAQA (NQF)    		 SCOTLAND
    SCQF 
    EU COUNCIL
    (EQF) 
    8 8 10 12 8
    7 / 7+ 7 9 11 7
    6 6 8 9 6
    5 / 5+ 5 7 8 5+
    4 4 6 7 5
    3 3 5 6 4
    QUALIFICATION VERIFICATION

    The EduVisa Graduate School of Management Qualification & Grade Verification service provides for the verification of qualifications and grades awarded by and through EduVisa Graduate School of Management:

    Please forward an email containing the following information to verify@EduVisa.co.uk:

    • Full Name of the student/alumni
    • ID Number used during studies
    • Course completed
    • Date that award was issued
    • Name of EduVisa Campus or alternative institution where studies were completed
    • Please attach a copy of the ID of the student/alumni

    For evaluation of university qualifications, also see the following links:

    Status of University /Award Institutions (Ofqual) Status of Foreign University Institutions (SAQA) Status of Foreign Universities (Delaware, USA)
    		 Status of University / Award Institutions / Qualifications (USA)
    Please note that in terms of the international Data Protection Policies that EduVisa adheres to, information will only be released if the identity of the student/alumni can be verified beyond any doubt.

     

    ACADEMIC COLLABORATION

    EduVisa Graduate School of Management has established collaboration partnerships at both institutional and international accreditation level.

    This allows for the reciprocal accreditation of certain qualifications at IQF-Formative Theory level, conditional on meeting of international qualification accreditation requirements at specifically Ofqual-RQF and UK-BAC university level as it applies to the EduVisa iMBA Degree Programme. (See iMBA Dual Qualification).