S.L. 607.2 Art. 11Individual validation awards.

(1) The validation referred to in regulation 9 shall be given by means of a full or partial award conferred upon a candidate by the Sector Skills Unit as authorised by the

Commission, on the advice of the Sector Skills Committee, for the granting of that award and for the classification of the award at a specific level of the Malta Qualifications Framework:

Provided that the Commission shall not authorise the conferring of such award upon any person at any level higher than Level 5 of the Malta Qualifications Framework.

(2) Awards conferred by the Sector Skills Units in accordance with this regulation shall have the same value as nationally accredited qualifications classified at the same level of the Malta Qualifications Framework.

(3) Awards conferred by the Sector Skills Units in accordance with this regulation shall stipulate the name of the individual upon whom the award is conferred, the type of award conferred and the date of conferral of the award.

(4) Awards conferred by the Sector Skills Units in accordance with this regulation shall be accompanied by an award supplement, to be drafted in accordance with the requirements of the Sector Skills Committee, as authorised by the Commission. The award supplement shall contain details about the knowledge, skills and competences of the individual upon whom the award is conferred.

(5) When an award is conferred upon a person in accordance with this regulation, the Sector Skills Committee shall include the name of such awardee and of the award in the register of persons awarded full or partial awards classified within the Malta Qualifications Framework in accordance with regulation 5(5).