S.L. 607.4 Art. 10Individual validation awards.      S.L. 607.01.

(1) The validation referred to in regulation 9 shall be given by means of an award conferred upon a candidate by the INFORMAL LEARNING

Validation Assessment Centre, 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 Authority shall not authorise the conferring of such award upon any person at any level higher than

Level 5 of the Malta Qualifications Framework, which Framework is established in accordance with the Malta Qualifications Framework for

Lifelong Learning Regulations.

(2) Awards conferred by the Validation Assessment Centres 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 Validation Assessment Centres in accordance with this regulation shall stipulate the name of the individual upon whom the award is conferred, the awarding entity, the type of award conferred, the date of conferral of the award, the expiry date, if applicable, and a declaration that the award was granted through the validation process.

(4) Awards conferred by the Validation Assessment Centres 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 Authority. The award supplement shall contain details about the knowledge, skills and competences of the individual upon whom the award is conferred.