Level 6 Graduate Diploma in Engineering (9210-01) - City & Guilds

2 Centre requirements
This section outlines the approval processes for centres to offer this qualification and any resources
that centres will need in place to offer the qualification including qualification-specific requirements
for centre staff.
Approval
Existing centres who wish to offer this qualification must use the standard Qualification Approval
Process. To offer this qualification, new centres will need to gain both centre and qualification
approval. Please refer to the Centre Guide – Delivering International Qualifications for further
information. Centre staff should familiarise themselves with the structure, content and assessment
requirements of the qualification before designing a course programme.
Resource requirements
Physical resources and site agreements
Centres need to ensure they have all the necessary equipment to carry out all parts of the
qualification. If there are no facilities for realistic working environment, centres are advised to
develop links with local industry to provide opportunities for hands on experience.
Human resources
Staff delivering this qualification must be able to demonstrate that they meet the following
occupational expertise requirements. They should:
• be technically competent in the areas for which they are delivering training and/or have
experience of providing training. This knowledge must be at least to the same level as the
training being delivered
• have recent relevant experience in the specific area they will be assessing
• have credible experience of providing training.
Centre staff may undertake more than one role, eg tutor and assessor or internal verifier, but must
never internally verify their own assessments.
Project Supervisor requirements
Project Supervisors must hold a qualification one level above that which is being assessed. They
may work within the centre or be from a different centre provided that they have the relevant
qualifications/experience.
Learner entry requirements
Acceptance on to the Graduate Diploma course is through possession of a relevant City & Guilds
Advanced Technician Diploma or Higher National Diploma, or equivalent qualification. Acceptance
of other local qualifications would be subject to City & Guilds checks and approval. Please contact
your local City & Guilds branch office for more details. The current list of qualifications accepted as
entry is available on request from your local branch office.
Other legal considerations
Centres must ensure that all legal requirements specific to the engineering industry in their country
are adhered to.
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