Architectural Profession Act, 2000 (Act No. 44 of 2000)RulesRules for Accreditation12. Accreditation visits for first-time accreditation |
| (a) | A new ALS shall apply for a pre-accreditation visit for a first-time qualification. |
| (b) | Accredited ALSs shall only apply if they offer a qualification they have never offered before. |
| (c) | An initial accreditation visit is to be conducted at the end of the first year of a new qualification. The outcomes of an initial accreditation visit can be one of two possibilities: |
Unconditional accreditation:
| (d) | Where the evidence evaluated complies with the necessary standards. |
Deferred accreditation:
| (e) | Where the evidence evaluated does not comply with the necessary standards, the outcome may be deferred until the ALS has fulfilled requirements, for example: |
| (i) | ALS may be required to provide additional evidence (to be specified); |
| (ii) | The inclusion of some Accreditation Board members at the end of year assessments to view the sample of an ALS’s work and report back to the SACAP. |