RAC's

Recommendation for the Award of Credit (RAC)

The Recommendation for Award of Credit (RAC) form contains details of the units and learners for each course run you have registered. It will be provided by the OCN once learners have been registered on a run.

Once the course run has been completed the RAC should be signed by the Tutor, Internal Verifier (IV), and the Quality Reviewer (QR), In centres where the IV has been approved by OCNSER/NOCN RACs will be accepted without a QR signature.

Your administration contact will be expected to:

• Receive RACs.
• Distribute RACs to relevant tutors for completion.
• Receive completed forms from tutors, ensuring that the Internal Verifier/Quality Reviewer (named on the RAC) has confirmed achievement or non achievement.
• Check the RAC form is fully completed.
• Retain copies of the RACs.
• Return the RAC to the OCN as soon as possible following verification.
• RACs must be returned to the OCN within 12 weeks of the end date of the course.

Guidance on completing the RAC (please do not amend any RAC's electronically)

Pre-printed information Pre-printed information should not be amended except for spelling mistakes. In no circumstances should unit information be amended on this form. Please contact the OCN should any of the pre-printed information be inaccurate (except spelling mistakes, which should be amended on the RAC form and initialed by the IV by hand).

Learner Names Please check that all learners are listed on the RAC and names are spelt correctly. Any amendments to names should be corrected on the RAC form (by hand) to avoid inaccuracies appearing on learners’ certificates. 

Recommending Credit Tutors are responsible for ensuring that the RAC is completed. Credit must only be recommended when a learner has achieved all of the learning outcomes for a unit. This is done by placing a tick against each learner and the unit they have achieved and crossing through any learners who do not achieve and/or any units that have not been achieved. If a learner has previously been awarded credit for the unit(s) this will be shown on the RAC. The Tutor must sign the RAC once all recommendations are completed.

Internal Verifier/Quality Reviewer signature If the Internal Verifier assigned to the course has AIVS (Approved Internal Verifier Status) then the Internal Verifier is able to authorise the Award of Credit. If you do not have an Approved Internal Verifier for the course then the award of credit must be authorised by an OCN Quality Reviewer. Once the RAC has been signed off by the Quality Reviewer/Approved Internal Verifier it can be submitted to the OCN.

The Internal Verifier/Quality Reviewer must sign the RAC to verify the achievement of credit. This must be an original signature to ensure the process of awarding credit is reliable and robust. Photocopies or faxes cannot be accepted.

The Internal Verifier/Quality Reviewer must initial any changes/additions made to the RAC (except corrections to spelling of learner names).

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