A learner should provide evidence of learning competency (knowledge, skills and attitude) by means of the following:

1. By his/her outputs (oral or scientific publications) at national and international level the learner must be evaluated as an expert in his/her field
2. Write scientific articles of international standards revealing a high level of competence.

Integrated assessment

Competence is achieved, through continuous assessment by demonstrating the ability to achieve the outcomes of the Qualification

The work must be evaluated and recognized by certain centres of excellence in the specific field of interest.

After the completion of the data generating phase, the learner must show merit in the writing of a thesis-which is examined by at least two external examiners (preferably one international examiner) and one internal examiner. An average mark of three examiners will be given. If controversial use can be made of the an arbitrator.

Assessment documents are moderated to ensure that:

They conform to the scope and context of the competency as stipulated in the qualification
They are constructed in such a way that the assessor assesses the critical outcomes applied, during the Learners activity performances, towards achieving an outcome.
Assessments are:

To include confirmation of the Embedded Knowledge component to ensure that that the Foundational Competency is achieved
To be verified by Internal Verifiers to ensure valid, credible, true and fair results.