CCL2013 REV1 06/2024
- Purpose
This policy identifies incidences of Malpractice relating to CompEx delivery: to aid ATPs in preventing and minimising risks to delivery; and to support ATPs in identifying and reporting incidents. - Scope
This policy is designed to protect learners; help support CompEx and CompEx ATPs in risk management; and ensure all parties comply with all relevant requirements, legislation and guidance to help enhance our qualifications and assessment offering. This policy covers CompEx qualifications which are subject to scrutiny and enforcement by external accreditation.
CompEx expects all ATPs to identify, minimise and manage risks in conjunction with the Malpractice and Maladministration procedure. To comply with the obligations set out in the Licensed Centre Agreement, ATPs must create a written procedure to minimise the risk of maladministration and malpractice.
Definitions
Malpractice is an unintentional or deliberate practice that is improper, unethical and/or illegal and may include maladministration. Malpractice is any activity that compromises, or could compromise the:
- integrity, reputation and/or the validity of the qualification and assessment process, validity of a result or certificate, reputation of CompEx, the ATP or the wider education sector.
Malpractice could occur at a learner, staff and ATP level and may include a range of issues, from the failure to maintain appropriate records or systems, to the deliberate falsification of records to claim certificates.
Malpractice also covers misconduct and forms of unnecessary discrimination or bias towards learners.
Maladministration is any activity (unintentional or deliberate) or practice that results in non-compliance with the:
- contents of the centre agreement.
• our ATP approval criteria.
• our qualification or assessment requirements and processes and/or other. CompEx processes and procedures.
• administrative requirements of CompEx.
ATPs should take reasonable steps to prevent malpractice and maladministration from occurring throughout the development, delivery and assessment of CompEx
qualifications. CompEx requires all ATPs to have Malpractice and Maladministration policy which must be available to their learners.