Introduction
This article guides you through configuring qualifications for OST programmes. It covers steps such as adding new qualifications, searching by title or QAN number, and configuring mandatory and optional units. By following these instructions, you can ensure your programme includes the necessary qualifications and meets all requirements.
Remember to use this functionality you must have the following feature switched on:
- Other Vocational Training (each funding stream)
Please speak to your account manager to discuss enabling this if required.
User Roles
This feature can be used by the following user roles:
- Programme Contributor
- Programme Manager
How to: Configure Qualifications
Once you have created your programme you are now ready to add your qualification via the qualifications tab:
- Select “+ NEW QUALIFICATION”
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Search for your desired qualification by title or QAN number
- Please note Bud pulls in the full LARS database of qualifications. If you cannot find your desired qualification, please contact your account manager
- To configure your selected qualification, select 'Edit'
- Review “Duration and Dates” and configure as required.
- Review Mandatory Units and if there are Optional Units you can select which ones you wish to add to your Qualification.
- Select 'Save'
If you wish to delete a qualification you have added in error, then select the dropdown next to the 'edit' button and click 'delete':
Please note:
- After publication of a programme, you will not be able to amend these configurations.
- Please read our article on optional units to understand the importance of selecting units and the associated impacts.
- If you have added a qualification into a programme, and need to, or have exempted ALL of the units at enrolment Bud will automatically remove this qualification from the Learner Progress Record, but you will need to manually remove the AIM from the learner's ILR.