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CBET / TVET

For vocational and technical institutions, EduPrime supports Competency-Based Education & Training: map national occupational standards, assess learners against competencies rather than exams, and issue competency certificates.

Where to find it — App drawer → CBET / Vocational → Assessments.
CBET competency matrix
Each learner is assessed competency-by-competency against the occupational standard.

Mapping occupational standards

CBET starts from the national qualification, not from a syllabus of subjects. Under CBET → Occupational Standards, build the qualification hierarchy:

  • Qualification – the award (e.g. “Plumbing Level 5”) aligned to the national framework.
  • Units of competency – the building blocks, each a discrete skill area, marked core or elective.
  • Elements & performance criteria – the observable, assessable statements inside each unit.

EduPrime mirrors the structure published by the national qualifications authority, so the competencies a learner is assessed on match exactly what the regulator expects to see on a certificate.

Assessing by competency

CBET grading is binary at the criterion level: a learner is Competent (C) or Not Yet Competent (NYC) – there is no percentage. Assessment is evidence-driven:

  1. The assessor opens the learner’s competency matrix for a unit.
  2. For each performance criterion, the assessor records the verdict and attaches evidence – an observation, a portfolio item, a workplace report, a practical task.
  3. A unit is awarded once all its criteria are judged Competent.
  4. An internal verifier samples and confirms assessment decisions; an external verifier from the regulator may moderate before certification.
Tip — Use Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) to award competencies a learner already holds from work experience – mark the unit Competent with the RPL evidence attached, so experienced learners are not re-assessed needlessly.

Competency certificates

When a learner achieves all core units (and any required electives) for a qualification, EduPrime makes them eligible for the competency certificate. The certificate lists the qualification, the units of competency achieved, and a verification code. A statement of attainment can be issued for partial completion – the specific units a learner has achieved without the full qualification.

Important — Do not certify until internal (and where required external) verification is signed off. EduPrime blocks certificate issue while any required verification step on the qualification is outstanding, protecting the institution’s accreditation.

Because CBET learners are people records like any other, their certificates, attachments and placement history (see Industry attachment & placement) live together – giving a complete competency profile per learner.

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