Finalisation of the Group Award specification

Following the validation meeting:

The Group Award specification writer is responsible for amending the Group Award specification document to:

where conditions set - the SQA Lead Officer is responsible for initiating the mechanism agreed for lifting validation conditions ie reviewed by SQA representative or SQA representative and chairperson

once validated - for centres without devolved authority to validate Group Awards, the SQA Lead Officer is responsible for initiating operationalisation procedures.

Centres with devolved authority to validate Group Awards are responsible for initiating operationalisation procedures.