ICEQC-ORG-2010 — Sector Applicability Module System Rules

9.1 Every sector module inherits ICEQC-ORG-2000 and every applicable requirement of ICEQC-QF-1000. A sector module may clarify, make mandatory or add evidence to a core requirement but shall not reduce an applicable core obligation.

10.1 A certification scope shall have one primary sector module where its principal educational sector is K–12 education, early childhood education, higher education or extracurricular education.

11.1 Where an organization controls more than one material educational sector, each sector shall be separately identified and the applicable primary sector module shall be assessed for each affected scope component.

12.1 ICEQC-ORG-2150 shall apply in addition to the primary sector module wherever remote, online or digitally mediated educational delivery is material to the certification scope.

13.1 Every material discipline within an extracurricular education scope shall be assigned one or more applicable discipline profiles. All applicable profiles shall be assessed; profile selection shall not be used to exclude a material risk or activity.

14.1 A jurisdictional requirement or recognized evidence dependency may be recorded without converting the ICEQC certification into a regulatory approval or an assessment of legal entitlement.

15.1 The composition record shall identify the certification object, scope components, primary sector modules, delivery overlays, discipline profiles, material exclusions, jurisdictional dependencies, effective versions and the rationale for each selection.

16.1 Where applicable requirements differ, the requirement providing the stronger protection of learners, evidence integrity or certification confidence shall apply. A conflict shall be resolved and recorded before an assessment conclusion is made.

17.1 Module selection shall be completed during readiness and shall be confirmed after application acceptance before the assessment plan is approved.

18.1 Module selection shall be based on the actual learner groups, educational provision, delivery modes, sites, platforms, personnel roles, issued records, public claims and material risks within scope.

19.1 An applicant shall not omit a module, profile or requirement in order to reduce evidence, avoid a nonconformity or obtain a narrower assessment than its public certification claim would imply.

20.1 A conditional module requirement becomes applicable when its stated condition exists anywhere within the affected certification scope.

21.1 NA may be confirmed only where the complete requirement is objectively unrelated to the affected scope. Convenience, limited evidence, cost or an unimplemented control is not a basis for NA.

22.1 Each site, programme, learner group, delivery mode and material partner shall be mapped to every module and profile that applies to it.

23.1 A change in learner age, education sector, discipline, delivery mode, platform, physical activity, credential, partnership or public claim shall trigger a review of module applicability.

24.1 ICEQC shall accept one controlled record as evidence for more than one requirement where its ownership, scope, currency, operation and traceability are sufficient. A module shall not require duplicate documents solely to match separate clause numbers.

25.1 The assessment plan shall identify module-specific evidence, independently selected samples, interviews, demonstrations, recognized evidence and unresolved limitations.

26.1 Evidence shall relate to the current certification object, current module version and current operating conditions. Historical evidence may support trend evaluation but shall not replace current operating evidence.

27.1 Evidence shall cover representative learner groups, programmes, educators, sites, delivery modes, time periods and material exceptions within the module scope.

28.1 Applicant-selected examples may be considered but shall not be the sole basis for a conclusion where complete populations or independently selected samples are reasonably available.

29.1 Evidence involving a minor or vulnerable learner shall be minimized, access-controlled and handled without avoidable exposure of identity, imagery, health information or sensitive circumstances.

30.1 A live remote interview, system demonstration or visual review shall be used where static records do not establish operation, authenticity, access, interaction or current configuration.

31.1 A specialist physical, safety, health or regulated dependency that ICEQC cannot verify adequately by ordinary remote methods shall be supported by current evidence whose source, competence, authority, scope and authenticity are suitable for the matter relied upon.

32.1 Insufficient evidence alone is an unresolved limitation and is not proof of NC. ICEQC shall withhold the affected conclusion, obtain further evidence, revise the plan or limit the scope.

33.1 Each additional module requirement is a separate assessment unit unless the module expressly combines requirements. Each unit shall receive C, NC or confirmed NA.

34.1 A core conclusion does not establish conformity with an additional module requirement, and a module conclusion does not replace the corresponding core conclusion.

35.1 No module, profile, assessment unit or evidence item shall be assigned points or a weighting for the purpose of offsetting a nonconformity.

36.1 A positive certification decision is prohibited unless every applicable core and module assessment unit conforms and every nonconformity has been verified closed.

37.1 Technical review shall confirm correct module selection, complete scope mapping, justified NA, sufficient sampling, resolved conflicts and consistency between conclusions and the proposed certificate scope.

38.1 The decision record shall identify every module and profile applied, each effective version, the confirmed scope and any exclusion necessary to prevent misunderstanding.

39.1 A module selection, assessment conclusion, scope determination or certification decision shall not be made solely by an automated function.

40.1 The certificate shall identify the applicable primary sector module and each material delivery overlay. A discipline profile may be stated only where its complete applicable requirements were assessed within the certified scope.

41.1 A module code, evidence mode, risk class or discipline profile shall not be presented as a quality level, endorsement level or comparative distinction.

42.1 A certified client may claim conformity only for the exact organization, sector, learner groups, programmes, disciplines, delivery modes, sites and effective period stated in the public register.

43.1 A claim shall not imply that ICEQC certification grants legal operation, degree or award authority, institutional recognition, curriculum authorization, professional registration or another status outside the certification scope.

44.1 A scope profile or discipline profile shall be stated descriptively and shall not be promoted as an award, specialization rank or separate certification unless an ICEQC scheme expressly establishes a separate certification object.

45.1 The public register shall display only modules and profiles included in an implemented certification decision and shall be corrected without delay following a status or scope change.

46.1 A working module, profile, validation record or simulated outcome shall not appear in a public certificate, public register entry or conformity claim.

47.1 Surveillance shall retain the complete module composition unless a controlled change decision revises it.

48.1 Every surveillance activity shall address applicable decision-critical module requirements, earlier findings, major changes, complaints, incidents, public claims and representative scope components.

49.1 Non-critical module requirements may rotate across the certification cycle only where the complete applicable module is covered before renewal and no risk information requires earlier review.

50.1 Addition of a sector, learner group, discipline, remote mode, site or material partner shall be assessed before it is represented as certified.

51.1 Removal of a module, profile or scope component shall be supported by a decision and shall result in consistent certificate, register and claim changes.

52.1 A change that may alter module selection, risk, evidence feasibility or public meaning shall be controlled as a major change under ICEQC certification procedures.

53.1 Renewal shall reassess the current module composition and shall not rely solely on the composition used at initial certification.

54.1 Each module shall have an assigned ICEQC owner responsible for technical maintenance, definitions, scope profiles, requirement profiles, evidence rules and transition control.

55.1 Each module shall be maintained in a versioned machine-readable contract containing its identity, inheritance, selection rule, scope profiles, core overrides, additional requirements, forms, composition rules and validation hash.

56.1 A new scope or discipline profile may be added only where its trigger, boundary, evidence delta, risk effect, interaction rules and public wording are controlled.

57.1 A revision affecting applicability, requirement meaning, evidence sufficiency, sampling, decision gates, certificate scope or claims shall undergo controlled technical review and simulation before approval.

58.1 A revised module shall specify which existing applications and certifications are affected, the transition period and the action required before continued claims are permitted.

59.1 A module system shall pass every mandatory technical check and simulation case, and each recorded finding shall be closed, before authorization for operational use.

60.1 Technical validation does not replace approval by the authority identified in the controlled document record. Approval, effective use and subsequent change shall follow the ICEQC document-control procedure.