⚖️Ethical Practice

Defines rules on plagiarism, cheating, and misrepresentation, ensuring assessments and PoE submissions are authentic.

Finweb Business Consultancy is committed to maintaining the highest standards of honesty, fairness, and integrity in all academic and workplace-based learning activities. This policy outlines expectations for learners, facilitators, assessors, and moderators to ensure all assessments and evidence submissions are credible and trustworthy.

1. Purpose

  • To uphold academic honesty and ethical conduct across all programmes.
  • To protect the credibility of qualifications earned through Finweb Learner Portal.
  • To comply with QCTO, INSETA, MICT SETA, and other accreditation body requirements.

 

2. Scope

This policy applies to:

  • All learners enrolled in Finweb Learner Portal programmes (funded or non-funded).
  • All assessments, including online submissions, PoE evidence, projects, and examinations (EISA).
  • All facilitators, assessors, moderators, and staff involved in assessment and verification.

 

3. Principles of Academic Integrity

All learners must demonstrate:

  • Honesty – present only their own original work.
  • Fairness – follow assessment rules and respect others’ work.
  • Responsibility – ensure evidence submitted is authentic, valid, current, and sufficient.
  • Respect – acknowledge all sources and workplace contributions appropriately.

 

4. Academic Misconduct

 

The following behaviours are considered breaches of academic integrity:

4.1 Plagiarism

  • Copying text, ideas, or data from another source without proper acknowledgment.
  • Submitting someone else’s work (published or unpublished) as your own.

 

4.2 Cheating

  • Using unauthorised materials or devices during assessments.
  • Obtaining or sharing assessment answers dishonestly.
  • Colluding with others to complete individual tasks.

 

4.3 Misrepresentation

  • Falsifying evidence, records, or workplace documentation.
  • Submitting work produced by someone else (e.g., ghost-writing).
  • Misrepresenting qualifications, experience, or contributions.

 

5. Consequences of Misconduct

Any breach of this policy may result in:

  • Assessment being declared invalid or “Not Yet Competent (NYC).”
  • Requirement to resubmit or repeat assessments at own cost.
  • Suspension or removal from the programme.
  • Reporting to the relevant SETA/QCTO and possible disqualification from EISA.
  • In cases of fraud, legal or disciplinary action.

 

6. Support for Learners

To encourage integrity and prevent misconduct, learners will receive:

  • Guidance on referencing and acknowledging sources.
  • Orientation on building a Portfolio of Evidence (PoE) ethically.
  • Opportunities to correct mistakes before final submission, where appropriate.

 

7. Appeals

Learners may appeal misconduct decisions using the Appeals & Grievances Procedure, provided the appeal is submitted in writing within the specified timeframe.

 

8. Responsibilities

  • Learners: Submit only original, authentic, and valid evidence.
  • Assessors: Check for plagiarism, authenticity, and misrepresentation.
  • Moderators: Verify fairness and integrity of assessment decisions.
  • Finweb QA: Monitor compliance with accreditation and regulatory standards.

 

9. Contact Information

For questions or guidance on academic integrity:

 

⚠️ By participating in Finweb Learner Portal programmes, learners agree to abide by this Academic Integrity Policy and understand that violations may affect assessment outcomes and qualification achievement.

 

 

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