GENERAL
(a)The organisation operating an FSTD who wishes to modify, upgrade, de-activate or relocate its FSTD should notify the competent authority. When considering applications for a change of the existing FSTD qualification level, the competent authority should ensure that accountability for the change is clearly defined.
(b)An individual department manager of the competent authority should be appointed under whose personal authority an FSTD qualification may be changed.
(c)The written application for a change, including appropriate extracts from the qualification test guide indicating proposed amendments should be submitted in a format and manner as specified by the competent authority. This application should be submitted no later than 30 days before the date of intended change, unless otherwise agreed with the competent authority.
(d)On receipt of an application for a change of the existing FSTD qualification level, the competent authority should conduct such evaluations and inspections as are necessary to ensure that the full implications of the request have been addressed by the organisation operating the FSTD.
(e)During the processing of a change request, the continued adequacy of the compliance monitoring should be reviewed.
(f)When the request has been considered and examined, the competent authority should decide on the depth of inspection of the FSTD that is required.
(g)The department manager, if satisfied that the organisation operating the FSTD remains competent and the qualification level of the FSTD can be maintained, should issue revised FSTD qualification documentation, as appropriate.
(h)The competent authority should inform the organisation operating the FSTD of its decision within 30 days of receipt of all documentation where no evaluation is required, or within 14 days of any subsequent evaluation.
(i)Such documentation includes the appropriate extracts from the QTG amended, when necessary, to the competent authority’s satisfaction.