RJC Accreditation Quality Mark

The RJC has developed the Accreditation Quality Mark (AQM) for accreditations (qualifications) which will allow practitioners to be fully enrolled on to the RJC's Register for Restorative Practitioners.

The AQM is a signal for practitioners and employers to the accreditations which we believe provide a robust assessment of practitioners' skills and knowledge, providing evidence of their competence in the restorative practice field.

AQM Accreditations

Level 4 Diploma in Restorative Practice

University of Ulster Certificate in Restorative Practices

 The AQM criteria

1. The accreditation will map to the four core National Occupational Standards (NOS) in restorative practice. The four core NOS are:

• DJ101 Assess the circumstances of an incident towards identifying a restorative response
• DJ102 Prepare participants and agree an appropriate restorative process
• DJ201 Facilitate participants' interaction within a restorative process
• DJ205 Evaluate the outcomes from a restorative process

and map to at least one other NOS, which may include the following, or other professional standard, where they exist:

• DJ202 Make appropriate use of co-working within the restorative process
• DJ203 Implement and monitor agreed outcomes from a restorative process
• DJ204 Facilitate informal restorative processes
• DJ301 Provide expert advice on restorative practice
• DJ302 Contribute to the promotion of restorative practice
• DJ303 Maintain quality assurance of restorative processes

2. The accreditation must provide an assessment of practitioners' knowledge and skills to carry out restorative processes on the job. The assessment of knowledge may include knowledge gained through prior learning and experience. The assessment of skills and knowledge on the job could be combined with a skills based training course or academic learning.

3. The accreditation sits within the appropriate qualification framework such as the Qualifications and Credit Framework or the Quality Assurance Agency's Framework for Higher Education Qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

4. The accreditation is fully accessible; the accreditation can be taken by any practitioner working in any sector, whether as a volunteer or in paid employment.

5. The accreditation must be subject to a robust quality assurance mechanism. This will be defined and approved by the appropriate qualification framework. This may include, for example, a system of internal and external verification or independent/external assessment.

We would welcome applications from and happy to discuss with other providers their accreditations.

If you wish to apply for the AQM, please contact our Head of Professional Services, Linda Millington at linda@restorativejustice.org.uk or 0207 831 5700.

30th Jun 2011

Further Reading

• 2010 National Occupational Standards for Restorative Practice, Skills for Justice

  The National Occupational Standards (NOS) are the nationally agreed standards for restora ..

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• http://www.ukstandards.co.uk/Pages/index.aspx

  The National Database of National Occupational Standards contains the NOS for all sectors of UK industry