Nobody gets a driving licence for thirty hours of lessons.
They get it when they can drive. Forward runs a whole university on that principle: competence units are awarded only on demonstrated mastery. The standard never moves. The time does.
Six rules that govern every mark
What we assess, and who decides.
Competence, not seat time
Competence units are awarded only on demonstrated mastery. Nobody receives a driving licence for attending thirty hours of lessons; they receive it when they can drive. Forward runs a whole university on that principle: the standard never moves, the time does.
Mastery, not averaging
Every competency statement in every course must be met. A strong mark in one place cannot be averaged against a gap in another.
A person decides every mark. Always.
Machines never teach, mark or decide at Forward. Intelligent systems prepare, surface and record evidence; a named human evaluator makes the judgement.
Evaluator independence
Performance assessment is marked by someone who did not teach you, and no claim above Level 2 may be verified by the teaching lecturer. The University does not examine itself.
The market marks with us
Thirty per cent of final-year assessment is awarded by registered external practitioners.
Quality of AI use is marked
Fifteen per cent of the mark for written work rewards the quality of AI use, recorded by the platform rather than guessed at.
Machines never teach, mark or decide at Forward. A person decides every mark. Always.
Evaluator independence
The University does not examine itself.
Not your teacher
Performance assessment is marked by an evaluator who did not teach you.
Level 3+
No capability claim above Level 2 may be verified by the teaching lecturer.
30%
of final-year assessment is awarded by registered external practitioners. The market marks with us.
Traceable on Amagezi
Every unit can be opened and inspected.
Every competence unit awarded is traceable on Amagezi, the University's academic record system, to:
- the instrument
- the date
- the evaluator
- the rubric version
- the statements evidenced
One competence unit is fifteen notional learning hours, with lecture, tutorial and practical hours published for every course.