Procedure: Editing a Qualification

Introduction

All fields of existing Qualifications entries may be edited or updated if required.

Qualifications may be manually sorted into a logical order which will be used when generating CV’s and displaying on websites.

Each Qualifications entry on this page will be listed in a new row and will be displayed alternately in a blue / black font colour. This formatting is only used within the Researcher Profile context and purely for ease of visual display of multiple entries.

Procedure

Log in to the UCT Research Portal website with your UCT network credentials.
In the Researcher Profiles – Home page, click Qualifications sub-category.
The Researcher Profiles – Qualifications page opens.

Editing your qualifications

Click Edit next to the Qualification you wish to edit.

The Edit a Qualification dialog box appears for you to edit the applicable fields, as necessary.
Edit the degree/diploma name in the Name of Degree/Diploma field.
Select your level of qualification from the Level drop-down list field.
Edit or select your primary field of study in the Primary Field of Study extendable select field.
Edit or select your secondary field of study in the Secondary Field of Study extendable select field.
Edit or select your institution in the Institution where Obtained extendable select field.
Edit the thesis title in the Thesis Title field.
In the Full-time field:

If this is a full-time qualification, select the Yes radio button.
If this is not a full-time qualification, select the No radio button.

In the Distinction field:
If this qualification was awarded with distinction, select the Yes radio button.
If this qualification was not awarded with distinction, select the No radio button.
If this does not apply to this qualification, select the Not applicable radio button.
In the Date of First Registration field:
Select the month from the Month drop-down list field.
Select the year from the Year drop-down list field.
In the Highest Qualification field:
If this is your highest qualification, select the Yes radio button.
If this is not your highest qualification, select the No radio button.
In the Qualification Completed field:
If this qualification is not complete, select the No radio button.
If this qualification is complete, select the Yes radio button.
If Yes is selected, in the Qualification Completed field:
Select the month from the Month drop-down list field.
Select the year from the Year drop-down list field.
If No selected, in the Qualification Completed field:
Select your qualification status from the Qualification Status drop-down list field and complete additional fields as follows:

If you select...	then...
Discontinued (stopped)	Edit the reason in the Reason for Discontinuation field.
Suspended (interrupted)	Edit the reason in the Reason for Discontinuation field.
In progress	Select the month from the Month drop-down list field in the Intended date of Completion field. Select the year from the Year drop-down list field in the Intended date of Completion field.

Saving your edited qualifications

Click Save & Close.
The following message displays briefly: “Information was successfully updated.”

The Researcher Profiles – Qualifications page reopens.
If necessary, click up / down arrows under Change order to sort the Qualifications by priority.