Qualification Profile

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A Qualification Profile records the recognised eligibility of a Node, Qualified Node, Service Provider, or Qualified Service Provider for defined governed functions and Non-Functional Characteristics. In the Governed Node Service Market, the Qualification Profile supports selection, comparison, integration, audit, governance review, Competitive Substitution, and compensation eligibility.

A Qualification Profile helps Buyers, Integrators, Regulators, Auditors, and Governance Bodies understand what a participant or component is recognised to do, under which constraints, and with which assurance characteristics. It prevents the market from treating qualification as a simple yes-or-no condition. A Node may qualify for one governed function but not another. A Node may satisfy one Non-Functional Characteristic, such as Interoperability, while still requiring additional evidence for another characteristic, such as Securability or Reliability.

A Qualification Profile may identify governed functions, recognised Non-Functional Characteristics, applicable jurisdictions, residency constraints, sovereignty constraints, policy obligations, evidence obligations, service-level expectations, qualification status, version, validity period, suspension status, and references to Qualification Evidence.

record that identifies recognised governed functions and Non-Functional Characteristics for a Node or Service Provider

Financial Systems Archetype, Part 7: Governed Node Service Market

A Qualification Profile supports selection, integration, audit, governance review, Competitive Substitution, and compensation eligibility.

A Qualification Profile differs from Qualification Evidence. A Qualification Profile records recognised eligibility. Qualification Evidence supports that recognition.

A Qualification Profile does not by itself prove that a specific item of governed work occurred. A Work Performed Event records completed governed work, and an Evidence Reference links a record to supporting evidence.

A sanctions screening Node has a Qualification Profile that identifies it as qualified for sanctions screening within a defined jurisdiction. The profile identifies recognised Reliability, Securability, Interoperability, Performance, and Evidence Reference capabilities, together with the applicable policy obligations, service-level expectations, and Qualification Evidence references.