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The South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA), through ensuring the development and implementation of the National Qualifications Framework (NQF), is working for you to advance a South African education and training system that is world class. Making sure that your education and training programmes are aligned to NQF requirments will benefit your employees and provide a real return on your human resource investment. By supporting SAQA in its task you will also make a real contribution to the social and economic development of the nation.

Your mission statement can become a reality with a skilled, competent and confident workforce whose education and training programmes have been quality assured by SAQA.

In its role of ensuring quality qualifications, SAQA ensures that accredited training/learning programmes are linked to registered unit standards and qualifications which are based on recognised world-class standards. Employees participating in such learning programmes will become competent in the skills and attitudes required in the competitive global economy of which South Africa is a part.

SAQA accredits Education and Training Quality Assurance (ETQAs) bodies (which include SETAs and other professional bodies) to ensure that the education and training which learners receive is of the highest quality. These ETQAs in turn accredit providers who offer education and training in accordance with the standards and qualifications registered on the NQF.

Recent developments in education and training can benefit your company. You may have some employees who have gained knowledge and experience over the years which have not been formally assessed and recognised. By means of Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) they may now achieve credits for the learning acquired through informal means and experience.

Recent developments have also provided opportunities for companies to actively participate in learnership programmes. Learnerships are new paraprofessional and vocational education and training programmes. They combine theory and workplace practice and culminate in a qualification that is registered on the NQF. Companies benefit from learnerships by being able to help employees acquire qualifications that are of high quality and meet the skills shortage that our country faces. Employees also benefit in that they obtain good qualifications relevant to their workplace that will provide a basis for further personal development. More….

Does your company encourage employees to improve their educational qualifications and skills?

The Committee of Technikon Principals (CTP) and the South African Universities’ Vice Chancellors Association SAUVCA) will provide you with information on public higher education institutions. Private higher and further education institutions register with the national Department of Education. Queries regarding private higher education institutions can be e-mailed to motaung.n@doe.gov.za and those regarding further education institutions can be e-mailed to ntsaluba.n@doe.gov.za Alternatively visit the Department’s Website at http://education.pwv.gov.za

The SAQA Website also provides an up-to-date list of registered Private Higher Education Institutions.

What are NQF Level Descriptors?

Does your company recruit globally?

SAQA, through the Centre for Evaluation of Educational Qualifications, evaluates qualifications obtained in education and training systems other than that of South Africa click here for the more info (PDF)

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