Annual Report 2024-25
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MEDIA INVITATION – SAQA at 30: Building the Future of Education and Skills
The South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) invites members of the media to a landmark international conference to be held from 06 to 09 October 2025 at the Radisson Hotel, Johannesburg, marking 30 years of the National Qualifications Framework (NQF). Since its establishment, SAQA has safeguarded the NQF and ensured that South Africans have access to
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SAQA marks 30 years — the NQF must be a lived advantage for every individualand the overall educational value chain
This year, as the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) marks three decades of stewardship of the National Qualifications Framework (NQF), we celebrate important milestones while also looking ahead to the future. The NQF was created to provide clear pathways, to recognise learning wherever it takes place, and to enable mobility between education, training and work.
From Legacy to Opportunity: Empowering South Africa through the Transition of Pre-2009 Qualifications
Introduction In recent years, South Africa’s education and training landscape underwent a crucial transformation. As the country transitioned from an 8-level to a 10-level National Qualifications Framework (NQF), several pre-2009 occupational qualifications were rendered outdated or misaligned with current needs. These qualifications, once valuable, had not kept pace with technological, industrial, and economic developments. This
Towards the Recognition and Registration of Small Units of Credit and Non-Credit Bearing Learning Programmes and Other Achievements and Attributes
INTRODUCTORY NOTE This paper provides desktop research towards SAQA’s Discussion Document on the Recognition and Registration of Small Units of Credit and Non-Credit Bearing Learning Programmes and Other Achievements and Attributes in the context of the South African National Qualifications Framework (NQF). read more..
Congratulations to the Newly Elected ACQF Network Presidency!!
We extend our heartfelt congratulations to the newly elected Presidency of the African Continental Qualifications Framework (ACQF) Network — a visionary initiative of the African Union. The ACQF plays a critical role in harmonising qualifications frameworks across Africa, enhancing comparability, quality assurance, and the recognition of qualifications. It supports mobility, employability, and lifelong learning for
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