Media Statements

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. […]

PRESS RELEASE Pretoria, 5 September 2025 — The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has launched the Revision of the SADC Qualifications Framework (SADCQF) during a workshop held in Pretoria from 3–5 September 2025. First adopted in 2011 and implemented since 2017, the SADCQF has supported regional integration in education and training by enhancing transparency and

Each year on 16 June, South Africa pauses to remember the brave young people who stood against oppression in the 1976 Soweto Uprising. Their courage, driven by a vision of justice and equity in education, reverberates across generations. For the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA), Youth Day is more than a commemoration—it is a solemn

SAQA’s 30-Year Celebration Conference – Registration & Abstracts Now OPEN!Join us as we celebrate three decades of progress in advancing the NQF!Registration Open

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

The Council on Higher Education (CHE) and the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) previously issued Joint Communique 1 of 2024 dated 09 May 2024. The communique dealt with the registration of historical qualifications and the reregistration of Higher Education Qualification Sub-Framework Qualifications (HEQSF) on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF). Read more…

The PoMiSA Project is unlocking the future of education and skills in Southern Africa! 🎓💡 Through collaboration between leading universities, councils, and strategic partners across Southern Africa and Europe, we’re paving the way for microcredentials to drive innovation, mobility, and economic growth. 🔥 What’s new? We’re thrilled to launch a series of country reports 📑,

Qualification misrepresentation and fraud have emerged as significant challenges in education systems worldwide, undermining public trust, compromising professional standards, and affecting economies. The South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) has positioned itself as a pivotal entity in addressing these challenges, leveraging partnerships with both national and global networks to uphold the integrity of qualifications. Read more…

Guidelines on the Implementation of the DIRECTIVE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION AND TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR PRE-2009 QUALIFICATIONS (under SAQA ACT, 1995) published in the Government Gazette 50742 on 3 June 2024. The former Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr BE Nzimande, MP published the DIRECTIVE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION AND TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR PRE2009 QUALIFICATIONS

The South African education system has undergone significant transformation with the establishment and evolution of the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) and its three sub-frameworks managed by QCTO, CHE and Umalusi respectively. A key outcome of these changes and the maturing of the sub frameworks, is the need to align qualifications to the needs of industry,