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Notice to applicants for evaluation of foreign qualifications

On 23 March 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced aĀ nationwide lockdown from midnight on 26 March to midnight on 16 AprilĀ to combat the spread of Covid-19.Ā The President urged all residents to stay home for at least 21 days to avoid the potential catastrophic spread of the pandemic in South Africa.Ā As a result, the South African Qualifications […]

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Students have 6 268 new realigned qualifications to choose from

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 18 February 2020 The South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) completed the registration of 6Ā 268 new realigned qualifications to the 10-level National Qualifications Framework (NQF) by the deadline of 31 December 2019. Thus, higher education institutions and students respectively, can offer and pursue these qualifications knowing that they have the SAQA ā€œstamp of

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South Africa aligns its NQF to the SADC Qualifications Framework

South Africa isĀ the first SADC country to complete the alignment of its National Qualifications Framework to the SADC Qualifications Framework. This places the South African NQF in a unique position to pilot the proposed African Continental Qualifications Framework when it becomes available in 2022. Both the SADC Qualifications Framework and the African Continental Qualifications Framework

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Verification letters issued by SAQA

VERIFICATION LETTERS ISSUED BY SAQA The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) stopped verifying South African issued tertiary qualifications, both public and private higher education institutions, with effect from 29 November 2019.Ā  The South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) took over this function with effect from 1 December 2019. The original verification letter, as issued

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Verification of qualifications is a legal process that must withstand scrutiny in court

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 6 February 2020 The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) tasked SAQA on 1 December 2019 to verify the qualifications of graduates who want to work or study overseas. SAQA put measures in place to verify all the qualifications it receives in the shortest possible time. The turnaround time is 20

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