Policies & Criteria

Policy and Criteria for Credit Accumulation and Transfer within the National Qualifications Framework (As amended, 2021).

The SAQA Board, at its meeting in March 2021, approved (Board decision number: SAQA02/2021) the publication of the Policy and Criteria for Credit Accumulation and Transfer within the National Qualifications Framework (As amended, 2021). SAQA acknowledges the work of all NQF partners and stakeholders in implementing the CAT Policy and Criteria and further developing the CAT system in …

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Policy and Criteria for Recognising a Professional Body and Registering a Professional Designation for the Purposes of the National Qualifications Framework Act, Act 67 of 2008 (As amended, September 2020)- Amended Policy

The SAQA Board, at its meeting on 29 October 2020, approved amendments (Board decision number: SAQA16130/20) to the:  Policy and Criteria for Recognising a Professional Body and Registering a Professional Designation for the Purposes of the National Qualifications Framework Act, Act 67 of 2008 (as amended, September 2020) (P&C for professional bodies). The amendments were …

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Policy and Criteria for the Registration of Qualifications and Part-Qualifications

The goal of the Policy and Criteria for the Registration of Qualifications and Part-qualifications on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) is to strengthen accountability within our education, training and development system and to make visible the quality and parity of all qualifications registered on the NQF. The implementation of this policy will contribute to the …

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Addendum on Recognition of Qualifications of Refugees and Asylum Seekers March 2019

The Recognition of Qualifications of Refugees and Asylum Seekers is provided in addition to the Evaluation of Foreign Qualifications policy. The document pays attention to the peculiarity of circumstance for refugees and asylum seekers in the application of evaluation and mentions how SAQA will assist in the process of recognising and evaluating qualifications in such …

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