Activities
In order to realise this objective, SAQA has established and maintains the following:
- a system for setting nationally recognised and internationally comparable education and training standards and qualifications from NQF Level 1 (Grade 9 or Adult Basic Education and Training Level 4 - the exit point from General Education and Training) to NQF Level 8 (post-graduate qualifications)
- a national quality assurance system to ensure that education and training is delivered to the set standards
- an electronic management information system which records all relevant information on the achievements of South African learners (the National Learners’ Records Database).
SAQA also has the task of evaluating foreign educational qualifications to determine their South African equivalence. People with foreign qualifications who wish to attend South African education institutions or who wish to enter the South African labour market apply to SAQA to have their qualifications evaluated.
SAQA’s contribution ensures that South Africans have access to quality education and skills development to improve their lives.
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