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    EDSA 700 - Summary Notes On The NQF

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    The National Qualifications Framework (NQF) was established in South Africa in the 1990s to reform education and training and address past inequities. The South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) oversees the NQF and works with three quality councils to develop standards and qualifications. The NQF provides a structure of 10 levels that incorporates various qualifications, skills and knowledge. It aims to improve access, mobility and progression in education and recognizes prior learning. The NQF seeks to transform education and align qualifications with national and economic needs.

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    The National Qualifications Framework (NQF) was established in South Africa in the 1990s to reform education and training and address past inequities. The South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) oversees the NQF and works with three quality councils to develop standards and qualifications. The NQF provides a structure of 10 levels that incorporates various qualifications, skills and knowledge. It aims to improve access, mobility and progression in education and recognizes prior learning. The NQF seeks to transform education and align qualifications with national and economic needs.

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    The National Qualifications Framework (NQF) was established in South Africa in the 1990s to reform education and training and address past inequities. The South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) oversees the NQF and works with three quality councils to develop standards and qualifications. The NQF provides a structure of 10 levels that incorporates various qualifications, skills and knowledge. It aims to improve access, mobility and progression in education and recognizes prior learning. The NQF seeks to transform education and align qualifications with national and economic needs.

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    The National Qualifications Framework (NQF) was established in South Africa in the 1990s to reform education and training and address past inequities. The South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) oversees the NQF and works with three quality councils to develop standards and qualifications. The NQF provides a structure of 10 levels that incorporates various qualifications, skills and knowledge. It aims to improve access, mobility and progression in education and recognizes prior learning. The NQF seeks to transform education and align qualifications with national and economic needs.

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    THE NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK

     In the 1990’s South Africa began its journey of transformation of the system of
    education: there was a need to bring about redress and unify the existing systems
     The South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) was instituted by the South African
    Authority Act, Act 58 of 1995, to certify all qualifications
     The SAQA Board is a body of 12 members who are appointed by the Minister of Higher
    Education and Training (HET)
     SAQA’s task was and is to establish and publish policy, structures and processes with
    regard to the criteria for standards and qualifications for institutions that wish to provide
    education and training and that wish to register these on the National Qualifications
    Framework (NQF)
     It also monitors the quality of education and training by continually assessing both the
    providers and learners in education and training
     The Education and Training Quality Assurance (ETQA) regulations were published in
    1998 and provide for accreditation of ETQA bodies who are responsible for accrediting
    providers of educational standards and qualifications registered on the NQF

     The NQF is the curriculum framework within which qualifications may be obtained
     It has instituted a system to determine the value that will assess performance against
    clearly defined standards
     Thereby, it provides greater access for persons to attain qualifications
     It also permits a variety of routes to gain these qualifications
     It incorporates both knowledge and skills
     A variety of areas is recognized including prior knowledge: this is known as ‘Recognised
    prior learning’ (RPL)
     Areas of learning are connected to enable learners to move from one learning situation
    to another; students can also start, stop and restart their education at different points
    that suit them (it provides greater mobility)
     Their acquired knowledge, skills and attitudes will then serve as a foundation for further
    learning (greater progression)
     This further encourages the notion of life-long learning (LLL) and contributes to the
    holistic development of each learner

     It is constantly being reviewed so it creates a dynamic structure that can adapt to the
    changing economic and national needs
     It simplifies the qualifications structure
     A level descriptor is a statement of learning achievement for that particular level: each
    level or qualification has unit standards that formulate outcomes and criteria for
    assessment which indicate what the learner needs to achieve in order to obtain the unit
    standard or qualification
     This process ensures quality in that it aims to produce qualifications which are nationally
    and internationally recognized (there are similar structures in many countries world-wide)
     Its primary purpose is to play a transformational role and redress past discrimination in
    education, training and employment opportunities

     In 2008, the NQF Act No 67 replaced the SA Qualifications Authority Act No 58 of 1995:
    the 8 levels were expanded to 10 and the three quality councils – Umalusi, the Quality
    Council on Trades and Occupations (QCTO) and the Council on Higher Education

    EDSA702 NQF summary notes


    (CHE) have developed level descriptors for the 10-level NQF; the CHE is assisting
    educational institutions in moving their programmes to new levels

    OVERVIEW OF NQF LEVELS (2008)

    SCHOOL NQF LEVEL BAND TYPES OF PROVIDER


    GRADES QUALIFICATIONS TYPE
    10 Higher Doctoral Degree Universities,
    9 Education & Master’s Degree Universities of
    8 Training Bachelor Honours Technology,
    Certificates Degree Professional
    Postgraduate Diploma Institutions
    7 Bachelor’s Degree
    Advanced Diploma
    6 Diploma
    Advanced Certificate
    5 Higher Certificate
    Further Education and Training Certificates
    12 4 Further National Certificate Schools, FET
    Education & Senior Certificate Colleges,
    Training Diploma (N3) Workplace,
    11 3 Certificates Intermediate Certificate NGO’s
    (N2)
    10 2 Elementary Certificate
    (N1)
    General Education & Training Certificates
    9 1 General Senior Phase
    8 Education (ABET 4)
    7 Certificate
    6 Intermediate Phase
    5 (ABET 3)
    4
    3 Foundation Phase
    2 (ABET 2)
    1
    R Pre-school
    (ABET 1)

     A 4-year B Ed Degree for example is now at Level 7

     For more information visit the website: http://www.saqa.org.za

    EDSA702 NQF summary notes

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