Accreditation - Accredited Providers

Status

Definition

1.

Provisional Accreditation

Provisional Accreditation is the status attained after the SETQAA evaluation has found that a Provider of education and training has met the eight core criteria as specified by SAQA. And all learning programme(s) are aligned with registered NQF unit standards and/or qualifications, but no learner results has been recorded and reported to SETQAA yet.

2.

Full Accreditation

Full Accreditation is the status attained after SETQAA monitoring has found that a Provider of education and training deliver quality education and training in line with all the criteria specified by SAQA and SETQAA and the provider recorded learner achievements against registered unit standards and qualifications, and SETQAA approved Certificates of competence had been issued to learners.

3.

Accreditation not yet recommended

Not yet recommended is the status attained after the SETQAA evaluation has found that a Provider of education and training does not meet the eight core criteria as specified by SAQA.

5.

De-accreditation

Reasons for de-accreditation include:

• Provider is shown through civil action to be regularly in default of its accreditation.
• Fails to comply with accreditation requirements
• Provider fails to make use of its accreditation
• If the provider applies for de-accreditation.

6.

Accreditation assessment and/ or RPL assessment and advising centre only

Refers to providers who meet all the ETQA requirements for accreditation as related to assessment and RPL assessment. The assessments and RPL assessments are aligned to registered unit standards and qualifications.
The learning programme/s would be credit bearing: credits are recorded on the NLRD.