International Liaison
Since a National Qualifications Framework (NQF) for South Africa was first considered in the late 1980s, international collaboration has formed a vital component of the further development and implementation path led by SAQA. Over the years this involvement has not only influenced the evolution of the South African NQF, but has also created numerous opportunities for South Africa to contribute to, and benefit from, the international NQF discourse.
As encapsulated in the NQF Act, Act 67 of 2008, Section 13 (j) SAQA must, in order to advance the objectives of the NQF, with respect to international relations (i) collaborate with its international counterparts on all matters of mutual interest concerning qualifications frameworks; and (ii) inform the Quality Councils and other interested parties about international practice in the development and management of qualifications frameworks.
The International Liaison function focuses on the following programmes:
Collaboration with counterparts
- Other international projects
- International seminars
- Hosting international delegations
- Publications, articles and media coverage
- Contracts and memoranda
Special Projects
Education Sector Committee (ESC) of the South African National Commission for UNESCO
- Progress Report on the Preparation of the Draft Global Convention on the Recognition of Higher Education Qualifications
- Committee Contacts details
- Joint message on World Teacher`s Day-2017
- 39th General Conference report resolutions
- 204th Session Executive Board decisions
- Summary of deliberations 3 July meeting of ESC of SANATCOM for UNESCO
- UNESCO Calendar Events for 2018
- Summary of deliberations_meeting of ESC of SANATCOM for UNESCO held on 18 September 2018
- UNESCO Education Sector Committee meeting that was held on the 14 November 2018
- UNESCO Education Sector Committee meeting that was held on the 19 March 2019
- Statement by the Education Sector Committee (ESC) of the South African NATCOM for UNESCO 23 September 2019
Southern African Development Community (SADC)
- Identifying credible institutions in SADC
- Building trust for better movement across SADC: an update on the SADC Qualifications Framework (SADCQF)
- SADCQVN Brochure
- SADCQF QA Guidelines Poster
- SADCQF Level descriptors
- SADCQF Implementation Models
- SADCQF booklet
- SADC RPL Guidelines
- Summary of Deliberations: Meeting of the SADC Technical Committee on Certification and Accreditation (TCCA) held on 24-25 May 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa
- Communique- Summary of TCCA Meeting held on 27-28 September 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa
- Summary of Deliberations: Meeting of the SADC Technical Committee on Certification and Accreditation (TCCA) held on 30 October- 01 November 2019 Johannesburg, South Africa
- AQVN Communique 2019.pdf
Photos
- Benchmarking meeting with the Uganda National Examinations Board that was held at SAQA House on 22 February 2019
- Technical Committee on Certification and Accreditation Executive Committee meeting that was held at SAQA House on 09 April 2018
- The second meeting of the National Alignment Committee held at SAQA House on 12 April 2018
- The third Meeting of the National Alignment Committee, which was held at SAQA House on 23 August 2018
- Study visit by the Zambia Qualifications Authority (ZAQA) that was held at SAQA House on 22-26 October 2018
- SADCQF Alignment report writing workshop for countries piloting alignment that was held at SAQA House on 10 and 11 April 2018
- The TCCA Executive Committee during a meeting that was held at SAQA House on 15 June 2018
- 4th National Alignment Committee Meeting that was held at SAQA House on 30 October 2018
- Farewell to Ms Lomthandazo Mavimbela who served at the SADC Secretariat since 1999
- 5th meeting of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Technical Committee on Certification and Accreditation (TCCA EXCO) held at SAQA House on 01 December 2018
- Study visit by the Senior Officials from the ministry of tertiary education, research, science and technology of Botswana held at SAQA House on 27 November 2018
