Checking accreditation of private educational institutions
.Umalusi accredits private providers of education and training as well as private assessment.
Every year, prospective students and their parents fall prey to illegal schools in their quest to get an education.
This does not have to be the case because there are ways to check if an institution is accredited or not.
Umalusi accredits private providers of education and training as well as private assessment bodies to offer tuition and/or assessment for qualification(s) on the General and Further Education and Training Qualifications Sub-Framework (GFETQSF).
This means Umalusi accredits the following institutions:
• Independent schools
• Private Further Education and Training Colleges (FET Colleges)
• Private adult education and training providers
• Private assessment bodies that assess the qualifications Umalusi certifies.
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However, Umalusi does not accredit public providers.
Instead, Umalusi monitors and reports on the quality of the qualifications and curricula used in public schools, TVET colleges and adult learning centres, and externally monitors the national assessment system.
Registration and accreditation
Umalusi is mandated to accredit private providers of education and training and assessment bodies.
The accreditation process is closely linked and dependent on the process of registration with the state which private providers of education and training (schools, FET colleges and adult learning centres) are obliged to comply with the South African Constitution.
Private assessment bodies are not required to register with the State.
Registration grants the private provider the licence to operate in South Africa. Accreditation on the other hand is a status granted to a private provider at the end of a quality assurance process and attests to the quality of provision offered. Private providers are accredited to offer/assess specific qualifications on the General and Further Education and Training Qualifications Framework.
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Application for accreditation
Only private providers of education and training and private assessment bodies that wish to provide tuition and/or assess qualifications on the General and Further Education and Training Qualifications Framework should apply. These include:
• Independent schools
• Private Further Education and Training Colleges (FET Colleges)
• Private Adult Education and Training Centres
• Private assessment bodies that assess the qualifications Umalusi certifies
For information on the full accreditation process, contact the Evaluation and Accreditation Unit at 012 349 1510.
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