All about Accredited Colleges and Accredited Training Providers, Accredited Courses, and Accredited Learning, and, how to check for SETA Accreditation: College SA is an Accredited Training Provider (Accredited College) College SA [SA College of Home Study (Pty) Ltd] is Provisionally Registered as a Private FET College in terms of the Further Education and Training Colleges Act, 2006 (Act No.16 of 2006) until 31 December 2015. Registration Number: 2009/FE07/099. Certificate Number 0362-P. College SA is SETA Accredited College SA is an Accredited Provider with Fasset (SETA for Finance, Accounting, Management Consulting and Other Financial Services). Provider Code 585/00787/08. College SA had its Accreditation Status Confirmed and Verified with the Department of Education by Umalusi (The Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training) College SA is a Fasset-accredited provider for the following programmes: 1) The Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB), whose accreditation with Fasset is as follows: QAP accreditation number QAP/585/003 Accreditation expiry date 31 March 2015 The ICB qualifications for which College SA is accredited are the following: * 20366 National Diploma: Financial Accounting * 23618 Certificate: Office Administration * 23619 Higher Certificate: Office Administration * 36213 National Diploma: Technical Financial Accounting * 35958 National Diploma: Office Administration * 58375 National Certificate: Bookkeeping * 58376 FET Certificate: Bookkeeping   2) The ACCA South Africa, whose accreditation with Fasset is as follows: QAP accreditation number QAP/585/007 Accreditation expiry date 16 March 2014 The ACCA qualifications for which College SA is accredited are the following: * 63550 ACCA Professional Qualification: Chartered Certified Accountant * 20397 Certificate: Certified Accounting Technician   3) Chartered Secretaries Southern Africa, whose accreditation with Fasset is as follows: QAP accreditation number QAP/585/004 Accreditation expiry date 15 April 2012 The CSSA qualifications for which College SA is accredited are the following: * 60154 Professional Qualification: Management and Administration * 60152 Professional Qualification: Management and Administration * College SA is listed on Fasset's database as an accredited provider as follows:   Provider number: 585/00619/06 Start date: 01 July 2008 End date: 30 June 2013

How do I confirm the FASSET Accreditation of a College?

FASSET has decided that Providers (Colleges) who have been accredited for FASSET qualifications will not be listed on FASSET’s website.

FASSET states that prospective learners and students may contact their ETQA department to confirm the accreditation of a provider or college. The Manager of the ETQA Department of FASSET is Natércia Faustino.

To confirm that a college is Accredited with FASSET, please contact the ETQA Department at FASSET as follows:

• Phone: (011) 476 8570
• Fax: (011) 476 5756
• E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
• Call Centre: 086 101 0001
• Website: www.fasset.org.za
• Physical Address: Block A, Eva Office Park, Cnr Beyers Naude Dr & Judges Ave, Blackheath, Randburg, Gauteng
• PO Box 6801, Cresta, 2118

How do I confirm the Department of Education Registration of a College?

If you would like to confirm College SA's accreditation, please click here: "Private FET Colleges Register". We are number 348 on this list.

The Department of Education does not currently show a list of Registered Providers (or Colleges) on their website.

You can contact the Director: Private FET College at the Department of Education, to confirm the Registration of a College of Training Provider. The current Director: Private FET Colleges at the Department of Education is Dr. PM Buthelezi. You can contact the Department of Education on the following details:

Postal Address:
Director
Private FET Colleges
Department of Education
Private Bag X895
Pretoria
0001
Call centre number:  012 312 5878        
Fax: 012 323 8817
E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Website: www.education.gov.za

Physical Address
Sol Plaatjie House
123 Schoeman Street
Pretoria  Gauteng
0001

What is an FET College?

FET (Further Education and Training)is the education and training provided at NQF levels 2, 3 and 4 (note that NQF4 is the same academic level as Grade 12), including career-oriented education and the training offered in technical colleges, community colleges and private colleges. Private institutions offering FET programmes must register with the Department of Education in accordance with the Further Education and Training Act, 1998 (Act No 98 of 1998).

Further Education and Training (FET) colleges strive to provide high-quality education and training to help you equip yourself with the qualifications and skills you need to start out on a chosen career path. You will gain invaluable life skills to meet the many challenges of the working world with more than just a qualification on paper. The education and training offered at an FET College is customised and responsive to the needs of learners and industry and the careers they encourage are essential for the economic upliftment of the South African economy. An FET vocational programme will equip you for a successful and rewarding career in an industry that has great need for your practical skills, experience and knowledge and it will also provide you with access to higher education and lifelong learning.

The Department of Education

One of the objectives of the Department of Education is to:

• Create a vibrant further education and training (FET) system to equip youth and adults to meet the social and economic needs of the 21st century

Their vision is:

• … of a South Africa in which all our people have access to lifelong education and training opportunities, which will in turn contribute towards improving the quality of life and building a peaceful, prosperous and democratic society.

We suggest that you go to their website to find out more about the Department of Education – http://www.education.gov.za

Umalusi

Umalusi is a statutory organization which sets and monitors standards for general and further education and training (GET and FET) in South Africa with the purpose of continually enhancing the quality of education and training.

They have five key functions:

• Evaluating qualifications and curricula to ensure that they are of the expected standard.
• Moderating assessment to ensure that it is fair, valid and reliable.
• Conducting research to ensure educational quality.
• Accrediting educational and assessment providers.
• Certifying learner attainments.

Source: www.umalusi.org.za

What is a SETA?

SETA stands for a Sector Education and Training Authority. Their goal is to develop and implement a sector specific skills plan, registering and promoting learnerships and applying to the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) for accreditation as an Education and Training Quality Assurance Body (ETQA) for qualifications in its sector.

Twenty-five SETA’s were established by the former Minister of Labour, Mr. Madladlana, on the 20th of March 2000. It is the responsibility of the Minister of Labour to ensure that there is a SETA representing each sector within the job market. In addition, the Minister must establish the training needs of employers and employees and ensure that similar material, processes and technologies are used to access the different SETA’s.

Here is a list of some of the SETA’s:

Source: Coetzee et al 2007:33

What is FASSET?

Fasset is the Sector Education and Training Authority (Seta) for Finance, Accounting, Management Consulting and other Financial Services.
Fasset’s mission includes the following:

1. To improve the competence of employees and potential employees, thereby enhancing productivity in the sector
2. To increase the level of investment in education and training in this sector and to optimise the return of this investment
3. To encourage employers and employees to adopt a culture of life-long learning
4. To ensure the quality of training and education in the sector and to support the development of standards in line with the NQF and to actively promote these standards
5. To expand the provision of education and training in the sector through sound partnerships with public and private providers of education and training
6. To enhance co-operation between the public and private sectors
7. To support the objectives of the Employment Equity Act of 1998
8. To enhance access to learning opportunities in the sector
9. To position the sector as the 'sector of career choice' for prospective learners and new entrants into the labour market.

www.fasset.org.za

SAQA and the NQF

The South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) is a body of 29 members appointed by the Ministers of Education and Labour. These members represent the various stakeholders, for example, business, non-government organisations (NGOs), unions as well as Education, Training and Development providers

SAQA is responsible for registering qualifications and standards on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF), and, at the same time, SAQA ensures that learners reach these qualifications and standards.
The National Qualification Framework is based on a credit system for achieving learning outcomes. The NQF consists of 8 levels which are divided into 3 bands, namely: the General Education and Training (GET), the Further Education and Training (FET) and then the Higher Education and Training (HET).

Here are the 8 different bands (or levels) in the NQF:

The South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA), is responsible for:

• Overseeing the development of the NQF, by formulating and publishing policies and criteria for the registration of bodies responsible for establishing education and training standards or qualifications and for the accreditation of bodies responsible for monitoring and auditing achievements in terms of such standards and qualifications; and

• Overseeing the implementation of the NQF by ensuring the registration, accreditation and assignment of functions to the bodies referred to above, as well as the registration of national standards and qualifications on the framework. It must also take steps to ensure that provisions for accreditation are complied with and where appropriate, that registered standards and qualifications are internationally comparable.

Source: http://www.saqa.org.za

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