General Notice No. 2485 of 2024

National Qualifications Framework Act (NQF) (Act No. 67 of 2008) » Umalusi, the Quality Council for General...

Title	National Qualifications Framework Act (NQF) (Act No. 67 of 2008) » Umalusi, the Quality Council for General and further Education and Training » Call for public comments on the draft articulation policy within the General and further Education and Training Qualifications Sub-framework and across the Sub-frameworks of the National Qualifications Framework
Department	Basic Education
Gazette	National Gazettes, No. 50645 of 10 May, 2024, 19 page(s), 438Kb

STAATSKOERANT, 10 MEI 2024                        No. 50645    69

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                                           DEPARTMENT OF BASIC EDUCATION
                                          DEPRTMENT OF BASIC EDUCATION
                                                  NOTICE 2485 OF 2024
                              UMALUSI, THE QUALITY COUNCIL FOR GENERAL AND FURTHER
                                               EDUCATION AND TRAINING

CALL FOR  PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE  DRAFT  ARTICULATION  POLICY WITHIN THE
                 GENERAL AND FURTHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING QUALIFICATIONS SUB-FRAMEWORK
                 AND ACROSS THE SUB-FRAMEWORKS OF THE NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK

(1) The  National  Qualifications  Framework Act  (NQF)  (Act No.  67  of 2008),
                      established Umalusi as a Quality Council for General and Further Education and
                      Training as provided for in its founding Act, the General and Further Education
                      and Training Quality Assurance Act, 2001 (Act No. 58 of 2001) as amended, to
                      quality assure  qualifications at levels 1  –  4 of  the  NQF  and develop policy to
                      support such qualifications.

(2) The draft  Articulation Policy within  the  General  and Further Education and
                      Training Qualifications  Sub-framework  and across the  Sub-frameworks  of the
                      National Qualifications  Framework  has  been developed  in terms  of Section
                      8(2)(b) of the NQF Act which requires the Minister to determine policy on NQF
                      matters of the  NQF  Act, and to publish the  policy in the  gazette.  In  order to
                      achieve the objectives of the NQF, this articulation policy is further issued in terms
                      of  section 27(b) of  the  NQF  Act, (No. 67 of  2008), which  requires  Umalusi  to
                      comply with any policy determined by the Minister in terms of Section 8(2)(b) of
                      the NQF Act, as stated above.

(3) The purpose of Umalusi’s articulation policy is to enable the implementation of
                      articulation and to strengthen  the  implementation of  the  NQF  objectives
                      especially to:

•  facilitate the mobility and progression of students within the general and
                             further education and between NQF sub-frameworks;
                         •  ensure that students are supported in their individual pathways, through
                             Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and Credit Accumulation and Transfer
                             (CAT), when entering higher education;
                         •  accelerate the redress of unfair discrimination in education and training,
                             that is, in the provision of learning and employment opportunities.

(4) Umalusi  hereby invites the  public to comment  on the draft  Articulation Policy
                      within  the General  and  Further Education and  Training Qualifications Sub-
                      framework  and across the  Sub-frameworks  of  the  National Qualifications
                      Framework. The policy may be accessed at www.umalusi.org.za. If the party is
                      unable to access the document from the website for any reason, please contact
                      Dr Stephan Mchunu at the email below for assistance.

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