Maintaining educational standards in the face of innovation via national accreditation authority

Abstract

South Africa maintains a National Qualifications Framework, which is administered by the SA Qualifications Authority [SAQA]. SAQA recognizes the Engineering Council of SA [ECSA] as a council that is able to ensure educational standards meeting its requirements. Note that this does not mean that SAQA delegates its authority in any way to ECSA, merely that de facto SAQA accepts that in general, ECSA’s acceptance of a qualification will be sufficient for SAQA to recognise the qualification.