TERMS
evaluation of a foreign qualification
| The process followed by SAQA to verify and compare foreign qualifications with South African qualifications; the process includes authenticating the status of institutions and the qualifications offered by the institutions, investigating the authenticity of qualification documentation and verifying that the qualification was awarded to the individual in question; and comparing foreign qualifications with South African qualifications, considering the structure and outcomes of the foreign qualifications, and locating the foreign qualifications within the NQF | |
| the Matriculation Board (previously the Joint Matriculation Board) evaluates foreign school leaving certificates for admission to South African universities and universities of technology | |
| the Matriculation Board for purposes of access to Higher Education; function performed by SAQA | |
| professional bodies evaluate foreign qualifications for the right to practise in South Africa; function performed by SAQA | |
| South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) qualification level qualification type qualification descriptor National Qualifications Framework (NQF) | |
