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Quality Assurance Reports

2025

Date Title
31 March 2025 REPORT ON THE QUALITY ASSURANCE
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BASIC EDUCATION
NOVEMBER 2024 NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSESSMENT
31 March 2025 REPORT ON THE QUALITY ASSURANCE OF THE
INDEPENDENT EXAMINATIONS BOARD
NOVEMBER 2024 NATIONAL SENIOR
CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION AND ASSESSMENT
31 March 2025 Report on the Quality Assurance of the South
African Comprehensive Assessment Institute
November 2024
National Senior Certificate
Examination and Assessment
31 March 2025 Report on the Quality Assurance of the Department of Higher Education and Training November 2024
GETC: ABET Examinations
31 March 2025 REPORT ON THE QUALITY ASSURANCE OF THE
SOUTH AFRICAN COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT INSTITUTE NOVEMBER 2024 GETC: ABET EXAMINATIONS
31 March 2025 REPORT ON THE QUALITY ASSURANCE OF THE INDEPENDENT EXAMINATIONS BOARD NOVEMBER 2024 GETC: ABET
EXAMINATIONS
31 March 2025 REPORT ON THE QUALITY ASSURANCE OF THE NOVEMBER 2024 TECHNICAL AND
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING EXAMINATIONS AND
ASSESSMENTS

2023

Date Title
28 March 2024 REPORT-ON-THE-QA-OF-THE-SACAI-NOV-203-EXAMINATIONS
28 March 2024 REPORT-ON-THE-QA-OF-THE-IEB-NOV-2023-EXAMINATIONS
28 March 2024 REPORT-ON-THE-QA-OF-THE-DBE-NOV-203-EXAMINATIONS
27 March 2024 DHET-REPORT-GETC_ABET-FINAL-NOVEMBER-2023
27 March 2024 DHET-TVET-REPORT_FINAL-NOVEMBER-2023
27 March 2024 IEB-REPORT-FINAL-NOVEMBER-2023-GETC_ABET
27 March 2024 SACAI-REPORT-FINAL-NOVEMBER-2023-GETC_ABET

19 December 2023

 

Report on the Quality Assurance
of the August 2023
NATED Report 190/191:
N2–N3 Engineering
Studies Examination
22 September 2023 Report on the Quality Assurance
of the April 2023 NATED Report 190/191
Engineering Studies N2-N3
Examination
22 May 2024 REPORT ON THE QUALITY ASSURANCE
OF THE APRIL 2023 NATED REPORT
190/191 ENGINEERING STUDIES
N2–N3 EXAMINATION
31 March 2023 Report on the Quality Assurance
of Assessment of the South African
Comprehensive Assessment
Institute November 2022 GETC:
ABET Examinations
31 March 2023 Report on the Quality Assurance of
Assessment of the Independent
Examinations Board November 2022
GETC: ABET Examinations
31 March 2023 Report on the Quality
Assurance of Assessment of the
Department of Higher Education
and Training November 2022
GETC: ABET Examinations
31 March 2023 REPORT ON THE QUALITY ASSURANCE OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF BASIC EDUCATION
NOVEMBER 2022 NATIONAL SENIOR
CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION
AND ASSESSMENT
31 March 2023 ON THE QUALITY ASSURANCE OF THE
INDEPENDENT EXAMINATIONS BOARD (IEB)
NOVEMBER 2022 NATIONAL SENIOR
CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION AND
ASSESSMENT
31 March 2023 REPORT ON THE QUALITY ASSURANCE OF
THE SOUTH AFRICAN COMPREHENSIVE
ASSESSMENT INSTITUTE (SACAI)
NOVEMBER 2022 NATIONAL SENIOR
CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION AND
ASSESSMENT
31 March 2023 REPORT ON THE
QUALITY ASSURANCE
OF THE NOVEMBER
2022 TECHNICAL
AND VOCATIONAL
EDUCATION
AND TRAINING
EXAMINATIONS AND
ASSESSMENT

2019

Date Title
28 Mar 2019 Quality Assurance of the DHET November 2015 examination of the GETC-ABET L4
28 Mar 2019 Report on the Quality Assurance of the Independent Examination Board November 2016 GETC – ABET Level 4 Examinations
28 Mar 2019 Report on the Quality Assurance of Assessment of the Department of Higher Education and Training June 2017 GETC-ABET Level 4 Examinations
28 Mar 2019 Report on the Quality Assurance of Assessment of the Independent Examinations Board June 2017 GETC – ABET Level 4 Examinations
28 Mar 2019 Quality Assurance of the Benchmark November 2015 examination of the GETC-ABET L4
28 Mar 2019 Report on the Quality Assurance of the IEB Examination of the GETC-ABET L4
29 Mar 2019 Report on the Quality Assurance of the Independent Examinations Board November 2017 GETC-ABET Level 4 Examinations
29 Mar 2019 Report on the Quality Assurance of Assessment of the Independent Examinations Board November 2018 GETC-ABET Level 4 Examinations
29 Mar 2019 Report on the Quality Assurance of Assessment of the Department of Higher Education and Training November 2018 Getc-Abet Level 4 Examinations
29 Mar 2019 Report on the Quality Assurance of the Benchmark Assessment Agency November 2017 GETC-ABET Level 4 Examinations
01 Apr 2019 Report on the Quality Assurance of the November 2018 Technical and Vocational Education and Training Examinations and Assessment
03 Apr 2019 Report on the Quality Assurance of the South African Comprehensive Assessment Institute November 2018 National Senior Certificate Examinations and Assessment
03 Apr 2019 Report on the Quality Assurance of Assessment of the Independent Examinations Board November 2018
03 Apr 2019 Report on the Quality Assurance of the Department of Basic Education November 2018 National Senior Certificate Examinations and Assessment
30 April 2019 Report on the quality assurance of the April 2019 NATED Report 190/191 N2 – N3 Engineering Studies Assessment and Examinations
30 Nov 2019 Report on the Quality Assurance of the Independent Examinations Board November 2019 GETC:ABET Examinations
30 Nov 2019 Report on the Quality Assurance of Assessment of the Benchmark Assessment Agency November 2019 GETC:ABET Examinations
30 Nov 2019 Report on the Quality Assurance of Assessment of the Department of Higher Education and Training November 2019 GETC: ABET Examinations
23 March 2020 Report on the Quality Assurance of the South African Comprehensive Assessment Institute November 2019 National Senior Certificate Examinations and Assessment
30 April 2021 Report on the Quality Assurance of the Department of Basic Education November 2018 National Senior Certificate Examinations and Assessment
23 March 2020 Report on the Quality Assurance of the Independent Examinations Board November 2019 National Senior Certificate Examinations and Assessment
23 March 2020 Report on the Quality Assurance of the Department of Basic Education November 2019 National Senior Certificate Examinations and Assessment
31 March 2020 REPORT ON ACCREDITATION AND MONITORING OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS FOR THE PERIOD 01 APRIL 2019 – 31 MARCH 2020
30 June 2019 Quality Assurance of the June 2019 Senior Certificate (amended) Examination of the DBE
30 June 2019 Quality assurance of the June 2019 Senior Certificate (Amended) examination of the Department of Basic Education

2016

Date Title
31 Dec 2016 Report on the Quality Assurance of the DBE November 2016 National Senior Certificate Examinations
31 Dec 2016 Report on the Quality Assurance of the IEB November 2016 National Senior Certificate Examinations
31 Dec 2016 Report on the Quality Assurance of the Independent Examination Board November 2016 GETC: ABET Level 4 Examinations
31 Dec 2016 Report on the Quality Assurance of the DHET November 2016 GETC: ABET Level 4 Examinations
31 Dec 2016 Report on the Quality Assurance of the Benchmark Assessment Agency November 2016 GETC: ABET Level 4 Examinations
30 Nov 2016 SACAI November 2016 National Senior Certificate Examinations
30 Nov 2016 Report on the Quality Assurance of Assessment of the DHET November 2016 NC (V) Examinations
30 Nov 2016 Report on the Quality Assurance of Assessment of the DHET November 2016 NATED: Report 190/191: Engineering Studies N2-N3 Examinations
31 Aug 2016 Report on the Quality Assurance of the DHET August 2016 NATED Report 190/191: Engineering Studies N2-N3 Examinations and Assessment 2016
05 Aug 2016 Report on the Quality Assurance of Assessment of the DBE June 2016 Senior Certificate (Amended) Examinations
30 Jun 2016 Report on the Quality Assurance of the IEB Examination of the GETC: ABET L4
30 Jun 2016 Report on the Quality Assurance of the DHET Examination of the GETC: ABET L4
30 Apr 2016 Report on the Quality Assurance of the DHET April 2016 NATED Report 190/191: Engineering Studies N2-N3 Examinations and Assessment
04 Mar 2016 Report on the Quality Assurance of the Examinations and Assessment of the National Certificate (Vocational) and NATED (N2-N3) 2015

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Policies, Directives, Guidelines & Regulations

Policies

Date Title
16 November 2023 POLICY AND CRITERIA FOR
CREDIT ACCUMULATION AND TRANSFER (As amended, 2022)
2 February 2023 POLICY FOR THE QUALITY ASSURANCE OF ASSESSMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS REGISTERED ON THE GENERAL AND FURTHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING QUALIFICATIONS SUB-FRAMEWORK OF THE NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK
13 Oct 2021 Re-Issue Policy
27 Mar 2020  POLICY FOR THE RE-ISSUE OF NATIONAL CERTIFICATES ON THE GENERAL AND FURTHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING QUALIFICATIONS SUB-FRAME
08 May 2020

REPEAL OF POLICY AND TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE (COLLEGES) PROGRAMMES – NATED 190/191

Kindly note that the NSC (Colleges) qualification associated with these programmes will be phased out and NOT the N1-N3

12 Sep 2018 General and Further Education and Training Quality Assurance ("Umalusi") Policy for the Quality Assurance of Private Colleges for Continuing Education and Training, Offering Qualifications registered on the the General and Further Education and Training Qualifications Sub -Framework, and the Accreditation of Private Assessment Bodies
22 Jun 2018 Umalusi policy on acceptance of gifts
06 Apr 2018 Policy for the Quality Assurance of Assessment of Qualifications Registered on the General and Further Education and Training Qualifications Sub-Framework
06 Apr 2018 Policy and Criteria for Assessment of Qualifications on the General and Further Education and Training Qualifications Sub-Framework (GFETQSF)
15 Mar 2018 Policy for the Re-Issue of National Certificates
05 Jan 2018 Government Notice on Private Colleges Policy
14 Nov 2017 Policy and Criteria for the Quality Assurance, Accreditation and Monitoring of Independent Schools and Private Assessment Bodies
07 Apr 2017 Policy and Criteria for the Quality Assurance, Accreditation and Monitoring of Independent Schools and Private Assessment Bodies
07 Oct 2016 Policy and Criteria for the Quality Assurance, Accreditation and Monitoring of Independent Schools and Private Assessment Bodies
13 Oct 2015 Policy for the General Education and Training Certificate for Adults
14 Nov 2017 Approval of Umalusi`s Policy and Criteria for the Quality Assurance, Accreditation and Monitoring of Independent Schools and Private Assessment Bodies
07 Apr 2017 Policy and Criteria for the Quality Assurance, Accreditation and Monitoring of Independent Schools and Private Assessment Bodies
07 Oct 2016 Policy and Criteria for the Quality Assurance, Accreditation and Monitoring of Independent Schools and Private Assessment Bodies
13 Oct 2015 Policy for the General Education and Training Certificate for Adults
18 Sep 2015 Policy for the General Education and Training Certificate for Adults
21 Aug 2015 Policy for Credit Accumulation, Exemption, Recognition and Transfer
15 Jun 2015 Gazette on Policy for Credit Accumulation, Exemption, Recognition and Transfer
18 Nov 2014 Framework for the management of the General and Further Education and Training Qualifications Framework, a Sub-Framework of the National Qualifications Framework (NQF)
29 Sep 2014 Policy for the General and Further Education and Training Qualifications Sub-framework
02 Sep 2014 Policy for the National Senior Certificate for Adults: A Qualification at Level 4 on the General and Further Education and Training Qualifications Sub-framework of the National Qualifications Framework
30 Jan 2013 Policy and Criteria for the Quality Assurance, Accreditation and Monitoring of Independent Schools and Private Assessment Bodies
30 Oct 2012 Policy and Criteria for the Quality Assurance, Accreditation and Monitoring of Independent Schools and Private Assessment Bodies
23 Nov 2011 Draft policy on the development, registration and review of qualifications and approval of curriculum
09 Nov 2011 The draft policy on Credit Accumulation and Transfer (CAT)
29 Jul 2011 Report back on consultations: Policy and criteria for the quality assurance of independent schools and the accreditation and monitoring of assessment bodies
28 May 2010 Policy and criteria for the accreditation of private FET colleges, Adult Learning Centres and Assessment Bodies
01 Feb 2010 Draft Policy on Recognition of Prior Learning

Gazettes

Date Number Description
21 February 2025 No. 11796

Government Gazette (Regulations Gazette)

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Research Reports

2018

Date Title
31 Mar 2018 Exemplar Book on Effective Questioning: Mathematics
31 Mar 2018 Exemplar Book on Effective Questioning: Mathematical Literacy
31 Mar 2018 Exemplar Book on Effective Questioning: Mechanical Technology
31 Mar 2018 Exemplar Book on Effective Questioning: Life Sciences
31 Mar 2018 Exemplar Book on Effective Questioning: Business Studiess
31 Mar 2018 Exemplar Book on Effective Questioning: Civil Technology
31 Mar 2018 Exemplar Book on Effective Questioning: Economics
31 Mar 2018 Exemplar Book on Effective Questioning: Geography
31 Mar 2018 Exemplar Book on Effective Questioning: Tourism
31 Mar 2018 Exemplar Book on Effective Questioning: Visual Arts
31 Mar 2018 Exemplar Book on Effective Questioning: Accounting
31 Mar 2018 Exemplar Book on Effective Questioning: Agricultural Management Practices
31 Mar 2018 Exemplar Book on Effective Questioning: Agricultural Sciences
31 Mar 2018 Exemplar Book on Effective Questioning: Agricultural Technology
31 Mar 2018 Exemplar Book on Effective Questioning: Computer Applications Technology
31 Mar 2018 Exemplar Book on Effective Questioning: Consumer Studies
31 Mar 2018 Exemplar Book on Effective Questioning: Dance Studies
31 Mar 2018 Exemplar Book on Effective Questioning: Design
31 Mar 2018 Exemplar Book on Effective Questioning: Dramatic Arts
31 Mar 2018 Exemplar Book of Effective Questioning: Engineering Graphics & Design
31 Mar 2018 Exemplar Book on Effective Questioning: History
31 Mar 2018 Exemplar Book on Effective Questioning: Hospitality
31 Mar 2018 Exemplar Book on Effective Questioning: Information Technology
31 Mar 2018 Exemplar Book on Effective Questioning: Music
31 Mar 2018 Exemplar Book on Effective Questioning: Physical Sciences
31 Mar 2018 Exemplar Book on Effective Questioning: Religion Studies

1998

Date Title
16 Apr 1998 Improving the quality of teaching