| ABET: | Adult Basic Education and Training |
| AET: | Adult Education and Training |
| AVET: | Adult and Vocational Education and Training |
| CASS: | Continuous Assessment |
| CEO: | Chief Executive Officer |
| CEPD: | Centre for Education Policy Development |
| CHE: | Council on Higher Learning |
| CS: | Corporate Services |
| DHET: | Department of Higher Education and Training |
| DBE: | Department of Basic Education |
| E&A: | Evaluation and Accreditation Unit |
| FET: | Further Education and Training |
| GET: | General Education and Training |
| GENFETQA (Act): | General and Further Education and Training Quality Assurance (Act) |
| GETC: | General Education and Training Certificate |
| HE: | Higher Education |
| HR: | Human Resource |
| IEB: | Independent Examination Board |
| IECS: | Integrated Examination Computers System |
| IPEAC: | Inter Provincial Examinations and Assesment Committee |
| IT: | Information Technology |
| MIS: | Management Information System |
| MSS: | Management Support Structure |
| NAISA: | National Association of Independent Schools |
| NATED: | National Technical Education (policy) |
| NCV: | National Certificate Vocational |
| NEIC: | National Examinations Irregularities Committee |
| NLRD: | National Learner Record Database |
| NQF: | National Qualifications Framework |
| NSC: | National Senior Certificate |
| PALC: | Public Adult Learning Centre |
| PDE: | Provincial Department of Education |
| PFMA: | Public Finance Management Act |
| PR: | Public Relations |
| QAA: | Quality Assurance of Assessment Unit |
| QC: | Quality Council |
| QCC: | Qualification, Curriculum and Certification Unit |
| QCTO: | Quality Council for Trades and Occupations |
| SACAI: | (South African Comprehensive Assessment Institute) |
| SAQA: | South African Qualifications Council |
| SC: | Senior Certificate |
| SETA: | Sector Education and Training Authority |
| SIR: | Statistical information and Research Unit |
| VET: | Vocational Education and Training |
