| 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 |
