Certification & Verification

Umalusi provides certification of learners and verifies the authenticity of qualifications and or certificates.

Certification and Verification explained

Umalusi issues and verifies certificates issued for all the following qualifications:

Matric qualifications (Certification and Vertification) 1

Matriculation qualifications

✓ The Senior Certificate as amended (SC(a))
✓ The National Senior Certificate (NSC)

Vocational qualifications (Certification and Verification 2

Vocational qualifications

✓ The National Technical Certificate N3
✓ The National Certificate Vocational (NC(V))

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Adult Education and Training qualifications

✓ The General Education and Training Certificate for Adults (GETC: ABET)

Umalusi has records of all learner achievements from November 1992 to date. All certificates issued before November 1992 must be verified by the Department of Basic Education (Schooling qualifications) or the Department of Higher Education and Training (vocational and adult qualifications) as appropriate.

The public cannot apply directly to Umalusi for the verification of certificates, but should do so through one of the verification clients registered with Umalusi. (The list of verification clients will be updated):

Verification Client Website Tel Email
Abtrix  (PTY) LTD
www.abtrix.co.za 0796684544 Abtrix.pty@gmail.com
African Protea Integrity (Pty)  www.veriffyme.co.za 0113330475/0627638785 ap1.integrity@gmail.com
AKHIVALIDATION PRIVATE COMPANY
www.akhivalidation.co.za 010 0231481 info@akhivalidation.co.za
Awari Enterprise None 0812168606  sibonelosithebe1@gmail.com
Boucher Paralegals Pty Ltd None 076 840 1842 083 817 4716 boucherlegal@outlook.com
Checkid (PTY) LTD
www.mycheckid.co.za 071 684 8422 hello@mycheckid.co.za
Civil Specialised Services www.civilspecialisedservices.co.za 065 736 3943 info@civilspecialisedservices.co.za
Clicknhire (Pty) Ltd www.clicknhire.co.za  087 057 3031 info@clicknhire.co.za
Dots Africa www.dots.africa 010 446 7683 info@dots.africa
EmployInsight (PTY) LTD www.employinsight.co.za 082 491 0945 admin@employinsight.co.za / mbarends@employinsight.co.za
Fraudcheck (Pty) Ltd Website: www.fraudcheck.co.za 011 262 5252 support@fraudcheck.co.za
H&S Labour Brokers cc www.hslabour.co.za 011 468 4192 info@hslabour.co.za
IDR South Africa (Pty) Ltd T/A V-Report www.v-report.co.za 011 432 4416 / 8441 felicity@v-report.co.za
iFacts (Pty) Ltd www.ifacts.co.za 011 453 1627 processing@ifacts.co.za 
LexisNexis Risk Management (Pty) Ltd www.lexisnexis.co.za 0861 005 676 Refcheck.support@lexisnexis.co.za
Managed Integrity Evaluation (Pty) Ltd – MIE (Pty) Ltd www.mie.co.za 012 644 4000 info@mie.co.za
MarisIT Credit Services www.marisit.co.za 012 542 7614 / 5 verifications@marisit.co.za
Mazino Concept (PTY) LTD
www.verifybymazino.co.za 011 896 1502/060 370 7491 info@verifybymazino.co.za
MDT Institute www.mdtinstitute.co.za 012 942 4086 info@mdtinstitute.co.za
Millennium Data Consultants None 072 766 1627 annamarie@mildata.co.za
National Validation Services www.nvs-sa.co.za 010 593 1998 info@nvs-sa.co.za
Veri Source Consulting CC www.verisource.co.za 011 794 1925 consultant2@verisource.co.za / info@verisource.co.za
V-Report (Division of IdentiRisk South Africa) www.v-report.co.za 0114328441 /4416 None
South African Qualifications Authority www.saqa.co.za  012 431 5010   None
TYCHE HUMAN RESOURCES
www.tychehrm.co.za 076 020 7645 portia.ngaka@tychehrm.co.za
AFRICAN PROTEA INTEGRITY www.africanproteaintegrity.co.za 0797209964/0113330475 admin@africanproteaintegrity.co.za
Umjikelo Recruitment Services  (PTY) LTD www.umjikelo.co.za 0126651984/0813983226 info@umjikelo.co.za

Please note: Agencies charge varying fees for verification services. You are therefore advised to request prices from more than one agency before requesting verification of your qualifications.

Umalusi authenticates qualifications obtained in general and further education and training, after certification, for submission to DIRCO.

Requirements for Certification

In order for Umalusi to certify a qualification, the qualification must be registered on The General and Further Education and Training Qualifications Framework , which is a sub-framework of the National Qualification Framework. Further, the assessment of the qualifications must be nationally conducted, either by the state or by an assessment body accredited by Umalusi, and the provider of tuition for the qualification must be either a public provider or a private provider accredited by Umalusi.

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National Examinations

National examinations are conducted by the state or accredited assessment bodies throughout the year for the various qualifications as follows:

Matriculation qualifications Examinations
The Amended Senior Certificate (SC) Once annually in June / July
The National Senior Certificate (NSC) Bi-annually in June/July and October/November
Vocational qualifications
The National Technical Certificate N3 (Engineering Studies) Three times annually in April, August and November.
The National Certificate: Vocational (NCV) - commenced in 2007 Once annually in November, with supplementary examinations in February
Adult Education and Training qualifications
The General Education and Training Certificate for Adults (GETC: ABET) Bi-annually in June and October.

Umalusi is responsible for the replacement of the Senior Certificate as amended, NSC, NC(V), National Technical Certificate (N3) and GETC: ABET.

Quality Assurance of Assessment and National Examinations

In order for learner achievements to be certifiable, Umalusi puts extensive measures in place to ensure that the internal assessment, which is carried out at learning sites, and the examinations conducted by the state and private assessment bodies, are fair, reliable and valid. This work is carried out by the Quality Assurance of Assessment Unit (QAA) annually through various moderation and monitoring processes.

Standardisation

Standardisation is one of the processes Umalusi Council uses to mitigate the effect of factors other than the learners’ knowledge and aptitude on the learners’ performance and to finally approve results.

Approval of Results

Umalusi Council is responsible for approving the release of results, a complex process. Approval of results is determined by how well the assessment bodies responsible for the examinations have complied with all the policies, directives and guidelines related to the qualification being resulted. These policies and directives are issued by Umalusi and the Departments of Basic Education and Higher Education and Training. Approval is also dependent on whether any irregularities have undermined the credibility and integrity of the examinations. Once the standardization decisions have been agreed upon, the assessment bodies are required to apply them to the marks of each subject. The standardized subject results are returned to Umalusi for quality assurance checks, and once the Council is satisfied that the decisions have been properly applied, the assessment bodies may finally result the individual candidates.

Certification Process

The process of certifying the November results takes place in the new year after the re-marking and re-checking processes are completed. At that point the data sets are finalized by the respective assessment bodies and sent through for certification. The bulk certification traditionally takes place in April and May of each year. Certification of supplementary examinations traditionally takes place in July/August.

Umalusi issues certificates for full qualification as well as subject certificates/statements for candidates who have passed subjects, but have not yet qualified for the full certificate. Candidates may apply to have two or more of their subject certificates/statements combined into a full qualification, if their results conform to the qualification requirements.

Certification continues throughout the year for adult and vocational examinations such as the N courses and the GETC for Adults. There is also a steady flow of requests for re-issues, combinations and replacement certificates. Such applications are made through the state or an accredited assessment body.

Umalusi remains responsible for the results that it has certified, and uses this data to assist with verification enquiries.

Umalusi assures the education standards in general and further education and training in South Africa.

Frequently Asked Questions

All N4-N6 Certificates must be verified by the Department of Higher Education and Training