National Qualifications Framework Act, 2008 (Act 67 of 2008)NoticesOccupational Qualifications Sub-Framework (OQSF) PolicyChapter ll : The Character of OQSF31. Characteristics |
The OQSF is designed to:
| 31.1 | Facilitate the training of post school learners who will contribute to the social, cultural and economic development of South Africa and participate successfully in the global economy and skilled society. |
| 31.2 | Be compatible with international occupational and part qualifications frameworks in order to ensure international recognition and comparability of standards. |
| 31.3 | Be suitably flexible to accommodate the development of new trade and occupational or part qualification types and specialisations as the need arises. |
| 31.4 | Be simple, easy to understand and user-friendly for the occupational training system and its clients. |
| 31.5 | Facilitate occupational or part qualification articulation across the occupational training system and assist learners to identify potential progression routes, particularly in the context of lifelong learning. |
| 31.6 | Facilitate vertical, horizontal and diagonal progression within the sub-framework, and across the NQF through articulation with the other sub-frameworks. |