National Qualifications Framework Act, 2008 (Act 67 of 2008)NoticesPolicy and Criteria for Recognising a Professional Body and Registering of a Professional Designation for the purposes of the National Qualifications Framework Act, Act 67 of 2008 (as amended, September 2020)44 - 45. Criteria for the registration of professional designations |
| 44. | In order for a professional designation to be registered it must: |
| a. | be submitted to SAQA by a recognised professional body in accordance with an application process determined by SAQA; |
| b. | be developed, conferred, monitored and subject to revocation in terms of the rules, legislation and/or international conventions applicable to the recognised professional body; |
| c. | be part of a progression pathway within or across the NQF Sub-Frameworks; |
| d. | be linked to a validated database of the names of individuals who have been conferred the professional designation; |
| e. | include, as an initial requirement, an underlying qualification that is registered on the NQF; |
| f. | include, as general requirements, assessment, RPL, designation competencies, and/or work experience, and |
| g. | include, as retention requirements, CPD, adherence to a code of professional ethics/conduct and payment of membership fees. |
| 45. | If an individual holds a foreign qualification and applies for a professional designation, the professional body concerned must ensure that SAQA has evaluated the foreign qualification and found it to be comparable to the South African qualification underlying that professional designation. |