Is the institution accredited by an Education and Training Quality Assurance Body(ETQA)? Also called institutional accreditation.
Why is this important?
An accredited training provider went through a gruelling verification process by an ETQA to ensure that it can provide the quality of training and services to students as determined by SAQA.
What is an accredited ETQA?
An ETQA must be accredited by SAQA. A list of all the accredited ETQA's appears on SAQA's website at www.saqa.org.za
How do I verify this?
Visit the ETQA's website and verify the institution's name online. Alternatively you may call the ETQA directly.
What else is important?
If the training provider is offering full qualifications such as a National Certificate or National Diploma, then it MUST have institutional accreditation by either UMALUSI (Council for Quality Assurance in General and Futher Education and Training) or CHE (Council for Higher Education) or both.