Overview is Southern Africa Christian Quality Assurance Authority Council? 

The Southern Africa Christian Quality Assurance Authority Council (SACQAAC) was establish  as a Statutory Council for Christian Religious qualification and the custodian of its values and  quality character. 

The role of SACQAAC, as stipulated in the draft legislation, is to advance the objectives of the  NQF & THE REST OF AFRICA QUALITY FRAMEWORK, oversee the further development  and implementation of the NQF IN SOUTH AFRICA, and co-ordinate the Sub Frameworks. SACQAAC’s functions are set out in draft legislation submitted to the South  African Parliament to introduce, recommend and implement, which, in summary, mandates  SACQAAC to: 

∙ Oversee Christian Religious qualification implementation and collaborate with the  Quality Councils globally 

∙ Develop and implement NQF & quality framework in the rest of Africa policies and  criteria 

∙ Register qualifications and part-qualifications on the NQF & the rest of Africa ∙ Recognise professional bodies and register professional designations 

∙ Undertake research and collaborate with international counterparts 

∙ Maintain the National/International Learners’ Records Database 

∙ Provide an evaluation and advisory service with respect to foreign qualifications ∙ Inform the public about the NQF & the rest of Africa Quality Framework ∙ Provide advice to the Minister of Higher Education and Training in South Africa & the  rest of Africa 

Many countries all over the world are looking for better ways of educating their people and  organising their education and training systems so that they might gain the edge in an  increasingly competitive economic global environment. Furthermore, the world is an ever changing place, politically, geographically and technologically. Indeed, the rapid technological  advances of the twentieth century have placed education systems under extreme pressure as they  try to adapt and incorporate these changes in an effort to produce more creative, effective and  adaptable people. Success, or even survival, in such a world demands that South Africa has a  national education and training system that provides quality Christian, religious learning education, is responsive to the ever-changing influences of the external environment and  promotes the development of a nation that is committed to life-long learning. 

SACQAAC vision and aspirations 

According to the initial vision for SACQAAC is envisioned as Christian Religious qualifications  framework for South Africa & the rest of Africa, based on the principles of:

1. Inclusiveness of all Christian, religious types of learning and levels of qualifications (all  sub-systems of education and training); 

2. Openness to learners’ and stakeholders’ needs, to policy learning and lessons from other  qualifications frameworks; and 

3. Innovation-readiness: notably the transformation of skills and learning in the context of  digitalization & greening. 

The objectives of the envisioned SACQAAC are: 

1. Contribute to comparability, quality and transparency of Christian, religious  qualifications and support people´s lifelong learning; 

2. Facilitate recognition of degrees, diplomas and certificates, and support mobility  (learners, workers, services); 

3. Work in cooperation and complementarity with NQF & the rest of Africa quality  Framework etc. and support the creation of an African education and qualifications  space; 

4. Promote cooperation, referencing between qualifications frameworks (national and  international) in Africa and worldwide. 

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