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What is Umalusi?

Umalusi is the Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training. It is a statutory body established by the General and Further Education and Training Quality Assurance Act No 58 of 2001 [as amended]. Umalusi’s mandate is to set and monitor standards for general and further education and training qualifications on the General and Further Education and Training Qualifications Sub-Framework (GFETQSF) of the National Qualifications Framework (NQF).

What does Umalusi do?

Umalusi’s main functions are:

To develop and manage a sub-framework of qualifications for general and further education and training.
To quality assure qualifications and curricula on the sub-framework.
To quality assure assessment at exit points of qualifications on the sub-framework.
To accredit private providers of education and training as well as private assessment bodies to offer tuition and/or assessment for qualification(s) on the sub-framework.
To issue certificates to learners who have achieved qualifications on the sub-framework.
To monitor, report on and improve the quality of provision and assessment within its sub-framework.
To advise the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation on matters relating to its sub-framework.

What are the main programmes of Umalusi?

Umalusi consists of the following main programmes and units:

Qualifications, Curriculum and Certification: responsible for developing, maintaining and reviewing qualifications, curricula and certification policies on the sub-framework.
Quality Assurance of Assessment: responsible for ensuring that assessment at exit points of qualifications on the sub-framework is valid, fair, reliable and credible.
Evaluation and Accreditation: responsible for accrediting private providers of education and training as well as private assessment bodies to offer tuition and/or assessment for qualification(s) on the sub-framework.
Statistical Information and Research: responsible for providing statistical information and research support to inform Umalusi’s quality assurance functions.
Corporate Services: responsible for providing administrative, financial, human resource, information technology, communication and legal services to Umalusi.

How can I contact Umalusi?

You can contact Umalusi through the following channels:

Telephone: 012 349 1510
Fax: 012 349 1511
Email: info@umalusi.org.za
Website: https://www.umalusi.org.za/
Physical address: 37 General Van Ryneveld Street, Persequor Technopark, Pretoria
Postal address: PO Box 151, Persequor Park, 0020