College Accreditation
A College must be accredited with an accreditation body in order to ensure that their courses are accepted by companies and organisations – both in South Africa and in other countries.
Did you know that the accreditation bodies have specific rules and standards that a college must agree to and adhere to so that they can get accreditation?
Thus, if you have a college and if you want a specific course to be accredited, then you must ensure that the content of the course complies with the relevant accreditation standards.
The essential component of a college’s accreditation is that the College has to be registered with the Department of Education (DoE). If you are considering registering with a college to study with them, then it is your responsibility to make sure that that the college is in fact registered with the Department of Education (DoE). To do this, you can go to the DoE website www.education.gov.za and check to see if the college is listed there.
Alternatively, you can send an email to: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it if you would like to find out more information about a college’s registration status.
Of course, you can also send a letter in the post to the Department of Education:
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Postal Address: Postal Address Details: Director Their telephone number is: (012) 312 5878 |
The next component of a college’s accreditation has to do with something called SETA accreditation. SETA is an acronym that stands for: Sector Education and Training Authority. Below you will find a list of SETAs with their website details and telephone numbers should you wish to find out more about them:
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Construction Education and Training Authority (CETA) Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority (ChietaSETA) Agricultural Sector Education Training Authority (AgriSETA) Banking Sector Education and Training Authority (BankSETA) Culture, Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Sector Education and Training Authority (CsthSETA) Manufacturing Sector Education and Training Authority (CtflSETA) Energy Sector Education and Training Authority (ESETA) Education, Training and Development Practices Sector Education and Training Authority (EtdpSETA) Financial, Accounting, Management, Consulting and other Financial Services Sector Education and Training Authority (FassetSETA) Health Sector Education and Training Authority (HsetaSETA) Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority (W&RSETA) Transport Education and Training Authority (TetaSETA) Social Security and Development Sector Education and Training Authority (SsdSETA) Services Sector Education and Training Authority (ServiceSETA) Safety and Security Sector Education and Training Authority (SasSETA) Public Service Sector Education and Training Authority (PSETA) Mining and Minerals Sector Education and Training Authority (MqaSETA) Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority (MerSETA) Local Government Sector Education and Training Authority (LGSETA) Insurance Sector Education and Training Authority (InSETA) Information and Communications Technology Sector Education and Training Authority (IctSETA) |
The final component of a college’s accreditation has to do with the fact that the college’s accreditation must verified by Umalusi. You can contact Umalusi on the following details:
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Umalusi Physical Address: 37 General Van Ryneveld Street
Telephone : +27 (12) 349 1510 |
Postal Address Post Net Suite 102 Telephone : +27 (12) 349 1510 |
We also recommend that you visit the excellent consumerist website, Hello Peter – www.hellopeter.com Go to that website and if you do some searching, you will soon see that there are complaints about colleges that are not accredited.
If you are serious about your studies, you need to make very sure that the college that you register with has the proper accreditation.
