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NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
General and Further
Education and
Training Quality Assurance Act, No. 58 of 2001
Long title
To provide for the establishment, composition and functioning of the General and Further Education and Training Quality Assurance Council; to provide for quality assurance in general and further education and training; to provide for control over norms and standards of curriculum and assessment; to provide for the issue of certificates at the exit points; to provide for the conduct of assessment; to repeal the South African Certification Council Act, 1986; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
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Long title
To provide for the establishment, composition and functioning of the General and Further Education and Training Quality Assurance Council; to provide for quality assurance in general and further education and training; to provide for control over norms and standards of curriculum and assessment; to provide for the issue of certificates at the exit points; to provide for the conduct of assessment; to repeal the South African Certification Council Act, 1986; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Table of contents
| SECTION | TITLE |
| [...deleted by Act 2008_050_001 - was entitled "PREAMBLE"] | |
| CHAPTER 1. DEFINITIONS, APPLICATION AND OBJECTS OF ACT | |
| 1. | Definitions |
| 2. | Application of Act |
| 3. | Object of Act [...was entitled "Objects of Act"] |
| CHAPTER 2. ESTABLISHMENT AND FUNCTIONS OF COUNCIL [...was entitled "CHAPTER 2. ESTABLISHMENT AND ACCREDITATION"] | |
| 4. | Establishment of Council |
| 5. | [...repealed by Act 2008_050_005 - was entitled "Accreditation as Education and Training Quality Assurance Body"] |
| 6. | Composition of Council |
| 7. | Vacation of office and filling of vacancies |
| 8. | Committees of Council |
| 9. | Meetings of Council and committees |
| 10. | Allowances and remuneration of members of Council and committees |
| 11. | Appointment of Chief Executive Officer and staff |
| 12. | Functions of Chief Executive Officer |
| 13. | Funds of Council |
| 14. | Alienation and encumbrance of property |
| 15. | Audit and annual report |
| 16. | Functions of Council |
| CHAPTER 2A. ASSESSMENT [...Title inserted by Act 2008_050_008] | |
| 17. | Internal assessment that forms part of final assessment |
| 17A. | External assessment [... inserted by Act 2008_050_009] |
| 18. | Functions of assessment body with regard to external assessment [...was entitled "Functions of provider or assessment body with regard to external assessment"] |
| 19. | Duty of Council to report irregularities to Director-(General |
| 20. | Functions of Minister and Director-General with regard to external assessment |
| 21. | Cancellation of certificates |
| CHAPTER 3. QUALITY ASSURANCE OF PRIVATE EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS [...was entitled "CHAPTER 3. ACCREDITATION OF PROVIDERS"] | |
| [...Title deleted by Act 2008_050_013 - was entitled "PART 1. PUBLIC PROVIDERS"] | |
| 22. | [...repealed by Act 2008_050_012 - was entitled "Accreditation of provincial education departments"] |
| [...Title deleted by Act 2008_050_013 - was entited "PART 2. PRIVATE PROVIDERS"] | |
| 23. | Quality assurance of private education institutions [...was entitled :Accreditation of private providers"] |
| 24. | Notification of accredited programmes |
| 25. | Failure to comply with policy |
| CHAPTER 4. GENERAL | |
| 26. | Information to be provided to and by Council |
| 27. | Regulations |
| 28. | Delegation of powers and assignment of duties |
| 29. | Repeal of laws, savings and transitional arrangements |
| 30. | Short title |
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| As amended by Act 2007_031_000_20071231 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 2008_050_000_20090109 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 2011_015_000_20110919 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
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