Stamp Duties Act, 1968 (Act 77 of 1968)
R 385
Continuing Education and Training Act, 2006 (Act No. 16 of 2006)Chapter 7 : Promotion of Quality43. Continuing education and training qualifications or part-qualifications |
[Heading substituted by section 14(a) of Act No. 1 of 2013]
| (1) | The Minister may prescribe minimum norms and standards for continuing education and training qualifications or part-qualifications that are offered at colleges. |
[Subsection (1) substituted by section 14(b) of Act No. 1 of 2013]
| (2) | Quality assurance must be conducted by Umalusi in terms of the General and Further Education and Training Quality Assurance Act, 2001 (Act No. 58 of 2001). |
| (3) | A public college may only provide higher education programmes under the authority of a higher education institution. |
| (4) | A public college intending to offer the higher education programmes contemplated in subsection (3)— |
| (a) | must apply to the Minister for permission to offer such programmes after the commencement of this Act; and |
| (b) | may offer such programmes only after the permission contemplated in paragraph is published by the Minister in the Gazette. |
| (5) | A college may apply to the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations established in terms of section 26G of the Skills Development Act, 1998 (Act No. 97 of 1998), for accreditation as a Skills Development Provider in order to offer qualifications registered on the sub-framework for Trades and Occupations contemplated in section 7(c) of the National Qualifications Framework Act, 2008 (Act No. 67 of 2008). |
[Subsection (5) inserted by section 12(b) of Act No. 25 of 2010]
[NB: A Chapter 7A (sections 43A to 43K inclusive) has been inserted by section 15 of the Further Education and Training Colleges Amendment Act 1 of 2013, a provision which will be put into operation by proclamation]
