SAQA

SAQA congratulates and welcomes the secondment of its Chief Executive Officer, Ms Nadia Starr, to the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), where she will serve as Acting Director-General with effect from 1 November 2026.

The ACQF Survey on the Recognition of Foreign Qualifications is now open. We invite national qualifications authorities, regulators and credential evaluation bodies to share how recognition works in practice. Complete the survey: survey.ppmi.lt/s3/ACQF-II-re… @ACQFAfrica

SAQA visited the Linbro Library & River Park Library in Alexandra as part of its Community Library Drive initiative. SAQA continues to bring NQF information closer to communities, empowering people to make informed decisions about their learning & career pathways. #NQFtothePeople

Chief Learning Officer at Instructure, Melissa Loble, explored “The Future of Learning in the AI World” at the GDN Annual Meeting 2026, co-hosted by the SAQA last week. The GDN and SAQA extends its sincere appreciation to Instructure, a sponsor of the GDN Annual Meeting 2026.

𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐚 𝐰𝐫𝐚𝐩 𝐆𝐃𝐍 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 The final day of the GDN Annual Meeting 2026 co-hosted by the SAQA has come to an end. Until we meet again! #GDNNetwork #GDN #SAQA #GDN2026 #GDNAnnualMeeting2026 #CapeTown #Ubuntu #EducationInnovation

The ACQF Survey on the Recognition of Foreign Qualifications is now open. We invite national qualifications authorities, regulators and credential evaluation bodies to share how recognition works in practice. Complete the survey: survey.ppmi.lt/s3/ACQF-II-re… @ACQFAfrica

Catch up on the highlights from Day Two of the Groningen Declaration Network (GDN) Annual Meeting, co-hosted by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). #GDNNetwork #GDN #SAQA #GDN2026 #GDNAnnualMeeting2026 #CapeTown #Ubuntu #EducationInnovation #DigitalCredentials

Catch up on the highlights from Day One of the Groningen Declaration Network (GDN) Annual Meeting, co-hosted by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) taking place from 20–22 October 2026 at the CTICC. #GDNNetwork #GDN #SAQA #GDN2026 #GDNAnnualMeeting2026 #CapeTown

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟐 𝐨𝐟 #𝐆𝐃𝐍𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐧 Another full programme of plenary and concurrent sessions lies ahead as delegates continue sharing perspectives, ideas and experiences from across the global education and digital student data ecosystem.

𝐔𝐛𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐮 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 Today, the GDN Network and SAQA hosted a pre-conference event at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT). #GDNNetwork #GDN #SAQA #GDN2026

𝐒𝐀𝐐𝐀 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐃𝐍 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐧 Pretoria, 18 October 2026 – SAQA, in partnership with the GDN Network, will host the 2026 GDN Network Annual Meeting from 20 to 22 October 2026.

The GDN Annual Meeting 2026 begins tomorrow at CTICC2 in Cape Town. From 20–22 October, SAQA and the Groningen Declaration Network will welcome representatives from across the global education and digital student data ecosystem for three days of sharing and learning. #GDNNetwork

The SAQA’s Micro-credentials Workshop focused on testing the emerging approach to micro-credentials and considering its implications for South Africa, Africa and the wider region. As the session wrapped up, SAQA called on all stakeholders to keep the momentum going beyond today.

The discussions at SAQA’s Micro-credentials Workshop continued today. Founder of the Lifelong Learning Practice and a co-founder in the Australasian Microcredential Network, Ms Wendy Palmer was the facilitator on the day . #SAQAandtheNQF #Microcredentials #LifelongLearning

The conversations at #GDN2026 will bring together expertise from across the world. The GDN Annual Meeting takes place from 20–22 October 2026 at CTICC2 in Cape Town. groningendeclaration.org/202… #GDNNetwork #GDN #SAQA #GDN2026 #GDNAnnualMeeting2026 #CapeTown #Ubuntu

SAQA is hosting a hybrid Micro-credentials Workshop today, 16 October 2026, under the theme: "Micro-credentials for Lifelong Learning, Skills Recognition and Workforce Transformation in Africa". #SAQAandtheNQF #Microcredentials #LifelongLearning #SkillsRecognition

On 8 October, SAQA visited Alexandra 8th Avenue Library as part of its Community Library Drive initiative. Through initiatives like these, SAQA continues to bring NQF information closer to communities. #NQFtothePeople #KnowyourNQF #VerifyBeforeYouRegister #SAQAandtheNQF

𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 The SAQA Professional Bodies Backlog Project reaches its first targeted milestone tomorrow. This is the first of four milestones in the project, which runs through to November 2026.

Cape Town is preparing to welcome the global GDN community. From 20–22 October, representatives from around the world will gather to share knowledge and explore how collaboration, policy and technology can support better data exchange and credential portability. #GDNNetwork

The ACQF Survey on the Recognition of Foreign Qualifications is now open. We invite national qualifications authorities, regulators and credential evaluation bodies to share how recognition works in practice. Complete the survey: survey.ppmi.lt/s3/ACQF-II-re… @ACQFAfrica