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Further Education and Training Colleges Act, 2006 (Act No. 16 of 2006)

Regulations for the Registration of Private Further Education and Training Colleges, 2007

Chapter 6 : Responsibility of a Private College

22. Academic records

 

1) A private college must keep comprehensive academic records of each student enrolled for each qualification for which it is registered.

 

2) A private college must, at the request of an enrolled student or past student and on payment of a prescribed fee, provide a transcript of the student's academic record which shows -
a) the full name of the student;
b) the identity number of the student or, if the student is not a South African citizen, the passport number and nationality;
c) the student number;
d) the course taken, by code number and name, for each year, in chronological order;
e) the mark or grade attained for each course; and
f) the qualification awarded.

 

3) In the case where an enrolled student or a past student has lost his or her certificate and submits a request for a copy and pays the prescribed fee, a private college must make arrangements through Umalusi to provide the student with a copy of his or her certificate.

 

4) A private college must submit such information from its academic records as the South African Qualifications Authority may require for the National Learner Records Database.