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National Qualifications Framework Act, 2008 (Act 67 of 2008)

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Policy and Criteria for Recognising a Professional Body and Registering of a Professional Designation for the purposes of the National Qualifications Framework Act, Act 67 of 2008 (as amended, September 2020)

8. Objectives

 

The objectives of this P&C for professional bodies are to:

 

a. advance the objectives of the NQF;

 

b. promote public understanding of, and trust in, professions through the establishment of a nationally regulated system for the recognition of professional bodies and the registration of professional designations;

 

c. encourage social responsibility and accountability within the professions relating to professional services, communities and individuals;

 

d. encourage the setting of professional standards by professional bodies;

 

e. promote pride in association for all professions, including traditional trades and occupations;

 

f. encourage the sustainability of professional bodies in terms of financial and human resource capacity;

 

g. promote the protection of the public from malpractice related to the non-fulfilment of the professional duties and responsibilities of professional bodies and their members;

 

h. encourage international leading practice and the raising of esteem for all professions in South Africa;

 

i. facilitate access to, and analysis of, data related to professions, including traditional trades and occupations, for the purposes and use as prescribed by the NQF Act;

 

j. encourage the provision of alternative access routes into professional designations through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL);

 

k. support the development of a national career advice system; and

 

l. encourage the development and implementation of Continuing Professional Development (CPD).