National Qualifications Framework Act, 2008 (Act No. 67 of 2008)NoticesPolicy and Criteria for Credit Accumulation and Transfer within the National Qualifications Framework (as amended, 2021)Access to credit accumulation, the recognition of credit, and credit transfer |
| 15. | All recognised providers must actively facilitate credit transfer and the bridging of theory and/or practice to enable access at appropriate points to the qualifications/part-qualifications that they offer. |
| a. | To recognise and transfer credit: |
| i. | the recognition of credit in a CAT process may only be considered for credits previously awarded towards a qualification or part-qualification registered on the NQF and offered by a recognised provider in South Africa; and |
| ii. | the maximum percentage of credits that will be recognised and transferred towards a qualification or part-qualification is provided for in the policies of the Quality Councils concerned; and |
| iii. | in the CAT recognition evaluation process: |
| a) | the comparison mapping must indicate a minimum of 80% overlap between the original content and outcomes of the module/subject for which credits have already been awarded, and the module/ subject for which CAT is being sought; or |
| b) | the subject/module content and outcomes concerned must have been recognised through a pre-existing inter-departmental/inter-institutional/inter-entity agreement that provides for where the necessary content and outcomes will be taught and learned regardless of the percentage of content, or |
| c) | where the comparison mapping indicates less than an 80% overlap, the recognised provider responsible for the qualification/part-qualification into which credit is being transferred must provide a formal document stating how the gaps in knowledge and skills for the module/subject will be addressed, where the document is signed by a head of department/faculty/institution and the learner involved. |
| iv. | Specific credits may be transferred more than once via CAT processes providing that: |
| a) | the credit is current in terms of the Quality Council credit currency periods for their NQF Sub-Framework contexts; and |
| b) | the principles and criteria in this Policy and Criteria are adhered to. |