Saqa South Africa Contact Details

Claiming a qualification you do not hold is a criminal offence in South Africa. The National Qualifications Framework legislation made misrepresentation prosecutable, and employers can verify a claimed qualification against the national records database.

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Two different services

People confuse these constantly, and applying for the wrong one wastes weeks.

• Verification confirms that a South African qualification on the framework was genuinely awarded.
• Evaluation of a foreign qualification compares it to the South African framework, and it carries a fee and a processing period.
• Apply well before a deadline, since visa, registration and job offers routinely depend on the outcome.
• Keep certified copies of certificates and transcripts, and expect the awarding institution to be contacted.

Before you enrol anywhere

Check that the institution is registered and that the qualification is on the framework. A course that is not accredited may be perfectly interesting and still count for nothing when a professional body or an employer looks at it.

Be careful with any service offering a qualification without study, or a faster verification for a fee. The record either exists or it does not. Verified 26 August 2026.