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South Africa - Trade Qualifications (25/07/2011)
Trade Qualifications
The following qualifications awarded by the institutions and bodies listed below qualify for the points indicated where the qualification is relevant to an occupation in Part B of the List of Skilled Occupations at Appendix 6:
Qualification |
Level in New Zealand terms |
Points under SMC |
National Certificate (T1, T2, T3) awarded until 1994 |
4 |
40 |
National Certificate for Technicians awarded until 1994 |
4 |
40 |
National Certificate (from 1995) |
Refer to NZQA for assessment |
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One of the following qualifications and evidence of a completed Contract of Apprenticeship endorsed by the Registrar of Apprenticeship or Registrar of Manpower Training:
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4 |
40 |
One of the following qualifications and evidence of a completed Contract of Apprenticeship endorsed by the Registrar of Apprenticeship or Registrar of Manpower Training:
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5 |
40 |
Awarding Bodies
The following Government Departments may award all the Trade qualifications listed above:
Government Departments |
Awarded from |
Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training |
2002 |
Department of Coloured Affairs (Administration of Coloured Affairs) |
1979 - 1984 |
Department of Education |
1995 |
Department of Education and Culture |
1984 - 1994 |
Department of Education and Training |
1979 - 1994 |
Department of Indian Affairs |
1979 - 1984 |
Department of Labour (Department of Manpower) |
1980 |
Department of National Education |
1967 - 1994 |
Education departments in the following provinces: Cape, Natal, Orange Free State and Transvaal |
until 1984 |
Provincial governments in the following provinces: Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and Northern Province. |
1995 - 2002 |
South African Certification Council |
until 2001 |
Level 3 Qualifications
Level 3 qualifications, included in the list held at Appendix 8, are recognised for the award of points as an exception.
Effective 25/07/2011