Certification

Learner Certification — NQF Qualification or Part Qualification

Service Code: CERT-NQF

Service Overview

Learners who have successfully completed a SAQA-registered qualification or part qualification quality-assured by merSETA are issued a certificate of competence. The certification process is initiated by the training provider submitting verified learner achievement records to merSETA, which then issues the certificate through SAQA's National Learner Records Database (NLRD).

Target Audience

Learners who have completed merSETA-quality-assured qualifications or unit standards
Training providers submitting learner results for certification
Employers whose learners have completed funded programmes

Related Services in Certification

CERT-REPL

Replacement Certificate Application

Learners who have lost, damaged, or require an additional copy of a merSETA-issued certificate may apply for a replacement. This service verifies the learner's original certification record on the SAQA NLRD and reissues the certificate.

DPSA Directive Attributes

Owning DivisionTraining and Quality Assurance Division — Certification

Service ClassTransactional

Turnaround Time10 Days

Cost BasisFREE