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The Namibia Qualifications Authority (also referred to as the NQA) is a statutory body established by the Namibia Qualifications Authority Act No 29 of 1996.
The NQA is committed to the promotion of quality education and training in Namibia through the development and management of a comprehensive and flexible National Qualifications Framework (NQF). Quality is also promoted through the Accreditation of education and training providers and their courses.
The NQA has the following legislative obligations:
- to set up and administer a national qualifications framework
- set the occupational standards for any occupation, job, post or positions in any career structure
- set the curriculum standards for achieving the occupational standards
- promote the development of, or analyse, benchmarks of acceptable performance norms for any occupation , job or position
- accredit persons, institutions and organisations providing education and courses of instruction or training
- evaluate and recognise competencies learnt outside formal education
- be a forum on matters pertaining to qualifications
- establish facilities for the collection and dissemination of information in connection with matters pertaining to qualifications
- enquire into whether any particular qualification meets the national standards
- advise any person, body, institution, organisation or interest group on matters pertaining to qualifications and national standards for qualifications.
