What is the difference between a qualification and a learning programme, and can a programme be registered on the National Qualifications Framework?
The essential difference between a qualification and a learning programme is that a qualification is a learning outcome, and a learning programme the process one embarks upon in fulfilment of that outcome. A qualification means the formal recognition of the achievement of learning. This is subject to the definition and rules of combination as defined in 8(1) of the NSB Regulations. A learning programme on the other hand is the process which one embarks upon in order to fulfil that achievement. A qualification is characterized by learning outcomes critical cross-field and specific outcomes which provide the learner with opportunities for further (lifelong) learning (for definitions of these terms, see RSA, 1998b). Subject to SAQA approval, a qualification can be registered on the National Qualifications Framework. Once thus registered, the qualification becomes “public domain property” (RSA, 1998b). A learning programme is a provider-specific course or programme offered to learners agai
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