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Namibia Qualifications Authority Act, 1996
Act 29 of 1996
- Published in Government Gazette no. 1476 on 31 December 1997
- Assented to on 21 December 1996
- Commenced on 1 June 1998 by Proclamation of 1998
- [This is the version of this document from 2 June 2008 and includes any amendments published up to 6 October 2022.]
- [Amended by Public Enterprises Governance Act, 2006 (Act 2 of 2006) on 1 November 2006]
- [Amended by Vocational Education and Training Act, 2008 (Act 1 of 2008) on 2 June 2008]
1. Definitions
In this Act, unless the context otherwise indicates -“Council” means the council referred to in section 5;“curriculum standards” means a statement by the NQA describing a course of study leading to a qualification;“Deputy Director” means the Deputy Director referred to in section 10(1)(b);“Director” means the Director referred to in section 10(l)(a);“Minister” means the Minister to whom the administration of this Act has been assigned in terms of section 17;“national standards”, in relation to a qualification, means such occupational standards and curriculum standards as the NQA may set for such qualification;“occupational standards” means a statement by the NQA describing the competencies required to fulfil the duties of an occupation, job, post, or position, and the criteria to be used to determine that such competencies have been achieved;“prescribed” means prescribed by regulation made under section 14;“qualification” means any formal recognition of the achievement of proficiency in, and meeting the standards set for, any particular subject or subjects or course;“rules” means the rules made by the Council under section 8;“staff of the NQA” means the staff referred to in section 11;“the NQA” means the Namibia Qualifications Authority established by section 2;“this Act” includes the regulations made under section 14.2. Establishment of NQA
There is hereby established a juristic person to be known as the Namibia Qualifications Authority, the shortened form of which shall be “NQA”, and which may be used as an alternative to the name Namibia Qualifications Authority.3. Objects of NQA
The objects of the NQA are -4. Powers, duties and functions of NQA
5. Council of NQA
6. Periods of office and remuneration of members of Council
7. Meetings and decisions of Council
8. Rules by Council
The Council may make rules, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, in relation to -9. Committees of Council
10. Director and Deputy Director of NQA
11. Staff of NQA and conditions of service
12. Funds of NQA, financial year, estimates of revenue and expenditure and auditing of accounts
13. Accreditation of persons, institutions or organisations, or courses of instruction or training
14. Regulations
The Minister may, on the recommendation of the Council, make regulations relating to -15. Delegation of powers and assignment of functions
16. Winding-up of NQA
The NQA shall not be wound-up except by or under the authority of an Act of Parliament.17. Administration of Act
The President may by proclamation in the Gazette assign the administration of this Act to any Minister, and may determine that any power or duty conferred or imposed by this Act on such Minister shall be exercised or carried out by that Minister after consultation with one or more other Ministers.18. Short title and commencement
This Act shall be called the Namibia Qualifications Authority Act, 1996, and shall come into operation on a date to be determined by the President by Proclamation in the Gazette.History of this document
02 June 2008 this version
Amended by
Vocational Education and Training Act, 2008
01 November 2006
01 June 1998
Commences.
31 December 1997
Published in
Government Gazette number 1476
21 December 1996
Assented to.
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