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National Learners’ National Learners’ Records Records Database Database Records Records Database Database (NLRD) (NLRD)

August 2014 August 2014

What is the NLRD? What is the NLRD? What is the NLRD? What is the NLRD?

An integrated information system to facilitate the management

• f the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) - the first such

system in the world system in the world In operation since 1999 and developed further in phases, to reflect the business rules of the NQF Main functions:

• To provide policy makers with comprehensive information to

p p y p enable informed decision-making

• To provide learners and employers with proof of qualifications
• btained
• btained
• To provide information that assists with career development and

advice

NLRD Form and Function NLRD Form and Function NLRD Form and Function NLRD Form and Function

Inputs

Micro Macro

es

National

Outputs

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National Learners’ Records

p System

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Records Database (NLRD)

support

Key

(NLRD)

Qualifications & Qualifications & Part Qualifications Part Qualifications Learners & Learners & achievements achievements

Main Streams

Q

Information provided Information provided by the by the NLR NLRD

12 000

by the by the NLR NLRD

• Qualifications and Part Qualifications

4 000 8 000

1 200 National Qualifications 11 600 Provider Qualifications

20 000

Qualifications and Part Qualifications (including Unit standards) registered

• n the NQF
• NQF Sub-frameworks and their

5 000 10 000 15 000 20 000 15 600 Unit Standards

NQF Sub frameworks and their related Quality Councils

• NQF Organising Fields and Subfields

5 000 10 000 15 000 20 000 25 000

6 000 Accredited Providers 24 000 Recorded Providers

• Recognised Professional Bodies and

Registered Professional Designations

• Accredited Quality assuring bodies

5 000 80 000 120 000

118 000 Registered Assessors

y g and their accredited Providers

• Registered Assessors

40 000

Assessors

10 000 000 15 000 000

14 5 m

• Individual learners and their

achievements

5 000 000 10 000 000

14.5 m Learners

NLRD St 1 NLRD St 1 NLRD Stream 1: NLRD Stream 1: Qualifications and Unit Qualifications and Unit Standards Standards

Qualification

Unit Standard

• Outcome 1
• Outcome 2

Outcome 2

• Outcome 3

Data Flow to the NLRD Data Flow to the NLRD (Qualifications and Part (Qualifications and Part Qualifications) Qualifications) Qua cat o s) Qua cat o s)

Quality Councils

QCTO CHE Umalusi

Qua ty Cou c s

SAQA – Evaluate (DRR) SAQA – Capture onto NLRD S Q Captu e o to

Access to Information Access to Information on

• n

Qualifications Part Qualifications Qualifications Part Qualifications Qualifications, Part Qualifications, Qualifications, Part Qualifications, Professional Bodies and Designations Professional Bodies and Designations

• Searchable

D t b Databases

• n the SAQA

website

Searching for Qualifications Searching for Qualifications

www.saqa.org.za www.saqa.org.za

NLRD Stream 2: NLRD Stream 2: Learners and their Learners and their Learners and their Learners and their Achievements Achievements

Data Flow to the NLRD Data Flow to the NLRD (Learner Achievements) (Learner Achievements) (Learner Achievements) (Learner Achievements)

Providers

Quality assuring body Quality assuring body Quality assuring body

SAQA – Load onto NLRD

HEQCIS HEQCIS

• The Higher Education Quality Committee of

the Council on Higher Education (CHE) needs an information system for Private Hi h Ed ti Higher Education

• The NLRD has a contract with the CHE, to

The NLRD has a contract with the CHE, to provide this service N f th t HEQCIS

• Name of the system: HEQCIS

HEQCIS HEQCIS

> 100 Private Higher Providers

HEQCIS HEQCIS

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Edu.Dex Edu.Dex Edu.Dex Edu.Dex Edu.Dex Edu.Dex Edu.Dex Edu.Dex

NLRD HEQCI S Edu.Dex CHE’s rented space at SAQA SAQA’s own space

Access to Information Access to Information on

• n

L d h i h i Learners Learners and and their their Achievements Achievements

• Publications
• Reports
• Customised

A l

MERSETA Enrolments and Achievements against 79 qualifications, by Subfield and Level, mostly from 2000 onwards or unknown date (of enrolment)

Analyses Verifications

• Verifications

Sample page: Trends in Public HE Sample page: Trends in Public HE T d b B d Fi ld f St d T d b B d Fi ld f St d

• Trends by Broad Field of Study

Trends by Broad Field of Study

Largest average annual growth: Business and Management Sciences Lowest average annual growth: Social Sciences and Humanities Second lowest: Engineering Sciences and Technology

Sample: Trends in Work Sample: Trends in Work-

• Related

Related Qualifications and Part Qualifications: Qualifications and Part Qualifications: Learner Achievements by Learner Achievements by Learner Achievements by Learner Achievements by Population Group and Gender Population Group and Gender Qualifications: Qualifications: Unit Standards:

Items being phased in Items being phased in under the NQF Act under the NQF Act

• Credit Accumulation and Transfer (CAT)

Credit Accumulation and Transfer (CAT) f ( )

• Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL):
• The NLRD already records which achievements

are done via RPL, and SAQA is doing further work and research on RPL

General Comments on the General Comments on the Robustness of the NLRD as a Robustness of the NLRD as a System System

• Has an excellent

Former Challenges now Solved:

Has an excellent Data-Model

• Was rebuilt after a
• Data volume
• Data integrity

D t b i i

Was rebuilt after a devastating crash (2004)

• Data submissions

Solutions:

• Data cleaning projects

Data cleaning projects

• Resources and assistance for

quality assuring bodies

Conclusion Conclusion Conclusion Conclusion

The NLRD is one of South Africa’s key The NLRD is one of South Africa s key resources for:

• Tracking the paths of individual learners
• Informing policy-making and decision-
• Informing policy-making and decision-

making in education and training, and labour market analysis labour market analysis

• Providing information that assists with

career development and advice career development and advice