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National Learners’ National Learners’ Records Records Database Records Records Database 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 of 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 obtained obtained • 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 Micro Macro Inputs es National National ivitie Learners’ Outputs p Records Records y acti Database System (NLRD) (NLRD) Key support Qualifications & Qualifications & Learners & Learners & Part Qualifications Part Qualifications Q achievements achievements Main Streams

Information provided Information provided 12 000 by the NLR by the by the NLR by the NLRD NLRD 8 000 1 200 National Qualifications 4 000 11 600 Provider Qualifications 0 • Qualifications and Part Qualifications Qualifications and Part Qualifications 20 000 20 000 (including Unit standards) registered 15 000 10 000 on the NQF 15 600 Unit 5 000 Standards 0 • NQF Sub-frameworks and their NQF Sub frameworks and their 25 000 related Quality Councils 20 000 6 000 Accredited 15 000 Providers • NQF Organising Fields and Subfields 24 000 Recorded 10 000 Providers 5 000 5 000 • Recognised Professional Bodies and 0 Registered Professional Designations 120 000 118 000 • Accredited Quality assuring bodies y g Registered 80 000 Assessors Assessors 40 000 and their accredited Providers 0 • Registered Assessors 15 000 000 14 5 m 14.5 m • 10 000 000 10 000 000 Individual learners and their Learners 5 000 000 achievements 0

NLRD St NLRD St NLRD Stream 1: NLRD Stream 1: 1 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 Qua Qualifications) Qualifications) Qua cat o s) cat o s) Quality Councils Qua ty Cou c s CHE QCTO Umalusi SAQA – Evaluate (DRR) SAQA – Capture onto NLRD S Q Captu e o to

Access to Information Access to Information on on 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 on 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 Quality assuring Quality assuring body body 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 Higher Education Hi h Ed ti • The NLRD has a contract with the CHE, to The NLRD has a contract with the CHE, to provide this service • Name of the system: HEQCIS N f th t HEQCIS

HEQCIS HEQCIS HEQCIS HEQCIS > 100 Private Higher Providers g Edu.Dex Edu.Dex Edu.Dex Edu.Dex Edu.Dex Edu.Dex Edu.Dex Edu.Dex Edu.Dex HEQCI S NLRD CHE’s rented space at SAQA SAQA’s own space

Access to Information Access to Information on on L Learners Learners and and their d h i their h i Achievements Achievements • Publications • Reports • Customised MERSETA Enrolments and Achievements against 79 qualifications, by Subfield and Level, mostly from 2000 onwards or unknown date (of enrolment) 14000 12000 Analyses A l Number of Learners 10000 8000 6000 4000 2000 • Verifications 0 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 4 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 4 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Verifications Engineering and Related Design Engineering and Related Design Fabrica Fabrica- Manufacturing and Assembly Manufacturing and Assembly Whole Whole- Trade type Qualifications: Undefined Trade-type Qualifications: Undefined tion and sale and Subfield Extraction Retail * Enrolments 131 75 7359 14 4430 3605 224 23 15 544 4 172 5449 128 2 4625 1361 952 35 11 106 7189 Achievements * Motor Sales & Support services

Sample page: Trends in Public HE Sample page: Trends in Public HE - Trends by Broad Field of Study T T Trends by Broad Field of Study d d b b B B d Fi ld d Fi ld f St d f St d 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) • Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL): f ( ) ◦ 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 Former Challenges now Solved: • Has an excellent Has an excellent • Data volume Data-Model • Data integrity • Was rebuilt after a Was rebuilt after a • Data submissions D t b i i devastating crash Solutions: (2004 ) • 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