NQA warns bogus institutions

Michelline Nawatises Speaking at the NQA handover ceremony recently held in Windhoek, Chairperson of Accreditation, Audit and Assessment Committee, Lilia Shaningwa said that they can longer tolerate these instutions that are operating in the dark and without making a single effort to gain accreditation from NQA.“To those institutions who prefer to mislead the nation, your time is up. We can no longer tolerate institutions that are operating in the dark and without making a single effort to gain accreditation from the NQA. These bogus institutions are not only misleading people, they are compromising the credibility and reputation of higher education system in Namibia” said Shaningwa.Many vulnerable young people have fallen prey in enrolling at fake colleges as a way to rob them of their money in exchange for fake qualifications. She further encouraged institutions that are already doing the right thing to continue encouraging other institutions to follow in their path.Meanwhile, there were seven newly institutions that got accredited and there are currently 50 accredited institutions of higher learning in Namibia. Furthermore, NQA has extended an invitation to all key stakeholders in the education and training sector to join hands and assess the relevance and responsiveness of qualifications and set standards that ensure labour market relevance. “The key fundamental factors on the accreditation is to ensure that institutions have the appropriate capacity to offer quality programmes and courses, these must be in addressing the needs of the labour market that harnesses the full potential of students” she stressed.The licensing of private training institutions lies with the Namibia Qualifications Authority (NQA). The NQA is a statutory body, regulated in terms of the National Qualifications Framework Act No 29 of 1996. “NQA is pleased that institutions do their utmost best to go through the exhausting process when accrediting an instution and would like to applaud all the training providers which received their certificates for prioritising the needs of the students and the country at large” Shaningwa concluded.

NQA warns bogus institutions

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