It is Council’s policy that applicants for registration who do not have an accredited or recognised qualification must first have their qualification  evaluated to determine whether it meets the educational requirement for a category of registration which will be identified in the process.

Applicants with foreign educational qualifications, who intend applying for registration with the Council in one of the candidate professional categories (with the exception of Certificated Engineer), are required to have their educational qualifications assessed. This process does not apply to holders of qualifications recognised under the Washington Accord or Dublin Accord.This process will determine the equivalency or otherwise of their qualification in relation to the South African educational qualifications specified for each professional category of registration.
Applicants may be required to attend an interview if deemed necessary by the Council.

After the assessment, applicants will be advised for which category of registration their educational qualification will be accepted or otherwise. To obtain registration in the category indicated, the applicant will then be required to make application in the prescribed manner.

To Apply for Educational Evaluation
Applicants for foreign qualification evaluation should download the application form.  The form has an attached information sheet giving the documents that must accompany the application.

Please note that ECSA does not require a SAQA Certificate of Evaluation to be submitted and does not take such certificates into account in the educational evaluation process.

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