National Learners’ Records Database (NLRD)

1 National learners National learners Records Records DatabaseDatabaseRecords Records DatabaseDatabase(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 worldsystem in the worldIn operation since 1999 and developed further in phases, to reflect the business rules of the NQFMain functions: To provide policy makers with comprehensive information to ppypenable informed decision-making To provide learners and employers with proof of qualifications obtainedobtained To provide information that assists with career development and adviceNLRD Form and FunctionNLRD Form and FunctionNLRD Form and FunctionNLRD Form and FunctionInputsMicroMacroesNationalOutput sivitieNationalLearners RecordspSystemy actiRecordsDatabase (NLRD) supportKey(NLRD )Qualifications & Qualifications & Part QualificationsPart QualificationsLearners & learners & achievementsachievementsMain StreamsQQInformation providedInformation providedby theby theNLRNLRDD12 000by theby theNLRNLRDD Qualifications and Part Qualifications04 0008 0001 200 National Qualifications11 600 Provider Qualifications20 000 Qualifications and Part Qualifications (including Unit standards)

2 Registered on the NQF NQFSub-frameworks andtheir05 00010 00015 00020 00015 600 Unit StandardsNQF Subframeworks and their related Quality Councils NQF Organising Fields and Subfields5 00010 00015 00020 00025 0006 000 Accredited Providers24 000 Recorded Providers Recognised Professional Bodies and Registered Professional Designations Accredited Quality assuring bodies 05 00080 000120 000118 000 Registered Assessorsygand their accredited Providers Registered Assessors040 000 Assessors10 000 00015 000 00014 5 m Individual learners and their achievements05 000 00010 000 m LearnersNLRD St1 NLRD St1 NLRD Stream 1:NLRD Stream 1:Qualifications and Unit Qualifications and Unit StandardsStandardsQualificationUnit Standard Outcome 1 Outcome 2 Outcome 2 Outcome 3 Data Flow to the NLRDData Flow to the NLRD(Qualifications and Part (Qualifications and Part Qualifications)Qualifications)Quacat o s)Quacat o s)Quality CouncilsQCTOCHEU malusiQuatyCoucsSAQA Evaluate (DRR)SAQA Capture onto NLRDSQC aptu e o toAccess to InformationAccess to Information on on Qualifications Part QualificationsQualifications Part QualificationsQualifications, Part Qualifications,Qualifications, Part Qualifications,Professional Bodies and DesignationsProfessional Bodies and Designations Searchable DtbDatabases on the SAQA websiteSearching for QualificationsSearching for Stream 2:NLRD Stream 2.

3 learners and theirLearners and theirLearners and their learners and their AchievementsAchievementsData Flow to the NLRDData Flow to the NLRD(Learner Achievements)(Learner Achievements)(Learner Achievements)(Learner Achievements)ProvidersQuality assuringbodyQuality assuringbodyQuality assuringbodySAQA Load onto NLRDHEQCISHEQCIS The Higher Education Quality Committee of the Council on Higher Education (CHE) needs an information system for Private Hi hEdtiHigher Education The NLRD hasa contractwith the CHE, toThe NLRD has a contract with the CHE, to provide this serviceNf thtHEQCIS Name of the system: HEQCISHEQCISHEQCIS> 100 Private Higher s rented space at SAQASAQA s own spaceAccess to InformationAccess to Information ononLLddhihiLearnersLearners andandtheirtheirAchievementsAchievements Publications Reports Customised AlMERSETA Enrolments and Achievements against 79 qualifications, by Subfield and Level, mostly from 2000 onwards or unknown date (of enrolment)1200014000 AnalysesVerifications0200040006000800010 000 Number of LearnersLevel 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 Engineering and Related DesignFabricaManufacturing and AssemblyWholeTrade type Qualifications: Undefined Verifications* Motor Sales & Support servicesEnrolments1317573591444303605224 231554441725449 Achievements12824625136195235111067189 Engineering and Related DesignFabrica-tion and ExtractionManufacturing and AssemblyWhole-sale and Retail *Trade-type Qualifications: Undefined SubfieldSample page: Trends in Public HESample page.

4 Trends in Public HETdbBdFildfStdTdbBdFildfStd--Trends by Broad Field of StudyTrends by Broad Field of StudyLargest average annual growth: Business and Management SciencesLowest average annual growth: Social Sciences and HumanitiesSecond lowest: Engineering Sciences and TechnologySample: Trends in WorkSample: Trends in Work--Related Related Qualifications and Part Qualifications: Qualifications and Part Qualifications: Learner Achievements byLearner Achievements byLearner Achievements byLearner Achievements byPopulation Group and GenderPopulation Group and GenderQualifications:Qualifications:Unit Standards:Items being phased in Items being phased in under the NQF Actunder 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 RPLG eneral Comments on the General Comments on the Robustness of the NLRD as a Robustness of the NLRD as a SystemSystem Has an excellentFormer Challenges now Solved:Has an excellent Data-Model Was rebuilt after a Data volume Data integrityDtb i iWas rebuilt after a devastating crash (2004) Data submissionsSolutions: Data cleaning projectsData cleaning projects Resources and assistance for quality assuring bodiesConclusionConclusionConclusionConc lusionThe NLRD isoneof South Africa s keyThe 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 analysislabour market analysis Providing information that assists with career development and advicecareer development and advic