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ALISON is an Irish online education platform for higher education that provides certificate courses and accredited diploma courses. [5] [6] It was founded on 21 April 2007 in Galway, Ireland, by Irish social entrepreneur Mike Feerick. [7] As of July 2022, Alison has 4,000 courses, 25 million learners worldwide, and 4.5 million graduates. [2] [3]
A massive open online course ( MOOC / muːk /) or an open online course is an online course aimed at unlimited participation and open access via the Web. [ 1] In addition to traditional course materials, such as filmed lectures, readings, and problem sets, many MOOCs provide interactive courses with user forums or social media discussions to ...
The South African smart identity card – known as a Smart ID Card – replaces the old green bar-coded identity book. [ 1] Both are identity documents that serve as proof of a person's identity. This proof includes a person's photograph, their full name, their date of birth, their place of birth, and their unique identity number.
The South African National Accreditation System ( SANAS) is the official accreditation body for South Africa. Founded in 1996, SANAS is headquartered in Pretoria, South Africa. SANAS accreditation certificates are a formal recognition by the Government of South Africa that an organisation is competent to perform specific tasks.
The South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) is a statutory body, regulated in terms of the National Qualifications Framework Act No. 67 of 2008. [ 2] It is made up of 29 members appointed by the Minister of Education in consultation with the Minister of Labour. SAQA is mandated by legislation to oversee the development and implementation ...
An identity document (also called ID or colloquially as papers) is any document that may be used to prove a person's identity. If issued in a small, standard credit card size form, it is usually called an identity card ( IC, ID card, citizen card ), [a] or passport card. [b] Some countries issue formal identity documents, as national ...
Basic Education in South Africa takes place in primary and secondary level from Grade 1 (6 - 7-year-olds) to Grade 12 (18 - 20-year-olds). Students who succeed in the year 12 graduate with a matriculation certificate, which enables them to transition to tertiary level education. [ 12]
Security printing. Security printing is the field of the printing industry that deals with the printing of items such as banknotes, cheques, passports, tamper-evident labels, security tapes, product authentication, stock certificates, postage stamps and identity cards. The main goal of security printing is to prevent forgery, tampering, or ...