Documents we translate.
A qualification, a professional designation, professional registration and occupational certification are four different things. The translation keeps them distinct.
- Professional qualification certificates
- Professional registration certificates
- Membership and registration confirmations
- Occupational certificates
- Trade-related qualification certificates
- Foreign professional credentials
- Licensing documentation where translation is required
Qualification vs professional registration.
Qualification certificate
- What it shows
- Shows the education or training that was awarded.
Professional registration or licence
- What it shows
- Shows authority to practise or to use a designation, where applicable.
These documents can be related, but they are not interchangeable. The translation preserves the terminology of the source document rather than reclassifying a professional licence as an academic qualification.
SAQA vs professional bodies.
SAQA evaluates foreign qualifications within the South African NQF. Professional bodies may separately determine whether the qualification and other requirements are sufficient for professional registration or designation.
A translation supports both processes without deciding either. It does not tell an evaluating body or a professional council what the qualification is equivalent to.
Occupational and trade certificates.
The QCTO issues occupational and trade certificates and verifies specified categories, while some other records must be verified by the relevant SETA or the DHET.
Because the verification route depends on the type of certificate, tell us what kind of qualification you hold and which body will receive the translation.
Qualification titles should not be converted.
A translation communicates the source qualification or designation accurately. Determining whether it is equivalent to a South African qualification, licence or professional designation is an evaluation or regulatory decision, not a translation decision.
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Need a professional certificate translated?
Send us the certificate, and identify the professional body, employer or authority receiving it, along with the country of use.