Architectural Profession Act, 2000 (Act No. 44 of 2000)

ALS: Architectural Learning Site: A faculty, department or school of architecture at a higher education institution.

CA: Canberra Accord

CHE: Council on Higher Education

DHET: Department of Higher Education and Training

HEQC: Higher Education Quality Committee

HEQSF: Higher Education Qualification Sub Framework

HoS: Head of School

IDoW: Identification of Work

NQF: National Qualifications Framework

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is a process through which non-formal learning and informal learning are measured, mediated for recognition across different contexts, and certified against the requirements for credit, access, inclusion or advancement in the formal education and training system, or workplace.

The Architectural Profession Act defines RPL as previous learning and experience of a learner, howsoever obtained, against the learning outcomes required for a specified qualification and the acceptance for the purposes of qualification of that which meets those requirements.

SACAP: The South African Council for the Architectural Profession

SAQA: The South African Qualifications Authority

VA: Voluntary Association

AB: Accreditation Board