The Education and Training Quality Assurance (ETQA) were established as part of South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) structure to ensure consistency and quality in education and training across all fields. Construction Education and Training Authority was re-accredited as an ETQA by SAQA on 27 September 2005 to quality assure provision of education and training within the construction sector.

	Accredit constituent education and training providers for specific standards or qualifications registered on the NQF
	Promote quality amongst constituent providers
	Monitor and audit quality provision of education and training
	Quality assure learner achievements in terms of NQF qualifications and standards
	Quality assure learner achievements in terms of NQF qualifications and standards
	Evaluate assessment and facilitate moderation of constituent providers
	Register constituent Assessors and Moderators
	Certificate learners who have been deemed competent
	Co-operate with other ETQA’s across all sectors towards cross-sectoral quality assurance
	Recommend new units standards or modification to existing ones to NSB for consideration
	Maintain a database of learners, assessors, moderators and accredited constituent providers