1. Load Specifications and Lookup Tables Load Specifications and Lookup Tables www.saqa.org.za/nlrdpbinfo.asp Carina Oelofsen Deputy Director: NLRD: Data Quality and Information Management South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) 14 March 2013

2. Data Flow to the NLRD Professional Body SAQA – Loaded onto NLRD Professional Body Professional Body Record Person info Designation Record Person info Designation Record Person info Designation

3. Person Information From database: To fixed-length record: National_Id Person_Alte rnate_Id Alternativ e_Id_Typ e Equity_ Code Nationality_ Code Home_Lan guage_Cod e Gender_ Code Disabilit y_Status _Code Person_Last_ Name Person_ First_Na me Person_Bir th_Date 7509090123086 533BASAZulFNButheleziBekeni19750909 2008060123086 533WhSAEngF N - was 02 Sanders-SmithElizabeth19300806 350012345539BCNAMAfrM9PietersenMichael19681222 www.saqa.org.za/nlrdpbinfo.asp

4. Person Designation Link between person and designation National_Id Person_Alternate _Id Alternative_Id_ Type Designation_ Id Designation_Prof _body_Id 7509090123086 53345692 2008060123086 5338651 3500123455398651 www.saqa.org.za/nlrdpbinfo.asp

5. General Comments Ensure the integrity of ID numbers, date of birth and gender Ensure the integrity of the date stamp values – update date Ensure fields contain valid characters only – note the prescribed formats (e.g. dates) No orphan records allowed (e.g. when a Person Designation record does not match a Person record) www.saqa.org.za/nlrdpbinfo.asp

6. General Comments (continued) Submit as much data per record as possible Ensure that records are not duplicated Keep a record of errors encountered and solutions to these Edu.Dex data validation utility www.saqa.org.za/nlrdpbinfo.asp