Dr Patrick Smith

CEFA offers accredited training programmes at NQF Level 4 and 5. With more than 54 delivery points in all nine provinces, CEFA has been a preferred accredited training provider since 2004.

We offer a Social Auxiliary Work (NQF Level 4) qualification as well as a Community Development qualitification at NQF Level 5.

In addition to our full qualifications CEFA also offers a wide range of CPD programmes registered with both the SACSSP and HPCSA.

In addition, CEFA also offers more than 600 credit bearing short courses, making us a truly unique training partner.

CEFA is a registered private college since 2004, a Section 21, Not for Profit BBBEE compliant Company and an accredited Service Provider for the HWSETA.

Our training programmes are registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training, Umalusi, the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) and, where applicable, with the South African Council for Social Service Professions (SACSSP). CEFA was the first accredited (and for a long time the only) college for Social Auxiliary Work; CEFA is the proud recipient of the prestigious ISOE award. We hold "best practice" status as a result of nationwide audit results.