“My life has changed since I studied at SACAP. I have lived in South Africa for 10 years. Being a foreigner – Chinese – in a new country, I didn’t find myself fitting in easily. I decided to do something for myself and began studying for my personal growth. I am now confidently able to say that I would like to build my future as a life coach. Through studying at SACAP – I have found out so much about myself – and I feel very positive. SA feels like my second home now!”

Amy Wang
Diploma in Counselling & Communication (SACAP)

Accreditation and Recognition

The South African College of Applied Psychology is a Higher Education Institution delivering qualifications that are accredited and recognised by a number of government and education institutes.

Such accreditation and recognition status ensures that students are exposed to qualifications that are academically sound, professionally recognised and which deliver graduates with skills, knowledge and qualifications needed in the marketplace.

  • In 1997 SACAP became the first private education provider in South Africa to deliver undergraduate and postgraduate counselling qualifications.
  • In the year 2000 the College began the process of obtaining government accreditation and professional recognition.
  • In 2004, the Council for Higher Education (CHE) recommended conditional accreditation for the delivery of the Diploma of Counselling and Communication and the Graduate Diploma in Counselling.
  • In 2005 the College received provisional registration from the Department of Education (DOE) as a private higher education institute under the Higher Education Act, 1997. Registration certificate number: 05HB/01.
  • In 2007 the College made submissions to (SAQA) the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) for the registration of all its qualifications.
  • Subsequent to this a submission was made to the Department of Education (DOE) for conversion from provisional registration as a private higher education institution to full registration.
  • The College is a full member of The Association of Private Providers of Education, Training and Development (APPETD) and adheres to their codes of ethics and good practice.
  • In 2006 membership as a Training Institution was granted to the college by the Coaches and Mentors of South Africa (COMENSA).
  • The South African College of Applied Psychology has established articulation pathways with the following institutions: