Don't take our word for it
check the register yourself.
Choosing where to study is a real investment in your career. We run on full statutory compliance, and we would rather hand you direct links to South Africa’s official databases than ask you to trust a badge on our homepage.
- DHET registered
- SAQA / NQF listed
- CHE quality-assured
Accreditation status
3/3 confirmed- Public record
Statutory registration summary
These are the exact details you’ll find when you look us up in the next sectionÂ
matching numbers are how you know your search actually worked.
Legal entity name
Career Excel Academy (Pty) Ltd
DHET certificate number
2022/HE07/004
Quality council
Council on Higher Education (CHE)
DHET registration status
Provisionally registered as a Private Higher Education Institution under the Higher Education Act, 1997 · Qualifications registered on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) by SAQA
Check the DHET Register of Private Higher Education Institutions
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) maintains the official public register of every legally recognised private higher education institution in South Africa.
- Visit www.dhet.gov.za.
- Navigate to Resources → Registers and download the current Register of Private Higher Education Institutions.
- Search for Career Excel Academy (Pty) Ltd or certificate number 2022/HE07/004.
- You'll find our registered qualifications, approved delivery modes, and institutional contact details listed in full.
Verify qualifications on the SAQA database
Every higher education qualification we offer is quality-assured by the Council on Higher Education (CHE) and registered on the NQF by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA).
- Visit www.saqa.org.za.
- Open the Search Qualifications and Unit Standards tool.
- Search by institution name (Career Excel Academy) to view our accredited, NQF-registered qualifications and their SAQA ID numbers.
Industry & professional body alignment
In the built environment sector, professional council recognition is essential to career progression — several of our short course programmes are validated directly by industry bodies.
- Programmes are validated by the South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP), the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA), and the South African Asset Management Association (SEEMA) — see contact details below.
Verify with the professional bodies
Reach each council directly if you'd rather confirm our validated programmes by phone or email.
Engineering Council of South Africa
Check our validated CPD activities directly on ECSA's public portal.
Open CPD portal →SA Council for Project & Construction Management Professions
No public lookup tool — contact SACPCMP directly to confirm our validated programmes.
South African Asset Management Association
Contact SEEMA directly, or ask our Compliance office to confirm the current status of this alignment.
Visit our campus & administrative offices
We're a permanent, physically established institution. Prospective students and corporate clients are welcome to tour our premises and meet our academic registrar team.
Highveld Techno Park
Centurion, Gauteng — visits by appointment or during office hours. Ask for the Academic Registrar on arrival.
Need a formal letter of institutional standing?
If your employer, bursary sponsor, or professional body needs a formal letter of institutional standing, or certified copies of our DHET registration certificate, our Compliance & Academic Registry office will prepare it for you.