ABSTRACT
The educational mission of the longest-established university in South Africa is encapsulated in these words: We are determined to ensure that each degree programme produces the kind of graduates our continent requires to build stable democracies and growing economies in a rapidly changing, globally competitive environment. A consistent theme in educational policy in South Africa is overcoming the traditional divide between 'education' and 'training' 'integration' has been the fundamental rationale for the National Qualifications Framework (NFQ). A prospective NQF and quality assurance system presented a virtual fait accompli that the National Commission on Higher Education and higher education sector has been obliged to deal with, sparking uneasy debate between institutions and government. The change to a programme-driven system of higher education has given impetus to a massive exercise in curriculum restructuring in South African universities. Academic Planning Framework implied a significant change in traditional curriculum practice.
