Educational Sector – SACE checks by GAC Risk Solutions

In South Africa, schools and educational institutions are required to conduct criminal record checks on teachers, administrators, and staff as part of their hiring process to ensure both compliance and the safety and well-being of staff and students.

At GAC Risk Solutions, we analyze and process these required fingerprint checks through the AFIS system for SACE employment.

SACE – SACE is the professional council for educators, that aims to enhance the status of the teaching profession through appropriate Registration, Management of Professional Development, and inculcation of a Code of Ethics for all educators

Frequently asked questions:

Q: Who can register with SACE?

A: Educators, such as:

• Public schools who employees educators in terms of the Employment of Educators Act of 1998 and the South African Schools Act of 1996).
• Registered independent schools.
• Further Education and Training Institutions in terms of the FET Act of 1998
• Adult learning centers (ABET).
• Education Centers Waldorf and Montessori
• ECD educators employed in public/independent schools in Grade R, with a minimum NQF level 4 ECD qualification.
• Foreign educators who are registered as per SACE

Q: Why is it important for educators to register with SACE?

A: With reference to the SACE Act, “no person may be employed as an educator by any employer unless the person is registered with the Council.”