The Skills Development Act of South Africa stipulates that only SETA registered assessors may assess learners against registered unit standards, for the learner to be awarded the relevant NQF credits.

To be registered as an assessor, subject matter specialists must apply to each relevant SETA and prove their competence as a subject matter specialist and as a generic assessor.

To attain the generic assessor certificate, one needs to attend a registered assessor course and be assessed as an assessor, by an ETDP registered assessor of assessors.