All EduSA centres agree to undergo the EduSA On-Site Language Centre Inspection and maintain the standards stipulated therein. Language Centres must pass the inspection in order to qualify for membership.
Inspection criteria include:
1. Language centre facilities
- Classrooms
- Toilets
- Common areas
- Teachers’ room
- Safety and regulatory requirements
2. Teaching staff
- Recruitment
- Minimum standards for teachers
- Minimum standards for academic manager or DoS
- In service training
3. Course of study
- Programmes and syllabuses
- Methodology and materials
- Placement and testing
- Evaluation and feedback
4. Learning and teaching resources
- Course books / resources
- Hardware / facilities
5. Services offfered
- Orientation
- Support / Counselling
- Social programme / Tours
- Safety & Security
6. Management & administration (all areas)
- Financial administration
- Structure, staffing and employee administration
- Administration of students
- Academic administration
7. Homestay guidelines
- Services provided
- Administration of homestays
- Legal obligations
8. Other accommodation
- Residential accommodation, students halls or hostels,
catered or self-catering - Hotel accommodation, including hotels, guest houses, B&B’s and public
hostels / backpackers - Self-catering accommodation