The Institute of People Development (IPD) has full institutional accreditation as a private education and training provider through the Education, Training & Development Quality Assurance Body (ETDQA) and the Services SETA (SSETA) of the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) since April 2002 - in terms of the SAQA Act of 1995 (Primary accreditation number: ETDP-0133); for the delivery of L&D and Generic Management training aligned to National Qualifications Framework (NQF) registered qualifications and unit standards.