Full Name: Dr Kistammah Bergmann (Julie) Reddy
Institution/Organisation: South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA)
Based In (County): South Africa
Dr KB (Julie) Reddy is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). She has served SAQA in senior management positions since October 2012. Prior to that, she was the Managing Director of Afrika Skills Development (ASD), a project management and enterprise training and development agency for 9 years. Between 2000 and 2005, Dr Reddy was the founding CEO of the Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority and CEO of the Sector Education and Training Authority for Secondary Agriculture.
From 1991 to 2000, she worked for the USA based Academy for Educational Development on the Advancing Basic Education and Literacy (ABEL) Project in South Africa, a USAID funded technical support project for educational NGOs and government departments. For six years she was the Country Director/Chief of Party of the ABEL Project. Dr Reddy is currently a Council member of the three quality Councils, the CHE, QCTO and Umalusi, the QC for General and Further Education and Training in SA. She is also appointed to the National Skills Authority and the Deputy President’s Human Resources Development Council. Her academic qualifications include both an MSc as a Fulbright Scholar and a PhD from Cornell University in the USA.