{"id":56269,"date":"2025-07-31T14:30:32","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T12:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/prof-mabugu-publishes-in-forum-of-federations-handbook-of-fiscal-federalism-copy\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T14:31:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T12:31:42","slug":"apply-to-be-an-accredited-off-campus-provider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/apply-to-be-an-accredited-off-campus-provider\/","title":{"rendered":"Apply to become an Accredited Off-Campus Accomodation provider"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"56269\" class=\"elementor elementor-56269\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3995dfb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3995dfb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ba633f5\" data-id=\"7ba633f5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e97f85b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e97f85b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ready to open your doors to the next generation of students? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">SPU<\/span><\/a>&#8216;s<u><\/u>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/residences\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Campus Housing and Accommodation Unit (CAHAU)<\/span><\/a> is inviting all prospective accommodation providers to apply for accreditation as we gear up for the next academic year.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>What is an AOCA provider?<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">An Accredited Off-Campus Accommodation (AOCA)\u00a0 provider is an accredited landlord who has been granted accreditation by the University to provide off-campus accommodation to SPU students.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Why become an AOCA provider?<\/strong><br \/>With the housing challenges in the higher education sector, the need for secure, comfortable, and study-conducive off-campus accommodation has never been greater. As an AOCA provider, you\u2019re not just a landlord; you\u2019re an essential part of the SPU student experience.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>How does it pay off?<\/strong><br \/>Payments will be made monthly to the AOCA provider, and you\u2019ll be a part of a structured system that ensures reliability and transparency. Application fees range from R500 for smaller properties to R1 000 for bigger structures.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>What\u2019s the application process?<\/strong><\/p><ul style=\"text-align: justify;\"><li>Complete an application form.<\/li><li>Pay the non-refundable application fee.<\/li><li>Submit all required documentation, including floor plans and a valid title deed &#8211; as proof that your structure and operation aligns with our guidelines and requirements<\/li><li>Applications are reviewed by an Accreditation Committee, and outcomes are communicated directly to the applicant.<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ready to apply?<\/strong><br \/>Access the Fundi Accommodation portal below to apply and download access documents which provide a comprehensive guide on accreditation criteria, safety standards and more:<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4miEWSK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Fundi Accreditation Application Portal<\/span><\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Accredited-Off-Campus-Accommodation-Procedures.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Procedures On Accredited Off-Campus Accommodation<\/span><\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/FPI-007-Policy-on-Accreditation-of-Off-Campus-Accommodation.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Policy on Accreditation of Off-Campus Accommodation<\/span><\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DHET-Studeng-Housing-Minimum-Norms-and-Standards-Gazette.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">DHET Student Housing Minimum Norms and Standards Gazette<\/span><\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/checklist-of-Independent-Contractor-SPU-2-002.xlsx\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">SPU Independent Contractor Checklist<\/span><\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/vendor-application-form1-00000004-003-002.docx\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">SPU Vendor Application Form<\/span><\/a><\/p><p class=\"xelementtoproof\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Application for accreditation <strong>open<\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0on 1 August 2025<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0and will <strong>close on 31 August 2025.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ready to open your doors to the next generation of students? SPU&#8216;s\u00a0Campus Housing and Accommodation Unit (CAHAU) is inviting all prospective accommodation providers to apply for accreditation as we gear up for the next academic year. What is an AOCA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/apply-to-be-an-accredited-off-campus-provider\/\" class=\"read-more\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":79914,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"post_folder":[],"coauthors":[185],"class_list":["post-56269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56269"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56269\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":79915,"href":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56269\/revisions\/79915"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/79914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56269"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_folder?post=56269"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=56269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}