EDGE Education

Who We Are

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Our story.

  1. 2006

    Producing our first textbook for the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB), which remains a valued partner today.

  2. 2006 to 2009

    We expanded our work with professional bodies, building textbooks and academic content for partners across the sector. That work continues today through long-standing relationships with ICB and Accounting Technicians South Africa (AT(SA)), a professional body wholly owned by the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA).

  3. 2009

    We anticipated the growing role of digital learning, expanding into multimedia content development to better engage students and support evolving teaching practices.

  4. 2012

    We extended our footprint into higher education, building on our experience in professional-body publishing and outcomes-aligned academic content.

  5. 2016

    We launched the precursor to CourseBook™ — the EDGE Learning Ecosystem — bringing outcomes-aligned, multimedia content into a single digital environment for the first time.

  6. From 2017

    EDGE began working closely with higher education clients to build CourseBook™ titles aligned to their programmes as their offerings grew. Strengthening our understanding of how aligned academic content, structured learning resources and scalable delivery support could work together across programme environments.

  7. 2021

    We built our own digital publishing ecosystem, transforming how learning content is created and published across print, digital reading, and Ebook formats.

  8. 2025

    EDGE formalises Programme Accelerator, offering it more broadly to the market.

What we do, and what you do

EDGE produces outcomes-aligned content and supports institutions in preparing academic resources and content structures they need to deliver programmes accredited by the Council on Higher Education (CHE) or the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO). We do not submit, deliver or assess on an institution's behalf, programme ownership, submission, delivery, assessment and academic authority remain the institution's responsibility, and we hold that boundary deliberately, not reluctantly. Our role is to strengthen and accelerate the content ecosystem that supports what you do throughout.

How qualifications are regulated

EDGE operates within South Africa's regulated qualifications system — the Council on Higher Education for higher education qualifications, the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations for occupational ones, both under the South African Qualifications Authority's (SAQA) National Qualifications Framework.

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How qualifications are regulated

EDGE operates within South Africa's regulated qualifications system — the Council on Higher Education for higher education qualifications, the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations for occupational ones, both under the South African Qualifications Authority's (SAQA) National Qualifications Framework.

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Common questions

Who is EDGE Education?

An Academic Content Ecosystem Partner to Higher Education institutions. From a single prescribed title to a full suite of outcomes-aligned titles that can be used for a programme, EDGE supports institutions at whatever scale they need.

What is CourseBook™?

EDGE's supercharged content solution — content brought to life with analytics, interactions, quizzes, video and a mobile-ready learning experience, all built to align with a module's learning outcomes. It gives institutions a head start on content; the lectures, tutorials, practicals and assessment remain what the institution does.

What is Programme Accelerator?

Programme Accelerator helps institutions move more efficiently from programme preparation and approval to structured, learner-centred delivery. It supports aligned CourseBook™ titles, academic resources and programme-level content structures that help institutions build clearer pathways between qualifications, strengthen delivery readiness and support scalable programme growth. Programme ownership, submission and academic authority remain with the institution throughout.

What is the EDGE Education Catalogue?

EDGE's growing collection of outcomes-aligned CourseBook™ titles, textbooks and eBooks across subject areas and NQF levels, available as individual prescribed titles, or as a full CourseBook™ library.