Marie-Therese Portolan's Page

"HI there Contact Darren Wheeler he is a delightful young man who will either assist your or direct you to the appropriate person Darren Wheeler <DarrenW@serviceseta.org.za>"

"Due to the recent discussions and comments posted iro RPL Would CIMAP confirm that the training providers who would be utilised for the RPL are Accreditated with the relevant ETQA/DHET as an entity and have learning programme/RPL approval for the…"

"Absolutely correct there is no need for providers who do not offer full qualifications to be registered with DHET. However, the assessors and moderators who contract to and or work for such organisations can become members in their own right. And or…"

" It varies as most things from SETA to SETA. My understanding is that the only time when SETAs cluster unit standards into skills programmes, is when they are linked to learnerships and the curriculation thereof. Therefore a skills programme is…"

" The practise as you identified Rolf has always been of concern to me personally. As it allows providers to take and use the details of assessors and moderators, which whom they may or may not have any agreement and or intention of using as…"

"Services SETA also awards provisional status to providers until such time as they have successfully been through the full process with at least one batch of learners. i.e enrolment, assessment, internal moderation and external…"

"The simple rule is that if it sounds too good to be true, then usually it is. The problem is that an Accredited Training provider and RPL and Assessment centre should know better than to post mis leading (at very best) advertisments. It is this sort…"

"I sincerely hope that this message is badly worded. Or greatly understated. Because the contents as I have understood them is a cause of great concern for anyone who is interested in the quality of assessments on the NQF."

"Greetings, Thank you for the opportunity to clarify this common misunderstanding. Chartered is a reference to a professional credential that may be awarded to any profession. In South Africa we have a number of chartered professions: i.e.…"

"CIMAP have formed a local confederation the South African Board for People Practices (SABPP) and the Association for Skills Development in South Africa (ASDSA). So your concerns are addressed on a number of levels."

"Hi Tass IRO which association to join I think you need to review the offerings and see which one most closely aligns to your specific needs. Personally CPD and affilitions provide most benefit. IRO professional associations SAQA is currently…"

"All members who are serious about assessment and moderation should take the time to review the new CIMAP web site for the latest updates http://cimap.co.za The professional association for assessors and moderators. Well worth the time."

"I got hold of them telephonically last Thursday and they indicated that there had been a problem with the Server, which was now repaired and I could resend mails. Which I did but they are still bouncing. Therefore I assume the technical hitch with…"

"Mainly ETQA matters accross the board. However, there is some overlap based on evaluations of the QMS Data contained on the web which relates to ETQA activities is checked or was definately was the last time I sat in a SETA/SAQA audit.  "