Ian Webster

Thanks Penny.
Great story, and thank you for sharing your idea for its use!
Very kind of you.
Ian

Thanks Hannes, It’s helpful to have it all together again and to be reminded of the principles that are so important for effective learning to take place. It is especially good to be reminded that we cannot teach, we can only hope to facilitate learning based on these principles.
In addition, those responsible for childhood learning should, of…[Read more]

Yup.
Our worlds intersect here and there, but I don’t experience your traumas or the ever-changing hoops you guys have to jump through!
Good luck.

Thanks for the documents.
I see that it is qualified: It refers to private education and training providers that offer qualifications on the Occupational Qualifications Sub-Framework.
That helps, thank you.

Thanks very much.
My response also delayed by lost connections!!!!

Thanks Bernard,
I couldn’t find it on the DHET website!
So, let me ask you, what is meant by ‘all providers’? Providers of what?
Thanks,
Ian

Google is great for general research, but for the type of information we are so often looking for, we need humans who talk to us and experience the same (often frustrating) experiences we do.
So thank you to the three of you and everyone else who has shared something or answered a question (even one). 
And, of course, thank you to our champion, dr…[Read more]

Ah, but you play it so well!!!!

Sadly, I have been so out of it this year, and I have just logged in to see the various posts emailed to me.
But I have been glad to know that the work is being done and support offered.
Thanks to all for that. And thanks, especially to Sylvia for all her hard work.

Hi Kgomotso,
The simple answer is that it would be illegal.
What we forget as employers is that the contract of employment is a contract. You can’t tear up contracts with suppliers or customers or change them, just because it suits you. the employment contract is no different. Both parties are bound by its terms.
Do what you do with other…[Read more]

As my colleagues have said, there is no requirement to be registered.
I am not registered or accredited, but, like many of you, no doubt, I ran the training of managers when I was in corporate using my own and proprietary material. Now, as a freelancer, I do the same thing for a wider audience.
Of course, some only want registered providers…[Read more]

Hi Louis,
This is a misunderstanding that has been around for a while. You cannot claim any costs against your mandatory grant. It is a fixed percentage of your levy, irrespective of the amount or cost of training done. One enters the training in one’s Workplace Skills Plan and Annual Training Report. If the submission is accepted, you get your…[Read more]