Kevin Marlow

Name and shame!!!

I concur with what you are advocating Hannes. Not enough emphasis is placed on ensuring a learner can read and write in their mother tongue and also have a good grounding in arithmetic – adding, subtracting etc and being able to comprehend arithmetical problems – please note I use the term arithmetic and not mathematics. A learner who has a good…[Read more]

This discussion extends into other domains of employment. The supply and demand theory in many instances applies and yet don’t take work that is not decent work also applies. Closer to home private training providers offer R10 to R15 per credit to assess PoE’s – is that supply and demand or decent work?

Hi Bernard, unfortunately and this is a generalisation, the focus has been on “number crunching” learners through programmes irrespective of the value it provides to the learner, training provider, client or the economy. SETA’s are set X number of learner ships that need to be completed and are assessed/performance managed in terms of that…[Read more]

It is interesting to note that private research was undertaken about 18 moths ago where students at the then FET’s were canvassed about the name change. Many of them preferred that the Colleges  retain the FET.

Good Evening All, I would suggest forwarding your comments to the Honourable Blade Nzimande and hopefully he will then comprehend why skills development in SA finds itself in the current mess it is. The administrative beurocracy itself is a huge impediment and the goal posts keep changing for the SETA’s so I am not surprised at the challenges faced. 

Hi Syivia, thanks for this. Can you please provide Ms Mamashela’s email address. I notice they left East London out and wish to query this as they have had the road show here previously. Regards Kevin Marlow

Can anyone through light on the future role of accredited Assessors and Moderators under the new dispensation and accredited Skills Programmes? In July I went to an update by the QCTO in East London and was not able to get an informed answer.

Hi Des, I prefer self regulation however I believe a framework/guide line in this instance is appropriate. The medical profession through the HPCSA, medical aids etc provide guidelines and the client can then chose their preferred provider/medical service/practitioner.
Regards

Kevin Marlow

While the Minister has been lamenting the wastage by the SETA’s does anyone have the to date figure of what funds are held in the National Skills Fund? In addition it would be interesting to find out what the NSF has spent on training, the number of people affected and the success of the NSF’s interventions?