Lynel Farrell

Lynel, you Blessed Woman. Thank you for being such a stalwart for Skills Development. May we all find our way into a prosperous 2019 on an emotional and pocket level!

All of the very best for a splendid 2019 filled with many blessings

Thanks Lynel!

May this New Year bring you more problems, more tears, and more pains.
Don’t get me wrong. I just want you to be a stronger person!

I will no longer wish you more success. You’ve had so much already.
It should be mine this year!
😉

Dear Lynel,
Thank you for your good wishes and thank you for your commitment to skills development.
Let’s hope that 2019 will be a successful skills development implementation year.

Hi Sylvia. Response from Food and Beverages SETA is that the QCTO has not given them any specific instructions regarding the changes. Food and Beverages SETA will be discussing the issue in the chamber meetings in an effort to resolve.

Thank you Des, I will be particularly interested in the answers to those questions – particularly from Foodbev.
It raises a broader question – who surveys international compliance requirements and ensures that qualifications are appropriately updated/created? In all sectors?

In my opinion no, not as yet. I am not familiar withe this sector so am unsure as to what qualifications would be involved. Once again this is an example of where bodies do not communicate and regulations that must be adhered to are implemented without consideration and without involving key role-players.
I will be attending some meetings next…[Read more]

I need help with registering my training company on DHET contact me on 0742615376 a.mncedisi@cbiti.co.za

Thank you Dolce,
I would like to pick up one point from your contribution – you remind me of something.

My understanding is that there are recent changes announced to the ISO22000, which food manufacturers will have to implement and comply with – and this will require extensive training for all employees.

Have the QCTO ensured that a part…[Read more]

I conquer with Des, this roadshows where disappointment,

For me they are re-inventing the wheel, they have never done any research or study to find out why all the models that government have been trying to implement since 2000 have failed, simple things like learnerships, why are they failing,

They are just gunning for our businesses, how on…[Read more]

Latest QCTO Update

Hi Sylvia, you are correct. For all QCTO registered qualifications or part qualifications there would be a pre-RPL assessment to establish the Theory, practical and work experience components are in order and up to the correct standard. Once this has been verified by “whoever” then the candidate would apply for the EISA test.
Qualification we…[Read more]

Thank you Des – I really appreciate your impression as I was unable to attend for health reasons.

I have a number of questions, but just to start with one area – RPL:
you mention an RPL before the EISA.

Surely that is not an RPL exercise – surely that is simply a pre-assessment to ascentain whether the candidate is competent enough to request…[Read more]

Hi Tracy

We received our letter within 7 days

Hi Tracey,
That is an answer that needs to come from QCTO. Just after July this year, replies were coming out in around 3 – 4 weeks, but as a relatively new process and now combining over 20 SETA’s accreditation requests, I should imagine this is becoming a major task. Have you contacted the QCTO accreditation section to enquire about your…[Read more]

Hi Nigel, do you know how long this should take, we have been waiting for 2 months for a reply from the QCTO?

Hi Nigel and Lynel,
thanks for posting and I do agree about the circulating.

I have asked Alan to put in the Downloads section as well and to please distribute it via the skills portal.

The only problem I see is that without a further deadline so many people will just entirely ignore it again. So we do need to get the message out that all…[Read more]

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