Nigel Shipston

Indeed Des, and the very same for you.

We’ve kept the faith for so long, now is not the time to capitulate!

Posted on request:
Hi Nigel
I am still unable to login to Skills Universe, thus would you be so kind to post the following on my behalf?

I would also like to voice my concerns and frustrations on experiences with TETA and QCTO and also do not care to stay anonymous. Through the years and still today I am struggling with TETA, their lack of…[Read more]

Hi Sylvia,
At this stage they are set to fall away in 2023 but at present there is nothing available from QCTO to replace these, particularly the regulated fields of lifting machinery, dangerous goods and First Aid. The legacy qualifications are still very much alive and continuing, most probably because of the OHS Act/Road Traffic Regulations…[Read more]

Hi Sylvia,
That would indeed be an interesting statistic. I have three examples of practitioners who have been reduced to zero scope, effectively preventing them from working. In other examples that have been reported to me, one assessor was to receive his reduced scope while assessing for a Learnership. Midway in the Learnership his scope was…[Read more]

Thank you Renee’, ultimately, the value of these surveys depends on the reaction of the authorities. Previous surveys many years ago were nothing but show. I would rather they experience the hardships to which SDP’s and practitioners are being subjected and make necessary adjustments, but let’s hope the survey will bring this to light. It is…[Read more]

H Colette,
Thank you, mail sent.

As far as confidentiality is concerned, I have no issue with being identified, despite the general attitude of sticking heads up rear ends, I have no doubt those I have referred to in the mail are well aware of my presence. There appears to be a distinct denial of the reality of circumstances faced by SDP’s and…[Read more]

Hi Sylvia,
Just as a follow on, it is noted that DEL (then DoL) were very accommodating regarding considering the number of training providers and SETA’s who held First Aid unit standards outside of HWSETA. It was a considered approach to amend the Regulation accordingly, bearing in mind that like a lot of OHS related topics, First Aid has a…[Read more]

Hi Sylvia,
These were the two original docs from 2016 and 2017. In the first one, HWSETA is stipulated as the SETA, but the amended version that followed in Dec 2017 after the meeting removed the HWSETA specific requirement and replaced it with a SETA holding First Aid unit standards within it’s scope. There are a number of SETA’s who hold scope…[Read more]

Hi Sylvia,
The original reg stated HWSETA but was later changed by removing HWSETA and permitting accreditation by other SETA’s that hold First Aid unit standards within their scope. This occurred following a meeting with DEL, QCTO, SETA’s and training providers, where DEL was made aware that there were already hundreds of providers accredited…[Read more]