Nigel Shipston

Hi Sylvia,
There is some input from QCTO, but all these policies originate from times prior to QCTO. When SAQA accredited SETA ETQA’s originally, despite the SAQA Guidelines provided, they all interpreted or focused on certain aspects of these guidelines. The result was that they all emanated from a central point and headed off to different…[Read more]

Hi Sylvia,
I agree that “best practice” would be an idea to improve SETA’s in general. But it is equally important that the right type of people carry out these practices. Interestingly, there is a situation at the SETA with which I normally work, where the ETQA Manager left a short while ago and there is now an Acting ETQA Manager taking…[Read more]

Hi Sylvia,
The re-arranging of the SETA landscape is a pointless exercise. The core complaints regarding SETA’s goes about service delivery (or lack thereof) and inconsistency. One of the purposes of QCTO was to supply a “one stop shop”, where accreditation requirements remain consistent, and not as is currently the case, where each SETA has…[Read more]

Hi Sylvia/Karen,
This is one of those indeterminate issues where everybody has their own interpretation of retention periods. While 5 years appears to be a generally accepted practice, perhaps we should establish from QCTO what they consider acceptable retention periods for various records?

Hi Mare-Lee,
Depends how old those reports are. Much info was lost on the TETA system some years back, so these may never be located. Does your ETQA Practitioner not have copies perhaps?

Hi all,
The TETA ETQA unit has for many years been under the reign of Managers who, in my opinion, should perhaps have been directed to other employment opportunities. The result is our current situation, which is going to take time to rectify. At this particular moment, the position having been recently vacated, Sandy Ndlovu is acting ETQA…[Read more]

Hi Abraham,
Having been providing various consulting services to providers over the last 10 years, it is imperative that you do not supply any services until an agreement is reached on the services you will be supplying, and a percentage of the total fee is paid up front. Normally I work on a 50% up front fee, which will cover my costs in the…[Read more]

Hi Hannes,
Indeed, welcome back! And a brilliant idea to boot!

How many horror stories can you accommodate? I have 18 years of continuous frustration which I will happily share with you, and which will withstand the criteria you have set. I will formulate and send to your mail.

Hi Sylvia,
It seems that one of them at least has absented herself from both SU and LI. Not much info anywhere else relating to who else is part of Bella Visage. As I recall she posted a couple of times on SU around September/October last year, and I was consulted regarding a quote and material example from Bella Visage.
This appears to be a…[Read more]

Hi Kath,
It seems like Kylie Raseasala has vanished off the face of the earth, no LinkedIn profile, nothing on SU, zip. Looks like another of those episodes, although the Bella Visage website is still up.