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sylvia hammond started the topic QCTO clarification on status of training material in the forum Seeking Accreditation Training material or Venue 17 hours, 59 minutes ago
If you log in to the Quality Council for Trades & Occupations (QCTO) website
QCTO.org.za,
this is the notice that you will see – before you can access the QCTO website content – so regarded as critical information. Please take note.“Dear Stakeholders
Please note that the QCTO does not endorse any learning material for use by Skills…[Read more]
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sylvia hammond started the topic Employment Equity Roadshows – feedback on completing EEA4 in the forum
Implementers and Trainers of Employment Equity Act 2 days, 7 hours agoA well-attended roadshow meeting today (19th September 2019) in Cape Town, was very enjoyable and informative.
So for those who have not been able to attend, I will separate out my reports – into a number of posts – the two main areas are:
the new EEA4 form, and violence and harassment at the work and the workplace.The reporting software is…[Read more]
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sylvia hammond started the topic Invitation October Seminars HE accreditation QA & RPL in the forum
APPETD Association for Private Providers of ETD 5 days, 11 hours agoThe Association of Private Providers of Education Training and Development (APPETD) have arranged a further round of seminars for Jhg, Durban, Cape Town.
Please see invitation attached – a very impressive lineup of speakers.
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sylvia hammond started the topic Is the department name Higher Education Science & Technology? in the forum
Skills Development Facilitators 1 week, 1 day agoFor members who do not follow the Minister Blade Nzimande on Facebook, there was a very useful clarification today – on something I have been questioning.
The Minister is presenting the NRF Awards.
The announcement raised questions from a Facebook member.What exactly is the name of the department?
Is it Science and Innovation? or Science and…[Read more] -
sylvia hammond started the topic SAQA explains the content of the 2019 NQF Amendment Act in the forum
Training Service Providers 1 week, 2 days agoMedia reports have tended to concentrate on the aspects of misrepresentation of qualifications, and other forms of fraud related to qualifications, CVs, etc.
This media release explains how much more there is to the Amendment Act, and reinforces the requirement for providers of NQF registered qualifications, and part qualifications to be…[Read more]
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sylvia hammond replied to the topic Enough is Enough – seriously! Private provider registration in the forum
Concerned Providers Interest Group – QCTO/SAQA/SETA 1 week, 2 days agoHi Lynel,
Thanks for this. I have it on my to-do list to write out something like this, because the media only concentrated on the one aspect. Now I don’t have to – wonderful – an item off the list.I am going to copy this into the Private Providers Group because I can’t distribute just this item from our long discussion to all the members.
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sylvia hammond replied to the topic Enough is Enough – seriously! Private provider registration in the forum
Concerned Providers Interest Group – QCTO/SAQA/SETA 1 week, 3 days agoExcellent – yes the lower one took me a while to work out – but actually is a really good summary.
The reference I was given to the definitions in 2006 came out of my questioning the wording on the far right hand side –
“the skills development act was changed”?My understanding is that it had always been necessary for private providers to…[Read more]
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sylvia hammond replied to the topic Enough is Enough – seriously! in the forum
Concerned Providers Interest Group – QCTO/SAQA/SETA 1 week, 3 days agoHi Lynel,
I can totally relate – this takes time – and I have other things I would like to be working on – & I absolutely agree – just give me a good diagram 🙂Having said that – I followed up on something that was sort of fuzzy in the back of my mind – when did the FET become the CET?
Any way now can say – it was 2010 – please see…[Read more] -
sylvia hammond replied to the topic Enough is Enough – seriously! in the forum
Concerned Providers Interest Group – QCTO/SAQA/SETA 1 week, 3 days agoHi Lynel,
Thank you for adding those SAQA documents, that are excellent in illustrating what we are talking about.And yes the QCTO was established under the original NQF Act.
I should also have added the definition under the NQF amendment Act 12 of 2019 – the FET Act was repealed and is substituted by the Continuing Education & Training…[Read more]
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sylvia hammond replied to the topic Enough is Enough – seriously! in the forum
Concerned Providers Interest Group – QCTO/SAQA/SETA 1 week, 3 days agoDear Lynel,
Thank you for your passion for skills development.On the same subject of skills development/training providers, I have recently found the correct clauses to quote for the registration of these providers with the DHET.
It is difficult to find because if is buried in
Act No. 16 of 2006: Further Education and Training Colleges…[Read more] -
sylvia hammond replied to the topic Call relevant to all our members – Desmond & Leah Tutu in the forum Training Service Providers 1 week, 5 days ago
Des, yes the site has changed in culture completely.
I don’t know whether this is an old-fashioned idea, but I have believed that one of the central concepts of a professional – in whatever field – is that they give back to their community – not just engage for their own benefit. For example, the SASLAW lawyers, who commit to a certain amount of…[Read more]
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sylvia hammond replied to the topic Call relevant to all our members – Desmond & Leah Tutu in the forum Training Service Providers 1 week, 6 days ago
Dear Mafata,
Thank you for the posting – and yes, teachers are the central players in bringing up a new generation. It is why I posted this discussion in the skills development and training providers group – they can make the difference. -
sylvia hammond replied to the topic Call relevant to all our members – Desmond & Leah Tutu in the forum Training Service Providers 2 weeks, 1 day ago
Des,
My reflections:
– co-incidentally this is happening during the Department of Education and Labour roadshows on Employment Equity implementation.– no other members have found the time to comment.
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sylvia hammond replied to the topic Call relevant to all our members – Desmond & Leah Tutu in the forum Training Service Providers 2 weeks, 2 days ago
Des, thank you.
I understand what you say about those of us who never agreed, and tried to fight in our own ways.However, I suggest that it is still necessary to understand – and acknowledge – the hurt, the harm, the damage, that has been caused by the past.
It is not just apartheid – it is much more than that. It is the years of colonialism,…[Read more]
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sylvia hammond started the topic Call relevant to all our members – Desmond & Leah Tutu in the forum Training Service Providers 2 weeks, 2 days ago
In a time of violence and trauma, “South Africa’s brokenness”, the Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Trust Foundation has issued the attached statement.
The statement is of direct and specific relevance to all Skills-universe members – as evidenced in the following quotation:
“The process should start with the curricula of schools, from pre-school to…[Read more] -
sylvia hammond replied to the topic RPL and CAT requirements for CHE Accreditation in the forum Accreditation Processes 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Dear Suzanne,
Thank you for this valuable contribution.
My apologies for the delay – I am a UCT student – and I took a “mourning” leave of absence.
I will circulate now.
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sylvia hammond started the topic Final details for EE Roadshows Venues & Dates in the forum
Implementers and Trainers of Employment Equity Act 2 weeks, 4 days agoPlease check the latest updated schedule of Employment Equity Roadshows see attached
The Western Cape – XDate has changed
Cape Town
Now 19th September 2019.
See also – Venue for Cape Town,
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sylvia hammond started the topic Internationalisation & Tech in Learning Dbn Seminar Cancelled in the forum
APPETD Association for Private Providers of ETD 2 weeks, 4 days agoPlease see below update received from APPETD.
APPETD regretfully advises the withdrawal of the Internationalisation and Technology in Learning workshop event scheduled for Durban on 11 Sept due to insufficient delegate registrations at this time.
We apologise for any inconvenience and will communicate further on additional workshop offerings.
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sylvia hammond replied to the topic Coming week – QCTO Radio Awareness Programme in the forum Quality Council for Trades & Occupations (QCTO) 3 weeks, 2 days ago
Hi Lizeth – that is a good idea.
I have sent an email to see if we can get copies – or whether they are going to post on QCTO site, then I can circulate the URL links. -
sylvia hammond replied to the topic Mmmm only 2 days notice… in the forum
Indicium Seta Management System – A user help group 3 weeks, 2 days agoHi Andrew,
Yes, I picked this up yesterday on a WatsApp group.So if I understand it correctly, CHIETA will be using an entirely different software system.
I cannot imagine how much money has been wasted by individual SETAs deciding to utilise different software.
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Does this software integrate more effectively for reporting to the…[Read more] - Load More
